Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro]

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Lights up on Washington Heights, up at the break of day I wake up and I got this little punk I gotta chase away Pop the grate at the crack of dawn, sing While I wipe down the awning Hey ya'll good morning

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Ice cold piragua! Parcha. China. Cherry. Strawberry. Just for today, I got mamey

Oye, piraguero, como estas? Como siempre, Senor Usnavi. [Verse 1]

^BbI am Usnavi and you prob'ly never heard my name ^D7Reports of my fame are greatly exaggerated ^GmExacerbated by the fact that my syntax is ^Ebhighly complicated cuz I emigrated from the single ^Bbgreatest little place in the Caribbean Dominican ^D7Republic

I love it,

Je^D7sus, I'm jealous of it And be^Gmyond that,

Ever since my folks passed on,

I haven't ^Ebgone back Goddamn, I gotta get on that Foh!^Bb The milk has gone bad, hold up just a second ^D7Why is everything in this fridge warm and tepid? I ^Gmbetter step it up and fight the heat Cuz I'm not making ^Ebany profit if the coffee isn't light and sweet!

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Ooo-ooo!

Abuela, my fridge broke. I've got cafe, but no con leche. Try my mother's old recipe: one can of condensed milk. Nice. Ay! Paciencia y fe! [Verse 2]

^BbThat was Abuela, she's ^D7not really my abuela But she ^Gm7practically raised me This ^Ebcorner is her es^Eb/Fcuela ^BbNow you're prob'ly thinkin ^D7"I'm up on shit's creek I never ^Gm7been north of 96th street"

Well you must take the A train

Even f^Gm7arther than Harlem To norther ^EbManhattan and ^Eb/Fmaintain ^BbGet off at 18^D71st and take the escalator

I hope your writing this down I'm gonna test you later

^Bb I'm getting tested times ^D7are tough on this bodega Two ^Gm7months ago somebody bought Or^Ebtega's Our ^Eb/Fneighbors started ^Bbpackin up and pickin up ^D7And ever since the rents went up It's ^Ebmaj7gotten mad expensive But we ^D7suslive wi^Am7(b5)th just enough

[Chorus]

^D7In the ^Gmheights I flip my lights and start my day

There are fights And endless debts

And bills to pay ^D7 In the ^Gmheights I can't sur^Fvive without cafe ^EbI serve cafe ^D7 Cuz ton^Gmight seems like a ^Fmillion years away! ^Ebmaj7 ^D+7 En Washington-

[Verse 3]

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Next up to bat, the Rosarios They run the cab company

They struggle in the barrio See, their daughter Nina's off at college, tuition is mad steep So they can't sleep Everything they get is mad cheap

Good ^Cmorning, Us^E7navi. ^Am Pan caliente, c^Fafe con ^F/Gleche Put ^Ctwenty dollars on to^E7day's lottery One ^Amticket, that's it Hey, a ^Fman's gotta ^F/Gdream ^CDon't mind him, he's ^E7all excited Cuz N^Amina just flew in at 3 ^FAM last ^F/Gnight Don't look at ^Cme, this one's b^E7een cooking all ^Amweek.

Usnavi, come over for dinner

There's plenty to ^Deat ^G [Verse 4] So ^Athen Yesenia ^Gwalks in^D the room ^G She ^Asmells sex a^Gnd cheap ^Bmperfume It smells like ^Gmone of those trees that you ^Dhang from the rear view ^Gm/Bb It's ^Dtrue ^GShe screams,^A "Who's in th^Gere with ^Dyou, Julio^G?" ^AGrabs a bat and ^Gkicks in^Bm the door He's in ^Gm6bed with Jose from the ^Dliquor sto^Gre ^A

No me diga

^DDaniela and ^GCarla from ^Athe salon. ^A7 Thanks, Us^Dnavi!^G ^A

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Sonny, you're late. Chillax, you know you love me.

[Verse 5]

^CMe and my cousin run^E7nin just another dime a dozen ^Am7Mom-and-pop stop-and-shop ^F And, oh my ^F/GGod, it's gotten ^Ctoo darn hot like ^E7my man Cole Porter said ^Am7People come through for a ^Ffew cold ^F/Gwaters and a ^Clottery ticket, just^E7 a part of the routine Every^Am7body's got a job Every^Fbody's got a ^F/Gdream They ^Cgossip as I sip ^E7my coffee and smirk

The first stop as people hop to work Bust it-I'm like-

^C1 dollar, 2 dollar, ^E71.50, 1.6^Am9 I got it You want a ^Fbox of condoms what kind? That's two ^Cquarters Two quarter waters.^E7 The New York Times You need a ^Ambag for that? The tax is added ^FOnce you get some practice at it ^CYou do rapid mathematics ^E7Automatically Sellin ^Ammaxipads and fuzzy dice for ^Ftaxicabs and practically ^CEverybody's stressed, yes,^E7 but they press through the mess

Bounce checks and wonder what's next [Chorus]

In the heights ^Am I buy my ^Gcoffee and I go ^F ^E7 Set my ^Amsights On only ^Gwhat I need to know ^F ^E7 In the ^Amheights Money is ^Gtight, but even so^F ^E7 When the ^Amlights go down I ^Gblast my ^Fradio ^E

[Verse 6] N.C Am You ain't got no skills Benny! Lemme get a-

Milky ^FWay Yeah, lemme also get a- Daily ^CNews

And a- Post And most important my-

^E7susBoss' second coffee, one cream 5 sugars I'm the ^Am#1 earner

The fastest learner

^FMy boss can't keep me on ^Eb7the ^F7damn back burner Yes he can ^C I'm makin moves, I'm makin deals, but guess ^E7suswhat?

What?

You still ain't got no skills^Am Hardee-har

Vanessa show up yet?

Shut up!^F Hey little homie don't get so upset ^C Tell Vanessa how you feel Buy the girl a ^Emeal

On the real Or you ain't got no skills

^DmNO! NO NO NO! ^F NO NO NO,^Gm NO NO NO NO ^Gm NO NO NO, NO ^Bb NO NO NO NO NO ^Bbm/DbNO NO NO NO! Mr. ^DmJohnson, I got the security deposit It's ^Flocked in a box in the bottom of my closet ^Gm It's not reflected in my bank statement But I've been ^Bbsavin to make a down ^Bbm/Dbpayment and pay rent ^Dm No, no, I won't let you down ^FYo, here's your chance ask her out right now. ^Gm I'll see you later we can look at that lease. ^BbDo somethin, make your ^A7/C#move, don't freeze-

Hey

^D You owe ^G/D me a bottle of cold ch^Bm/Dampagne ^A/D Are you moving? ^D/F#Just a little ^Gcredit check and I'm on that ^Bmdowntown ^Asustrain Well, your ^Acoffee's on the ^Dhouse O^Gkay Usnavi, ask her ^Bmout No ^Away I'll see you

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later, so.. Ooh, ^Ebmaj7smooth operator, aw ^Gb7damn there she go! Yo, ^Gmbro, take 5, take a walk outside You look ex^Ebhausted, lost, don't let life slide! The ^Bbwhole hood is struggling, times are tight, And you're ^Cm9stuck to this corner like a streetlight ^D7sus

[Bridge] Yeah, I'm a streetlight Choking on the heat The world spins around While I'm frozen to my seat The people that I know All keep rolling down the street But every day is different So I'm switchin up the beat

Cuz my ^Gmparents came with nothing They got a little more And sure,^F we're poor, but yo,

At least we got the store

And it's ^Eball about the legacy They left with me, it's destiny And ^D7susone day I'll be on a beach With ^D7Sonny writing checks to me In the ^Gmheights I hang my ^Fflag up on display ^Eb We came to work and to live ^Dand we got a lot in common It re^Gmminds me that I came ^F/A from miles away ^Gm/BbDR, PR, we ^Cmare not stoppin In the ^Gm/Dheights Every day,^F/Eb paciencia y fe ^D/F# Until the day we go from ^E/G#poverty to stock options In the ^F/Aheights I've got ^G/Btoday And today's all we got ^F/C so we ca^G/Dnnot ^F/Estop This is our ^G/Fblock ^G#+In the heights ^Am I hang my ^Gflag up on displ^Fay ^E7 Lo le lo le lo lai lai lo le It re^Amminds that I c^Game from miles aw^Fay My family came ^E+7 from miles away In the ^Amheights It gets more ex^Gpensive every da^Fy ^E7 And ton^Amight is so far aw^G/Bay-

[Closing]

But as for ^F/Cmanana, mi pana Ya ^Dmgotta keep watchin You'll see ^Esus the late night You'll taste ^E beans and rice The sy^Am/Erups and shaved ice, I ain't ^Egotta say it twice So turn^F/E up the stage lights

We're takin a flight

To a couple ^E7susdays In the life of what it's like En Washington Heights! ^Am

Lin-Manuel Miranda - In the heights