Misc Soundtrack - Paciencia y fe - in the heights

^DCalor! ^D+Calor! ^BmCalor! ^G/F#Calor! ^A/DCalor! ^F#Calor!

^Bm Ay Mama!^A The summer's hottest ^Dday ^{F# Bm}Paciencia y ^Afe ^DPaci^F#mencia y ^Bmfe ^{F# Bm}Ay carajo, it's ^Ahot! But that's o^Dkay^{F# Bm}Mama would ^Asay, ^D"Paci^F#mencia y ^Bmfe"^F#

It was ^Bmhotter at home in La ^AVibora The ^DWashington ^F#mHeights of ^BmHava^F#na ^BmA crowded city of ^Afaces the same as ^Dmin^F#me ^{Bm F# Bm}Back as a child in La ^AVibora ^DI chased the ^F#mbirds in the ^Bmpla^F#za ^BmPraying, Mama, you would ^Afind work ^DCombing the ^D/F#stars in the s^Bmky for s^F#ome sort of s^Bsusign ^{B Em}Ay, Mama, ^Aso many stars in ^DCuba ^EmEn Nueva York we ^Acan't see beyond our ^Dstreetlights^{D7 Gmaj7}To reach the roof ^Ayou gotta bribe the ^F#msupa ^{F9 Em}Ain't no cassiopia in Washington ^F#Heights ^EmBut ain't no food in La Vi^F#bora

I remember ^Gnights, anger in the ^Astreets, hunger at the ^Bmwindows ^GWomen folding clothes, playing with my ^Afriends in the summer ^Drain^{D7 G}Mama needs a job, Mama says we're ^Apoor, one day you say,^D9 "Vamos a ^C9Nueva ^BYork" And Nueva York was ^Emfar, but Nueva York had ^Awork, and so we ^Bcame

^DAnd now I'm wide ^Bmawake ^DA million years too ^Blate ^GI talk to you, ^F#imagining what you'd ^Bmdo ^G/BRemembering what we went ^Cmthroug^Bbh ^{Eb Bb Cm G7}

KEY CHANGE TO Cm

^CmNueva York! ^BbAy Mama! ^EbIt wasn't ^Bblike tod^Cmay, you'd ^G7say,

^Cm"Paciencia y fe [NEW YORKERS] ^BbPaciencia y fe

^EbPacie^Bbncia y ^Cmfe." [NEW YORKERS] ^G7Paciencia y -

^CmFresh off the boat in ^BbAmerica ^EbFreezing in ^Gearly ^CmDece^Gmber A ^Cmcrowded city in ^Bbnineteen forty-^Ebthree^Bb! ^{Cm G7 Cm}Learning the ropes in^Bb America ^EbEn espan^Gol I re^Cmmemb^Ger ^CmDancing with Mayor La^BbGuardia ^EbAll of ^Gsociety ^Cmwelcoming ^GMami and ^Cme! Ha!

^CmYou better clean this ^Bbmess! [ABUELA CLAUDIA] ^BbPaciencia y fe...

^EbYou better ^Glearn ing^Cmles! [ABUELA CLAUDIA] ^CmPaciencia y fe...

^CmYou better not be ^Bblate ^EbYou better ^Gpull your w^Cmeight ^FmAre you better off then you were with the birds of La ^G7Vibora?

^AbSharing double beds, trying to catch a ^Bbbreak, struggling with ^CmEnglish ^AbListening to friends, finally got a ^Bbjob working as a ^Ebmaid So we cleaned some ^Abhomes, polishing with ^Bbpride, scrubbing the ^Ebwhole of the u^Dbpper east ^C7side The days into ^Fmweeks, the weeks into ^Bbyears, and here ^C7I stayed

^C7Paciencia y fe... ^C7Paciencia y fe... ^C7Paciencia y fe...

And ^Ebas I feed these ^Cmbirds My ^Ebhands begin to ^Cmshake And ^Abas I say these ^Gwords ^C7My heart's about to ^Bbbreak ^FmAnd ay Mama ^BbWhat do you do when your dr^Ebeams c^Gome ^Cmtrue? ^AbI've spent my ^Bblife inheriting ^Cmdreams ^Bbfrom ^Abyou

^FmWhat do I do with this ^Bbwinning ticket? ^CmWhat can I ^Gmdo but ^Abpray?

I ^Ebbuy my loaf of ^Cmbread Con^Ebtinue with my ^Cmday And ^Fmsee you in my ^G7head Im^Fm/Abagining what you'd ^G7say The ^Abbirds, they fly^Bb aw^Fmay Gm Ab Fm G (or Ddim) Do they fly to La Vibora?

N.C.

Alright, Mama, Okay. Paciencia y ^Cfe!^{C+ Am}

^FCalor! ^FmCalor ^CCalor!