Paul Simon - Born in puerto rico

^DmI was born in PuertoRico, ^Gmwe came here when I was a child, b^Aefore I reached the age of 16 ^Dm I was runn^Bbin' with the gang and^A we were wild ^{Dm Dm}He keeps looking but he don´t recognize me, ^Gmsome guy from Lexington or Park ^ARed beans and rice from kitchen window, ^{Dm A}it's supper time and the Barrio is dark ^{Dm Bb}No one knows^F you like I do, ^Cnob^Bbody can know your h^Feart the way I do ^{C Bb}No one can testify^F to all that ^Cyou´ve been through^A, but I will ^{Dm Dm}I was born in Puerto Rico, and my blood is Taino, ^GmSpanish Carribean my soul ^AWe came here wearing summer clothe^Dms in winter, ^Ahearts of sunshine in the cold ^{Dm Bb}Your family rented^F this apartment^C, ^{F C Bb}you'd watch the streetlamp^Cs from your perch ^{Bb C F} In the sacramental hour your ^Fstepfather in b^Clack preached the fire of^A the Pentecostal church ^{Dm Bb}No one knows^F you like I do, ^{C Bb}nobody can know yo^Fur heart the way I do ^{C Bb}No one can testify ^Fto all that ^Cyou've ^Abeen through but this will ^{Dm Dm}I was born in Puerto Rico, c^Gmame here when I was a child ^ASmall change and sunlight, and I left these streets for^Dm good, ^Amy days as short as they were wild ^{Dm Dm}I'm Carlos Apache, Angel Soto, ^GmFrenchy Cordero, Babu Charlie Cruz Your features blurred ^Ain ev'ry grainy photo,^Dm and fading headlines ^Aof the Daily News ^{Dm Dm}Wyltwyck school for crimonal children, ^GmAuburn, Brooklyn House of D., ^A Dannemora, Sing-Sing, Attica, Greenhaven, 20 years inside, today you're ^Dmfree ^BbYou cannot even re^Fad your story, ^{C F C Bb}the pages pil^Cing up in shame^Bb, ^{C F F}before the words released you ^CThe guard would kill the light, ^Athe night you took ^DmThe Capeman for your name ^BbI was bor^Fn in Puerto Rico (8x) ^C