Lin-Manuel Miranda – In The Heights chords

[Intro]
N.CLights 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
N.CIce 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
          D7Dominican Republic

I love it,
  D7Jesus, I'm jealous of it
      GmAnd beyond that,

Ever since my folks passed on,
          EbI haven't gone back

Goddamn, I gotta get on that
    BbFoh!  The milk has gone bad, hold up just a second
D7Why is everything in this fridge warm and tepid?
  GmI better step it up and fight the heat
                   EbCuz I'm not making any profit if the coffee isn't light and sweet!
N.COoo-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]
Bb                     D7That was Abuela, she's not really my abuela
        Gm7But she practically raised me
     Eb              Eb/FThis corner is her escuela
BbNow you're prob'ly thinkin
D7"I'm up on shit's creek
        Gm7I never been north of 96th street"

Well you must take the A train
      Gm7Even farther than Harlem
           Eb            Eb/FTo norther Manhattan and maintain
Bb           D7Get off at 181st and take the escalator

I hope your writing this down I'm gonna test you later
Bb                          D7   I'm getting tested times are tough on this bodega
    Gm7                          EbTwo months ago somebody bought Ortega's
    Eb/F              BbOur neighbors started packin up and pickin up
D7And ever since the rents went up
     Ebmaj7It's gotten mad expensive
       D7sus  Am7(b5)But we live with just enough

[Chorus]
D7     GmIn the heights

I flip my lights and start my day

There are fights

And endless debts
                  D7And bills to pay
       GmIn the heights
           FI can't survive without cafe
Eb            D7I serve cafe
       Gm                F                   Ebmaj7Cuz tonight seems like a million years away!
D+7    En Washington-

[Verse 3]
N.CNext 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
     C          E7    AmGood morning, Usnavi.
               F       F/GPan caliente, cafe con leche
    C                   E7Put twenty dollars on today's lottery
    AmOne ticket, that's it
       F           F/GHey, a man's gotta dream
C                    E7Don't mind him, he's all excited
     Am                    F       F/GCuz Nina just flew in at 3 AM last night
              C               E7              AmDon't look at me, this one's been cooking all week.

Usnavi, come over for dinner
                  D   GThere's plenty to eat

[Verse 4]
   A            G       D           GSo then Yesenia walks in the room
    A           G        BmShe smells sex and cheap perfume
               Gm                          D                        Gm/BbIt smells like one of those trees that you hang from the rear view
     DIt's true
G           A             G        D         GShe screams,  "Who's in there with you, Julio?"
A               G       BmGrabs a bat and kicks in  the door
        Gm6                    D         G    AHe's in bed with Jose from the liquor store

No me diga
D           G          ADaniela and Carla from the salon.
A7           D    G   A   Thanks, Usnavi!
N.CSonny, you're late.
Chillax, you know you love me.

[Verse 5]
C                   E7Me and my cousin runnin just another dime a dozen
Am7Mom-and-pop stop-and-shop
F            F/G              C                 E7  And, oh my God, it's gotten too darn hot like my man Cole Porter said
Am7                       F        F/G          C                   E7People come through for a few cold waters and a lottery ticket, just a part of the routine
     Am7Everybody's got a job
     F            F/GEverybody's got a dream
     C               E7They gossip as I sip my coffee and smirk

The first stop as people hop to work

Bust it-I'm like-
C                   E7       Am1 dollar, 2 dollar, 1.50, 1.69

I got it
           FYou want a box of condoms what kind?
           CThat's two quarters
                   E7Two quarter waters.  The New York Times
           AmYou need a bag for that? The tax is added
FOnce you get some practice at it
CYou do rapid mathematics
E7Automatically
       Am                          FSellin maxipads and fuzzy dice for taxicabs and practically
C                         E7Everybody's stressed, yes,  but they press through the mess

Bounce checks and wonder what's next

[Chorus]
               AmIn the heights
         G               F   E7I buy my coffee and I go
       AmSet my sights
        G                   F   E7On only what I need to know
       AmIn the heights
         G                 F  E7Money is tight, but even so
         Am               G        F      EWhen the lights go down I blast my radio

[Verse 6]
N.C                       AmYou ain't got no skills

Benny!

Lemme get a-
      FMilky Way

Yeah, lemme also get a-
      CDaily News

And a-

Post

And most important my-
E7susBoss' second coffee, one cream

5 sugars
        AmI'm the #1 earner

The fastest learner
F                        Eb7 F7My boss can't keep me on the damn back burner
            CYes he can
                                            E7susI'm makin moves, I'm makin deals, but guess what?

What?
                             AmYou still ain't got no skills

Hardee-har

Vanessa show up yet?
        FShut up!

Hey little homie don't get so upset
C  Tell Vanessa how you feel
               EBuy the girl a meal

On the real

Or you ain't got no skills
Dm            FNO! NO NO NO!
         GmNO NO NO,   NO NO NO
   Gm              Bb                Bbm/DbNO    NO NO NO, NO    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!
    DmMr. Johnson, I got the security deposit
     FIt's locked in a box in the bottom of my closet
Gm    It's not reflected in my bank statement
              Bb                   Bbm/DbBut I've been savin to make a down payment 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.
Bb                     A7/C#Do somethin, make your move, don't freeze-

Hey
D          G/D                     Bm/D    A/D   You owe  me  a bottle of cold champagne

Are you moving?
D/F#          G                            Bm       AsusJust a little credit check and I'm on that downtown train
           A               DWell, your coffee's on the house
 GOkay
                BmUsnavi, ask her out
   ANo way
             N.CI'll see you later, so..
     Ebmaj7              Gb7Ooh, smooth operator, aw damn there she go!
    GmYo, bro, take 5, take a walk outside
           EbYou look exhausted, lost, don't let life slide!
    BbThe whole hood is struggling, times are tight,
           Cm9                                      D7susAnd you're stuck to this corner like a streetlight

[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
       GmCuz my parents came with nothing

They got a little more
         FAnd sure,  we're poor, but yo,

At least we got the store
         EbAnd it's all about the legacy

They left with me, it's destiny
    D7susAnd one day I'll be on a beach
     D7With Sonny writing checks to me
       GmIn the heights
          F                   EbI hang my flag up on display
                            DWe came to work and to live and we got a lot in common
     Gm                   F/AIt reminds me that I came    from miles away
Gm/Bb      CmDR, PR, we are not stoppin
       Gm/DIn the heights
          F/EbEvery day,    paciencia y fe
D/F#                          E/G#     Until the day we go from poverty to stock options
       F/AIn the heights
         G/BI've got today
                       F/C         G/D  F/EAnd today's all we got     so we cannot stop
            G/FThis is our block
G#+             AmIn the heights
          G               F     E7I hang my flag up on display
Lo le lo le lo lai lai lo le
     Am            G                FIt reminds that I came from miles away
               E+7My family came     from miles away
       AmIn the heights
               G               F    E7It gets more expensive every day
       Am               G/BAnd tonight is so far away-

[Closing]
           F/CBut as for manana, mi pana
   DmYa gotta keep watchin
           EsusYou'll see      the late night
             EYou'll taste   beans and rice
      Am/EThe syrups and shaved ice,
        EI ain't gotta say it twice
       F/ESo turn up the stage lights

We're takin a flight
            E7susTo a couple days

In the life of what it's like
                       AmEn Washington Heights!