Born in Puerto Rico by Paul Simon Lyric and Guitar Chords

If you are looking for Born in Puerto Rico guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Born in Puerto Rico by Paul Simon using guitar or guitar.
This song by Paul Simon can also be played by that instruments.
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Born in Puerto Rico guitar chords has rhythm and included in Songs From the Capeman (1997) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Born in Puerto Rico by Paul Simon Guitar Chords


I was born in Pu
Dm
ertoRico,

Gm
we came here when I was a child,

b

A
efore I reached the age of 16
Dm

I was runn

A#
in’ with the gang and
A
we were wild
Dm

Dm
He keeps looking but he don´t recognize me,

Gm
some guy from Lexington or Park

A
Dm

Red beans and rice from kitchen window,

A
it’s supper time and the Barrio is dark
Dm

A#
No one knows
F
you like I do,

C
nob
A#
ody can know your h
F
eart the way I do
C

A#
No one can testify
F
to all that
C
you´ve been through
A
, but I will
Dm

Dm
I was born in Puerto Rico, and my blood is Taino,

Gm
Spanish Carribean my soul

A
We came here wearing summer clothe
Dm
s in winter,

A
hearts of sunshine in the cold
Dm

A#
Your family rented
F
this apartment
C
,
F
C

A#
you’d watch the streetlamp
C
s from your perch
A#
C
F

In the sacramental hour your

F
stepfather in b
C
lack

preached the fire of

A
the Pentecostal church
Dm

A#
No one knows
F
you like I do,
C

A#
nobody can know yo
F
ur heart the way I do
C

A#
No one can testify
F
to all that
C
you’ve

A
been through but this will
Dm

Dm
I was born in Puerto Rico,

c

Gm
ame here when I was a child

A
Small change and sunlight,

and I left these streets for

Dm
good,

A
my days as short as they were wild
Dm

Dm
I’m Carlos Apache, Angel Soto,

Gm
Frenchy Cordero, Babu Charlie Cruz

A
Dm

Your features blurred in ev’ry grainy photo,

and fading headlines

A
of the Daily News
Dm

Dm

Wyltwyck school for crimonal children,

Gm
Auburn, Brooklyn House of D.,

A
Dannemora, Sing-Sing, Attica,

Dm

Greenhaven, 20 years inside, today you’re free

A#
F
C
F
C

You cannot even read your story,

A#
the pages pil
C
ing up in shame
A#
,
C
F

F
before the words released you

C
The guard would kill the light,

A
the night you took

Dm
The Capeman for your name

A#
F
C

I was born in Puerto Rico (8x)

If you want to learn Paul Simon Born in Puerto Rico guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Born in Puerto Rico. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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