Born In Puerto Rico chords

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[Dm] Ixxx was born in PuertoRico,
[Gm]wexx came here when I was a child,
b[A]eforex I reached the age of 16 [Dm] xxxx
I was runn[Bb]in'x with the gang and [A] xxx we were wild [Dm] xxxx  
[Dm]Hexx keeps looking but he don't recognize me,
[Gm]somex guy from Lexington or Park
[A] xxx [Dm] xxxx
Red beans and rice from kitchen window,
[A]it'sx supper time and the Barrio is dark [Dm] xxxx  
[Bb]Noxx one knows [F] xxx you like I do,
[C]nob   x [Bb]odyx can know your h[F]eartx the way I do [C] xxx  
[Bb]Noxx one can testify [F] xxx to all that [C] you'vex been through [A] xxx , but I will [Dm] xxxx  
[Dm]Ixxx was born in Puerto Rico, and my blood is Taino,
[Gm]Spanishx Carribean my soul
[A]Wex came here wearing summer clothe[Dm]sxxx in winter,
[A]heartsx of sunshine in the cold [Dm] xxxx  
[Bb]Yourx family rented [F] xxx this apartment [C] xxx , [F] xxx [C] xxx  
[Bb]you'dx watch the streetlamp[C]sxx from your perch [Bb] xxxx [C] xxx [F] xxx
In the sacramental hour your [F] stepfatherx in b[C]lackx
preached the fire of [A] xxx the Pentecostal church [Dm] xxxx  
[Bb]Noxx one knows [F] xxx you like I do, [C] xxx  
[Bb]nobodyx can know yo[F]urx heart the way I do [C] xxx  
[Bb]Noxx one can testify [F] tox all that [C] you'vex
[A] beenx through but this will [Dm] xxxx  
[Dm]Ixxx was born in Puerto Rico,
c[Gm]amex here when I was a child
[A]Smallx change and sunlight,
and I left these streets for [Dm] xxxx   good,
[A]myx days as short as they were wild [Dm] xxxx  
[Dm]I'mx Carlos Apache, Angel Soto,
[Gm]Frenchyx Cordero, Babu Charlie Cruz
[A] xxx [Dm] xxxx
Your features blurred in ev'ry grainy photo,
and fading headlines [A] ofx the Daily News [Dm] xxxx  
[Dm]xxxx
Wyltwyck school for crimonal children,
[Gm] Auburn,x Brooklyn House of D.,
[A] xxx Dannemora, Sing-Sing, Attica,
[Dm] xxxx
Greenhaven, 20 years inside, today you're free
[Bb] xxxx [F] xxx [C] xxx [F] xxx [C] xxx
You cannot even read your story,
[Bb]thex pages pil[C]ingx up in shame [Bb] xxxx , [C] xxx [F] xxx  
[F]beforex the words released you
[C]Thex guard would kill the light,
[A]thex night you took
[Dm]Thex Capeman for your name
[Bb] xxxx [F] xxx [C] xxx
I was born in Puerto Rico (8x)
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