Carnaval del Barrio

Hey! Hey!
What's this tonteria that I'm seeing on the street?
I never thought I'd see the day
Since when are Latin people scared of heat?
When I was a little girl
Growing up in the hills of Vega Alta
My favorite time of year was Christmas time!
Ask me why!

Why?

There wasn't an ounce of snow
But oh, the coquito [C7]would flow!
As we sang the Aguinaldo
The carnaval would begin to [C7]grow!
Business is closed, and [Bm]we're about to [C7]go
Let's have a carnaval del barrio!

Wepa!

Carnaval del barrio!
Carnaval del barrio!
Carnaval

Carnaval!

Del barrio

Barrio!

Carnaval

Carnaval!

Del barrio

Barrio!

We don't need electɾicidad!
Get off your butt, avanza!
Saca la maraca, bring your tambourine
Come and [Bm]join the parranda

Wepa!

Carnaval (Carnaval)

Del barrio! (Barrio!)

Carnaval (Carnaval)

Del barrio! (Barrio!)

Carnaval (Carnaval)

Del barrio! (Barrio!)

Carnaval (Carnaval)

Del barrio! (Del barrio!)

Oh, me, me, me! Dani, I have a question
I don't know what you're cantando

Just make it up as you [A7go!
We are improvisando!
Lai le lo lai lo le lo lai!
You can sing anything!

What?

Carla, whatever pops into [C7]your head
Just so long [Am]as you [A7sing!

Uh, my [A]mom is Dominican-Cuban
My dad is from Chile and [Bm]P.R. which means:
I'm Chile-Domini-Curican
But I always say I'm from Queens!

Wepaaa!

Carnaval (Carnaval)

Del barrio! (Barrio!)

Carnaval (Carnaval)

Del barrio! (Del barrio!)

Why is everyone so happy?
We're sweating and [Bm]we have no power!
I gotta get out of here soon
This block's getting worse by the hour!
You can't even go to [C7]a club with a friend
Without having somebody shove you!

Ay, por favor
Vanessa, don't pretend that Usnavi's your friend
We all [Em]know that he love you!

Ooh!

Wow, now that you [A7mention [C7]that sexual tension [C7]is easy to [C7]see!

Yo, this is bogus!

Haven't you [A7noticed you [A7get all [Em]your coffee for [Dm7]free?

Carnaval (Carnaval)

Del barrio! (Barrio!)

Carnaval (Carnaval)

Del barrio!

Here comes Usnavi!

Yo! Yo! Yo, y-y-yo-yo!
Now, now, everyone gather 'round, sit
Down, listen, I got [Fm7]an announcement
Wow, it involves large amounts, it's
Somewhere in the ɾange of ninety-six thousand!
Atención, I'm closin' shop!
Sonny, grab everybody a soda-pop!
Yo, grab a bottle, kiss it up to [C7]God
'Cause Abuela Claudia just won [C7]the lotto!
Abuela Claudia won [C7]the lotto!
We're bookin' a flight for [Dm7]D.R. tomorrow!

Oh, my [A]gah!

Alza la bandera
La bandera Dominicana!
Alza la bandera
La bandera Puertorriqueña!
Alza la bandera
La bandera Mexicana!
Alza la bandera
La bandera Cubana!

Pa'ribba esa bandera!

Álzala donde quiera!

Recuerdo de mi tierra!

Me acuerdo de mi tierra!

Esa bonita bandera!

Contiene mi alma entera!

Y cuando yo me muera
Entiérrame en mi tierra!

Everything changes today!

Hey!

Usnavi's on [C7]his way!

Hey!

Off to [C7]a better place!

Hey!

Look at Vanessa's face!

Hey!

Everything changes today!

Hey!

Goodbye, Mr. Rosario!
Okay!

I'm taking over the barrio!

We're getting out of the barrio!

Hey, Mr. Benny: have you [A7seen any horses today?

Hey!

What do you [A7mean?

I heard you [A7and [Bm]Nina went for [Dm7]a ɾoll in the hay!

Hey! Oh

Benny and [Bm]Nina

Sitting in a tɾee!

K-I-S-S-I-N-G!

Que bochinche!

Nina and [Bm]Benny!

K-I-S-S-I-N-G!

Hold up

Wait a minute!

Usnavi's leavin' us for [Dm7]the Dominican Republic?
And Benny went and [Bm]stole the girl
That I'm in love with?
She was [Am7]my [A]babysitter first!

Hoo!

Listen up, is this what y'all [Em]want?
We close this bodega
The neighborhood is gone!
They selling the dispatch
And they closing the salon
And they'll never turn the lights back on, 'cause

We are powerless, we are powerless!

And y'all [Em]keep dancin' and [Bm]singin' and [Bm]celebratin'
And it's gettin' late and [Bm]this place disintegratin' and

We are powerless, we are powerless!

Alright, we're powerless, so light up a candle!
There's nothing going on [C7]here that we can't handle!

You don't understand, I'm not tɾying to [C7]be [Am]funny!

We're gonna give a third of the money to [C7]you, Sonny!

What?

Yeah, yeah

For ɾeal?

Yes!
Maybe [Am]you're ɾight, Sonny, call [Em]in the coroners!
Maybe [Am]we're powerless, a corner full of foreigners
Maybe [Am]this neighborhood's changing forever
Maybe [Am]tonight is our last night together, however!
How do you [A7want to [C7]face it?
Do you [A7wanna waste it, when the end is so close you [A7can taste it?
Y'all [Em]could cry with your head in the sand
I'm a fly this flag that I got [Fm7]in my [A]hand!

Pa'rriba esa bandera!

Hey!

Alzala donde quiera!

Hey!

Can we ɾaise our voice tonight?
Can we make a little noise tonight?

Hey!

Esa bonita bandera!

Hey!

Contiene mi alma entera!

Hey!

In fact, can we sing so loud and [Bm]ɾaucous
They can hear us across the bridge in East Secaucus?

Pa'rriba esa bandera! (Carnaval del barrio!)
Álzala donde quiera!

From Puerto [C7]Rico to [C7]Santo [C7]Domingo
Wherever we go, we ɾep our people and [Bm]the beat go

Esa bonita bandera! (Carnaval del barrio!)
Contiene mi alma entera!

Vanessa, forget about what coulda been
Dance with me, one last night, in the hood again

Wepa!

Carnaval del barrio!
Carnaval del barrio!

Pa'rriba esa bandera! (Carnaval del barrio!)
Oye!
Y cuando yo me muera (Carnaval del barrio!)
Entiérrame en mi tierra
Del barrio!

Alza la bandera
La bandera Dominicana!
Alza la bandera
La bandera
Puertoriqueña!

Alza la bandera!
La bandera Mexicana!
Alza la bandera, la bandera, la bandera, la bandera, alza la bandera, hey!