In The Heights - Everything I Know
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
C7 x35353
Barre on 3rd fret with a root on the 5th string, 3rd finger on D string 5th fret and 4th
finger on
B string 5th fret.
[Intro]
D G (x2)
[Verse 1]
D
In this album there’s a picture
D G
Of the ladies at Daniela’s
G
You can tell it’s from the eighties
Bm A
By the volume of their hair
G Em
There’s Usnavi, just a baby
G D
‘Eighty-seven, Halloween
Em Am D
If it happened on this block, Abuela was there
C7
Every afternoon I came
A
She’d make sure I did my homework
C7
She could barely write her name
D Bb
But even so…
C7
She would stare at the paper
Dm
And tell me
Cm A
“Bueno, let’s review
Am Gm
Why don’t you tell me
F Am
Everything you know.”
[Verse 2]
D
In this album there’s a picture
D G
Of Abuela in Havana
D G
She is holding a rag doll
Bm A
Unsmiling, black and white
G C
I wonder what she’s thinking
G C
Does she know that she’ll be leaving
G C D
For the city on a cold, dark night?
C
And on the day they ran
D A
Did she dream of endless summer?
C
Did her mother have a plan?
D A
Or did they just go?
D C
Did somebody sit her down and say
Cm Bb G
“Claudia, get ready, to leave
Am D C
Behind everything you know”?
D C
Everything I know
N.C.
What do I know?
[Verse 3]
D
In this folder there’s a picture
D G
From my high school graduation
D G
With the program, mint condition
Bm A
And a star beside my name
D
Here’s a picture of my parents
D G
As I left for California
G Cm
She saved everything we gave her
D A
Every little scrap of paper
C
And our lives are in these boxes
D A
While the woman who held us is gone
C G D
But we go on, we grow, so…
F Cm D
Hold tight, Abuela, if you’re up there
G Am C
I’ll make you proud of everything I know!
C
Thank you
N.C. D
For everything I know
How to play In The Heights - Everything I Know
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.