Breathe chords by 'In The Heights' Original Broadway Company, Mandy Gonzalez (Official Version)

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Bb
F/A
Ab
Eb/G
Gb
Fsus4
Ab6
Gb6
F
Db
Cm7
Bb/D
Ab/Eb
Bb/F
Ebmaj7/G
Ebsus2
Gm7
D7
D7/Gb
Gm
Gm/F
Eb
Bbm
F7sus4
F/G
Gb/F
Ebmaj7
Gbaug
D7sus4
D/Gb
Fm
Ebadd9
Ab/C
Gbmaj7
Bbadd9

Intro 1

Chorus 1

Sigue andando el camino

por toda su vi da respi ra

(breathe) Y si pierdes mis huellas

que Dios te bendi ga respi ra

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Interlude 1
Bb 
This is my  (B flat major) street
Cm7 
Bb/D 
I smile at the faces  (C minor7) I've known all my life  (B flat/D) 
Ab/Eb 
They regard me with  (A flat/Eb) pride
Bb/F 
And everyone's  (B flat/F) sweet
Eb/G 
They say, "You're going places!"  (E flat/G) 
Ebmaj7/G 
Ebsus2 
Fsus4 
So  (E flat minoraj7/G) how          can I  (E flatsus2) say       that while I was away  (Fsus4) 
F 
Gm7 
I had  (F major) so much to hide?  (G minor7) 
Fsus4 
F 
Hey guys, it's  (Fsus4) me!       (F major) 
D7 
D7/Gb 
Gm 
Gm/F 
The  (D7) biggest disap (D7/Gb) point    ment you  (G minor) know  (G minor/F) 
Eb 
Bb/D 
The  (E flat major) kid couldn't  (B flat/D) hack   it
Bbm 
Ab 
Gm 
she's  (B flat minor) back, and she's  (A flat major) walkin' real  (G minor) slow
F7sus4 
F 
Welcome  (F7sus4) home       (F major) 

Chorus 2
Bb 
Just  (B flat major) breathe
F/A 
Ab6 
Sigue an (F/A) dando el ca (A flat6) mino
Eb/G 
Gb 
Gb6 
Fsus4 
F 
por  (E flat/G) toda   su  (G flat major) vi  da  (G flat6) res (Fsus4) pi       ra  (F major) 
Bb 
F/A 
Ab6 
(Just  (B flat major) breathe) Y si  (F/A) pierdes mis  (A flat6) huellas
Eb/G 
Gb 
Gb6 
Fsus4 
que  (E flat/G) Dios   te ben (G flat major) di  ga  (G flat6) res (Fsus4) pira
F 
As the  (F major) radio

Verse 1
Bb 
Cm7 
 (B flat major) plays old forgotten bo (C minor7) leros
Bb/D 
Ab/Eb 
I think of the  (B flat/D) days   when this city was mine  (A flat/Eb) 
Bb/F 
I remember the praise  (B flat/F) 
F/G 
"Ay, te adoro, te  (F/G) quiero"
Gm 
Ebsus2 
The  (G minor) neighborhood waved,  (E flatsus2) and said
Bb/D 
Fsus4 
F 
Gm7 
 (B flat/D) "Nina, be  (Fsus4) brave,   and you're  (F major) gonna be  (G minor7) fine"
Fsus4 
F 
And maybe it's  (Fsus4) me        (F major) 
D7 
D7/Gb 
Gm 
Gm/F 
But it  (D7) all seems like  (D7/Gb) lifetimes a (G minor) go   (G minor/F) 
Eb 
Bb/D 
Bbm 
So  (E flat major) what do I  (B flat/D) say    to these  (B flat minor) faces
Ab 
Gm 
that  (A flat major) I   used to  (G minor) know?
F7sus4 
F 
"Hey, I'm  (F7sus4) home"?  (F major) 

Bridge 1
Gm7 
F/A 
 (G minor7) Mira,  (F/A) Nina  (hey)
Bb 
Ebsus2 
 (B flat major) No  me preocupo por  (E flatsus2) ella
(they're not worried about me)
Gm7 
F/A 
Bb 
 (G minor7) (Mira, a (F/A) hí    está nuestra es (B flat major) trella)
D7 
D7/Gb 
Gm7 
They are all  (D7) counting on  (D7/Gb) me       to suc (G minor7) ceed
Gb/F 
(Ella si da la  (G flat/F) talla)
F 
Bb 
F/A 
Gm 
Bb/F 
 (F major) I  am the  (B flat major) one who  (F/A) made it out  (G minor)  (B flat/F) 
Eb 
Ebmaj7 
The  (E flat major) one who always made the grade  (E flat minoraj7) 
Gbaug 
But  (G flataug) maybe    I should have just stayed home

Bridge 2
Gm 
F 
When  (G minor) I   was a child, I stayed  (F major) wide awake
Eb 
climbed to the  (E flat major) highest place
D7sus4 
D/Gb 
Gm 
On every  (D7sus4) fire      escape,  (D/Gb) restless to climb  (G minor) 
Eb 
Bb 
I got every  (E flat major) scholarship, saved every  (B flat major) dollar
D7sus4 
The first to go to  (D7sus4) college
D7/Gb 
Gm 
How do  (D7/Gb) I        tell them  (G minor) why
Eb 
I'm coming back  (E flat major) home
Bb 
D7sus4 
D7/Gb 
With my  (B flat major) eyes on the ho (D7sus4) ri        zon  (D7/Gb) 
Gm 
F 
Eb 
Just  (G minor) me  and the  (F major) G  W  (E flat major) B
Gm7 
Gb 
Fm 
Asking,  (G minor7) "Gee, Nina, what'll you  (G flat major) be?"  (F minor) 

Verse 2
Bb 
Straighten the  (B flat major) spine
Cm7 
Smile for the  (C minor7) neighbors
Bb/D 
Ebsus2 
Everything's  (B flat/D) fine,  everything's  (E flatsus2) cool
Bb/F 
The standard reply  (B flat/F) 
F/G 
"Lots of tests, lots of  (F/G) papers"
Gm 
Ebadd9 
 (G minor) Smile, wave goodbye  (E flatadd9) 
Bb/D 
Fsus4 
F 
And pray  (B flat/D) to     the  (Fsus4) sky,     oh  (F major) God
Eb 
F 
Gm7 
Bb/D 
And  (E flat major) what will my  (F major) parents say?  (G minor7) (Ni    (B flat/D) na)
Eb 
F 
Gm7 
Bb/D 
Can I  (E flat major) go in  (F major) there and say  (G minor7) (Ni    (B flat/D) na)
Eb 
Bb/D 
Db 
Ab/C 
"I  (E flat major) know that I'm  (B flat/D) letting you  (D flat major) down"  (A flat/C) 

Outro 1

Nina

Just breathe

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Bb
F/A
Ab
Eb/G
Gb
Fsus4
Ab6
Gb6
F
Db
Cm7
Bb/D
Ab/Eb
Bb/F
Ebmaj7/G
Ebsus2
Gm7
D7
D7/Gb
Gm
Gm/F
Eb
Bbm
F7sus4
F/G
Gb/F
Ebmaj7
Gbaug
D7sus4
D/Gb
Fm
Ebadd9
Ab/C
Gbmaj7
Bbadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Bb majorBPM: 85

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Fsus4: x-x-3-3-1-1
Ab6: 4-x-3-5-4-x
Gb6: 2-x-1-3-2-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Ab/Eb: x-6-6-5-4-4
Bb/F: 1-x-3-3-3-x
Ebmaj7/G: x-x-1-3-3-3
Ebsus2: x-6-8-8-6-6
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
D7/Gb: 2-x-0-2-1-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
Gm/F: x-x-3-3-3-3
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
F7sus4: 1-3-1-3-1-1
F/G: 3-x-3-2-1-x
Gb/F: x-x-3-3-2-2
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Gbaug: x-x-4-3-3-2
D7sus4: x-x-0-2-1-3
D/Gb: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Ebadd9: x-6-5-x-6-6
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
Gbmaj7: 2-x-3-3-2-x
Bbadd9: 6-x-0-5-6-6

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This is the definitive original version of Breathe by 'In The Heights' Original Broadway Company, Mandy Gonzalez, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of 'In The Heights' Original Broadway Company, Mandy Gonzalez.