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Eminor

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[Verse]
EmRight beside the Docean with a Amwarm breeze
A lCittle boy was Gborn beneath the Apalm trees
EmThe air was thick the Dsun was shining Amdaily
CMom was in the GKitchen cooking Amehlee
[Bridge]
ABut I don’t wanna Emtalk about that Ganymore
GThat was back Amthen, that was before
AmNow I am a Gnew man with a big plan living in a new Aland…
[Chorus]
EmI am an immigrant, GI am
DI am an immigraAmnt, I am
EmI am an immigranGt, I amD  Am  Em  
[Instrumental]
G D Am
[Verse]
EmOn an island Din the InAmdian Ocean
CA better Glife possessed all my Adevotion
EmWhen every nighDt I’d hear Amthe bullets ringing
CI’d close my Geyes and pray foAr a new beginning
[Bridge]
ASo when the pEmapers arrived Gat my door
GI thanked Amgod, ‘cuz I was so sure
Amthat I was a Gnew man with a big plan moving to a new Aland
[Chorus]
EmI am an immigrant, GI am
DI am an immigraAmnt, I am
EmI am an immigranGt, I amD  Am  Em  
[Instrumental]
G D Am
[Verse]
They saEmy my food is funny, Dmy name is funnyAm, I look funny
They say my Emclothes are funny, I Dspeak, I laugh Amfunny
They say I Empray funny, I dream Dfunny, I sing fuAmnny
My Emgod is funny, but whDere I’m from it’s not so Amfunny…
[Chorus]
EmI am an immigrant, GI am
DI am an immigraAmnt, I am
EmI am an immigranGt, I amD  Am  Em  

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Immigrant

by Alysha Brilla

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

Em D Am

Right beside the ocean with a warm breeze

C G A

A little boy was born beneath the palm trees

Em D Am

The air was thick the sun was shining daily

C G A

Mom was in the Kitchen cooking mehlee

[Bridge]

A Em G

But I don’t wanna talk about that anymore

G Am

That was back then, that was before

Am G A

Now I am a new man with a big plan living in a new land…

[Chorus]

Em G

I am an immigrant, I am

D Am

I am an immigrant, I am

Em G D Am Em

I am an immigrant, I am

[Instrumental]

G D Am

[Verse]

Em D Am

On an island in the Indian Ocean

C G A

A better life possessed all my devotion

Em D Am

When every night I’d hear the bullets ringing

C G A

I’d close my eyes and pray for a new beginning

[Bridge]

A Em G

So when the papers arrived at my door

G Am

I thanked god, ‘cuz I was so sure

Am G A

that I was a new man with a big plan moving to a new land

[Chorus]

Em G

I am an immigrant, I am

D Am

I am an immigrant, I am

Em G D Am Em

I am an immigrant, I am

[Instrumental]

G D Am

[Verse]

Em D Am

They say my food is funny, my name is funny, I look funny

Em D Am

They say my clothes are funny, I speak, I laugh funny

Em D Am

They say I pray funny, I dream funny, I sing funny

Em D Am

My god is funny, but where I’m from it’s not so funny…

[Chorus]

Em G

I am an immigrant, I am

D Am

I am an immigrant, I am

Em G D Am Em

I am an immigrant, I am

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