[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