Intro:
Em7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7
Cmaj Dmaj Em7 Bm7
Chorus:
Em7 Bm7
Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo
Em7 Bm7
Ako'y may dala-dalang balita galing sa bayan ko
C D
Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento
Em7
Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap
Bm7 Em7
Sa lupang pinangako
Verse 1:
Every place got a ghetto this is my version
Check it out
Em7
Listen closely yo I got a story to tell
Bm7
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real
Em7
Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven
Bm7
God gave me the grace amazin' ways of living
C
How would you feel if you had to catch your meal
D
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in
Em7
Having to pump the water outta the ground
Bm7
The way we put it down utilizing what is around
C
Like land for farming river for fishing
D
Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can
Em7
We makin' it happen from nothin' to somethin'
That's how we be survivin' back in my homeland
[Chorus]
Verse 2:
Yo its been a while but
I been back home to my homeland check it out to see what's going on
Em7
Man it feels good to be back at home
Bm7
And it's been a decade on the journey all alone
Em7
I was fourteen when I first left Philippines
Bm7
I've been away half my life but it felt like a day
C
To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal
D
Meant I felt complete my emotions I feel
Em7
Now life has changed for me in the U S
Bm7
But back at home man life was a mess
Cmaj D
I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down on your knees
Em7
Oh brother I wish I could have helped you out
[Chorus]