Intro:
 

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D | ----5------5-------7-------7------(b9)--------------7---7------------------ |  
A | ---3--------------5---------5----7------------------------7-------------- |  
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Refr?o -------------
  E5                  B5 
Lapit mga kaibigan at makinig kayo 
 E5                            B5 
Ako'y may dala-dalang, balita galing sa bayan ko 
 C5                D5  
Nais kong ipamahagi ang mga kwento 
             E5 
Ang mga pangyayaring nagaganap 
         B5     E5 
Sa lupang pinangako 
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Verse 1: 

Every place got a ghetto this is my version 

Check it out... 


 E5 
Listen closely yo, I got a story to tell 
 B5 
A version of my ghetto where life felt for real 
 E5 
Some would call it hell but to me it was heaven 
 B5 
God gave me the grace, amazin' ways of living 
 C5  
How would you feel if you had to catch your meal? 
 D5  
Build a hut to live and to eat and chill in. 
 E5 
Having to pump the water outta the ground 
 B5 
The way we put it down utilizing what is around 
 C5  
Like land for farming, river for fishing 
 D5  
Everyone helpin' each other whenever they can 
 E5 
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 


 E5 
Man it feels good to be back at home 
 B5 
And it's been a decade, on the journey all alone 
 E5 
I was fourteen when I first left Philippines 
 B5 
I've been away half my life, but it felt like a day 
 C5  
To be next to my mom with her home cooked meal 
 D5  
Meant I felt complete, my emotions I feel! 
 E5 
Now life has changed for me in the U.S 
 B5 
But back at home man, life was a mess... 
 C5                                       D5  
I guess sometimes life's stresses gets you down (on your knees) 
 E5 
Oh brother I wish I could have helped you out... 

{Chorus}