[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G Em
My name is José, but they caII “The Rain,”
C D
My throne sits downtown in the air.
G Em
l wash aII the windows, to thirty-six floors,
C D G
And man l just love it up there.
[Verse 2]
G Em
My wife is the queen, and she used to clean,
C D
The hospital next to our home.
G Em
Now she takes care of babies, for a nice white lady,
C D G
Too busy for raising her own.
[Chorus]
Em C
Ha ah ah ah
G D
Wa uh wa
Em C
Ha ah ah wa
G D
Wa ah
[Verse 3]
G Em
l used to wash dishes, on Bowery and Ninth,
C D
Ran pizzas around on a bike.
G Em
Yeah, l do what it takes, getting paid haIf the wage,
C D G
Any job the gringo's don't like.
[Pre-Chorus]
Em C
AII the way up here, it's so quiet,
Am C D
Don't believe me boy, oh, you really should try it.
Em C
I look around, ain’t it pretty,
Am C G
It's good to be king of the city.
[Chorus]
Em C
Ha ah ah ah
G D
Wa uh wa
Em C
Ha ah ah wa
G D
Wa ah
[Verse 4]
G Em
That day in September, l’II always remember,
C D
lt started out just like the rest.
G Em
l was floor twenty-six, when the first plane hit,
C D G
And l still feeI that sound in my chest.
[Verse 5]
G Em
It's true l wasn't born here, but my heart is sworn here,
C D
To hoId up your dreams with my own.
G Em
That day on my perch, l made it a church,
C D G
And l prayed for each souI to fIy home.
[Bridge]
Em
You see l watched them faII,
C Am
from that building, and l wept for aII
C D Em
Of their wives and their children, l won't forget,
C Am D G
lt'II always get me, the saddest day to be king of the city.
[Chorus]
Em C
Ha ah ah ah
G D
Wa uh wa
Em C
Ha ah ah wa
G D
Wa ah
Em C
Ha ah ah ah
G D
Wa uh wa
Em C
Ha ah ah wa
G D
Wa ah
[Outro]
G Em
My name is José, but they caII “The Rain,”
C D G
My throne sits downtown in the air.
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