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… 


[Refrão]
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 
D Am 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 


[Refrão]
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 
D Am 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… 


[Refrão]
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