We Don’t Talk About Bruno, Encanto
Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, 2021
Writer: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Producers: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mike Elizondo
Label: Walt Disney
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Cm
Fm
G
Ab
We don’t talk about
G
Bruno, no, no, no,
Ab
we don’t talk about
G7
Bruno, but…
Cm
It was my
Fm
wedding day, (it was our
G
wedding
day)
we were getting
Fm
ready,
and there
Cm
wasn’t a cloud
Fm
in the sky.
(
G
No clouds allowed
Fm
in the sky)
Cm
Bruno walks in
Fm
with a mis
G
chievous grin-
Fm
(thunder!)
Am
You telling this story, or am
G7
I?
(I’m sorry, mi vida, go on)
Cm
Bruno says, “It
Fm
looks like rain”
G
(why did he
Fm
tell
us?)
In
Cm
doing so he
Fm
floods my brain
G
(Abuela, get the um
Fm
brellas)
Cm
Married in a
Fm
hurricane
G
(what a joyous
Fm
day, but any
Ab
way)
We don’t talk about
G7
Bruno, no, no, no,
Ab
we don’t talk about
G7
Bruno…
Hey,
Cm
grew to live in fear of Bruno
Fm
stuttering or stumbling.
G
I could always hear him sort of
Fm
muttering and mumbling.
Cm
I associate him with the
Fm
sound of
G
falling sand, ch-ch-ch.
Cm
It’s a heavy lift, with a
Fm
gift so humbling,
G
always left Abuela and the
Fm
family
fumbling.
Ab
Grappling with prophecies they couldn’t un
G7
derstand,
do you understand?
A
Cm
seven-foot
Fm
frame,
rats
G
along his
Fm
back,
when he
Cm
calls your
Fm
name,
it all
G
fades to b
Fm
lack.
Yeah, he
Cm
sees your
Fm
dreams,
and feasts
G
on your
Fm
screams.
Ab
We don’t talk about
G7
Bruno, no, no, no,
Ab
we don’t talk about
G7
Bruno…
Cm
He told me, my
Fm
fish would die,
the next day,
G7
dead (no, no)
Cm
He told me, I’d
Fm
grow a gut,
and just like he
G7
said. (no, no)
He said that
Cm
all my hair would
Fm/Ab
disappear,
now look at my
G7/B
head. (no, no)
Ab
Your fate is sealed when your
G7/B
prophecy is read.
Eb
He told me that the life
Bb
of my dreams
would be pro
Cm
mised and someday be mine.
Ab
Eb
He told me that my po
Bb
wer would grow
like the grapes
Cm
that thrive on the vine.
Ab
(Óye, Mariano’s on his way)
Eb
He told me that the
Bb
man of my dreams
would be just
Cm
out of reach,
Ab
betrothed to another.
Eb
It’s like I hear him
Bb
now, (hey, sis)
Cm
it’s like I can hear him
Ab
now (not a sound out of you)
I can hear him now…
Ab
Umm,
G
Bruno
Ab
Yeah, about
G
that
Bruno.
I
Ab
really need to know a
G
bout
Bruno.
Gimme the
Ab
truth and the whole
G
truth,
Bruno.
(Isa
Abm7
bella, your boyfriend’s here,
time for dinner!)
Cm
It was my
Fm
wedding
(it was our
G
wedding
day)
we were getting
Fm
ready,
and there
Cm
wasn’t a cloud
Fm
in the sky.
(
G
No clouds allowed
Fm
in the sky)
Cm
Bruno walks in
Fm
with a mis
G
chievous grin-
Fm
(thunder!)
Ab
You telling this story, or am
G7
I?
(I’m sorry mi vida go on)
Cm
Bruno says, “It
Fm
looks like rain.”
G
(why did he
Fm
tell
us)
In
Cm
doing so, he
Fm
floods my brain.
G
(Abuela get the um
Fm
brellas)
Cm
Married in a
Fm
hurricane,
G
(Joyous
Fm
day!)
(Hey) he’s
Ab
here!
Don’t talk about
G7
Bruno
(why did I talk about Bru
Ab
no?)
Not a word about
G7
Bruno
(I never should’ve brought up Bruno)
Cm