Maria

[Intro]

Am


[Chorus]

          Dm
Maria Maria 
                              Am
She reminds me of a west side story 
                      Em
Growing up in Spanish Harlem 
                                  Am
She's living the life just like a movie star 

          Dm
Maria Maria 
                           Am
She fell in love in East L.A. 
                      Em
To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah 
                      Am
Played by Carlos Santana 


[Verse]

         Am
Stop the looting, stop the shooting 
     G
Pick pocking on the corner 
           F
See as the rich is getting richer 
    G               E/G#
The poor is getting poorer 

          Am
Se Mira Maria on the corner 
            G
Thinking of ways to make it better 
      F
In my mailbox there's an eviction letter 
G                  E/G#
Somebody just said see you later


[Bridge]

Am
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola 

Ahora vengo mama chola 

Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola 

Ahora vengo mama chola x8 


[Chorus]

               Am
I said a la favella los colores
    G
The streets are getting hotter 
            F
There is no water to put out the fire 
E
Mi canto la esperanza 

   E/G#    Am
Se Mira Maria on the corner 
            G
Thinking of ways to make it better 
       F
Then I looked up in the sky 
          E
Hoping of days of paradise 

Am
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola 

Ahora vengo mama chola x8


[Bridge]

Am                            G
     Maria you know you're my lover 
F                              E
     When the wind blows I can feel you 
            Am                          G
Through the weather and even when we're apart 
F                        E
I still feel like we're together