Maria Maria

Intro: Dm

          Gm
Maria Maria

                              Dm
She reminds me of a west side story

                      Am
Growing up in Spanish Harlem

                                  Dm
She?s living the life just like a movie star

          Gm
Maria Maria

                           Dm
She fell in love in East L.D.

                      Am
To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah

                      Dm
Played by Carlos Santana

         Dm
Stop the looting, stop the shooting

     C
Pick pocking on the corner
           A#
See as the rich is getting richer

    C               A  C#
The poor is getting poorer

          Dm
Se mira Maria on the corner

            C
Thinking of ways to make it better
      A#
In my mailbox there?s an eviction letter

C                   A  C#
Somebody just said see you later

Dm
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola

               Dm
I said a la favella los colores

    C
The streets are getting hotter
            A#
There is no water to put out the fire

A
Mi canto la esperanza

   A  C#    Dm
Se mira Maria on the corner

            C
Thinking of ways to make it better
       A#
Then I looked up in the sky

          A
Hoping of days of paradise

Dm
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
Ahora vengo mama chola
BRIDGE:

Dm                            C
     Maria you know you?re my lover

A#                               A
     When the wind blows I can feel you

            Dm                                C
Through the weather and even when we?re apart

A#                        E