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