Introduction: 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 1]
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]
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 2]
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
[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