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A7 Dm Am Em E7 Am

Maria Maria 

She fell in love in East L.A. 

To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah 

Played by Carlos Santana 

 

Am G F E

I said a la favella los colores

The streets are getting hotter 

There is no water to put out the fire 

Mi canto la esperanza 

 

E/G# Am G F E 

Se Mira Maria on the corner 

Thinking of ways to make it better 

Then I looked up in the sky 

Hoping of days of paradise 

 

Am

Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola 

Ahora vengo mama chola x8

 

Am G F E Am G F E

Maria you know you're my lover 

When the wind blows I can feel you 

Through the weather and even when we're apart 

I still feel like we're together

 

Dm Am Em E7 Am

Maria Maria 

She reminds me of a west side story 

Growing up in Spanish Harlem 

She's living the life just like a movie star 

 

Dm Am Em Am

Maria Maria 

She fell in love in East L.A. 

To the sounds of the guitar

Played by Carlos Santana 

Santana - Maria Maria

Am

 

Am Dm Am Em E7 Am 

Maria Maria 

She reminds me of a west side story 

Growing up in Spanish Harlem 

She's living the life just like a movie star 

 

A7 Dm Am Em E7 Am

Maria Maria 

She fell in love in East L.A. 

To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah 

Played by Carlos Santana 


Am G F G E/G#

Stop the looting, stop the shooting 

Pick pocking on the corner 

See as the rich is getting richer 

The poor is getting poorer 

 

Am G F G E/G#

Se Mira Maria on the corner 

Thinking of ways to make it better 

In my mailbox there's an eviction letter 

Somebody just said see you later

 

Am

Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola 

Ahora vengo mama chola

Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola

Ahora vengo mama chola x8

 

Dm Am Em E7 Am

Maria Maria 

She reminds me of a west side story 

Growing up in Spanish Harlem 

She's living the life just like a movie star 

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