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Intro:
Oooh (etc)
[A] [F#m] [D] [F#m] [E]
[D]The rains never came, [A]I saw my land die
[E]Maria was asleep whe[A]n I kissed her goodbye
[D]I couldn't stand the sound of my [A]children cryin' no [E]mo[A]re[E]
[D]You get hungry, [A]you get mad
[F#m]A man without hope is a ma[D]n who turns bad
[D]I'll try my luck in Texas, a[A]dios M[E]ex[A]ic[E]o
[A]Wipe away your tears [F#m]Maria
[D]There's a better life [F#m]for us somew[E]here
[A]Let me see you smile [F#m]Maria
[D]Close your eyes, we're [F#m]on our way[E] there
A~ DDD A~ A D A E
[D]My country was a great one [A]once upon a time
[E]I wish I lived when you didn't [A]need borderlines
[D]Somebody came and took the h[A]eart of my people [E]aw[A]ay[E]
[D]Now I ain't worried, baby, h[A]ear what I say
[F#m]My people gonna rise again figh[D]tin' someday
[D]I'll be there to see it, [A]I'll be there to welcome them [E]ho[A]me[E]
[A]Wipe away your tears [F#m]Maria
[D]There's a better life [F#m]for us somew[E]here
[A]Let me see you smile M[F#m]aria
[D]Close your eyes, we're[F#m] on our way th[E]ere
(solo)
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A~ A D A E
[D]I saw Texas, [A]she looked so fine
[E]I met some other people same [A]story as mine
[D]Laughin' and drinkin' w[A]aitin' for the sun to go [E]do[A]wn[E]
[D]We had life in our eyes as we cr[A]ossed the border line
[F#m]Shot six good men without tel[D]lin' them why
[D]How could anybody take the only th[A]ing a man has [E]le[A]ft[E][A]
[A]Wipe away your tears [F#m]Maria
[D]There's a better life [F#m]for us somew[E]here
[A]Let me see you smile M[F#m]aria
[D]Close your eyes, we're on[F#m] our way [E]there
(same as intro)
(solo)
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|----4-4-5-4-2----4-5-4~--5-5---5-4-2----2-4-2~-|--------|x3(besides the last part)
|--5-----------5-----------------------5--------|-0-2-4--|
A~ A D A E A~
Intro:
Oooh (etc)
[A] [F#m] [D] [F#m] [E]
[D]The rains never came, [A]I saw my land die
[E]Maria was asleep whe[A]n I kissed her goodbye
[D]I couldn't stand the sound of my [A]children cryin' no [E]mo[A]re[E]
[D]You get hungry, [A]you get mad
[F#m]A man without hope is a ma[D]n who turns bad
[D]I'll try my luck in Texas, a[A]dios M[E]ex[A]ic[E]o
[A]Wipe away your tears [F#m]Maria
[D]There's a better life [F#m]for us somew[E]here
[A]Let me see you smile [F#m]Maria
[D]Close your eyes, we're [F#m]on our way[E] there
A~ DDD A~ A D A E
[D]My country was a great one [A]once upon a time
[E]I wish I lived when you didn't [A]need borderlines
[D]Somebody came and took the h[A]eart of my people [E]aw[A]ay[E]
[D]Now I ain't worried, baby, h[A]ear what I say
[F#m]My people gonna rise again figh[D]tin' someday
[D]I'll be there to see it, [A]I'll be there to welcome them [E]ho[A]me[E]
[A]Wipe away your tears [F#m]Maria
[D]There's a better life [F#m]for us somew[E]here
[A]Let me see you smile M[F#m]aria
[D]Close your eyes, we're[F#m] on our way th[E]ere
(solo)
|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------2-----------------|--------|
|----4-4-5-4-2----4-5-4~--5-5---5-4-2----2-4-2~-|--------|x2(besides the last part)
|--5-----------5-----------------------5--------|-0-2-4--|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
A~ A D A E
[D]I saw Texas, [A]she looked so fine
[E]I met some other people same [A]story as mine
[D]Laughin' and drinkin' w[A]aitin' for the sun to go [E]do[A]wn[E]
[D]We had life in our eyes as we cr[A]ossed the border line
[F#m]Shot six good men without tel[D]lin' them why
[D]How could anybody take the only th[A]ing a man has [E]le[A]ft[E][A]
[A]Wipe away your tears [F#m]Maria
[D]There's a better life [F#m]for us somew[E]here
[A]Let me see you smile M[F#m]aria
[D]Close your eyes, we're on[F#m] our way [E]there
(same as intro)
(solo)
|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------2-----------------|--------|
|----4-4-5-4-2----4-5-4~--5-5---5-4-2----2-4-2~-|--------|x3(besides the last part)
|--5-----------5-----------------------5--------|-0-2-4--|
A~ A D A E A~
