Maria Maria

[Intro] Am
Am Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola

[Chorus] Ahora vengo mama chola

Dm Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola

Maria Maria
Am Ahora vengo mama chola x8
She reminds me of a west side story
Em
Growing up in Spanish Harlem [Chorus]
Am
She's living the life just like a movie star Am
I said a la favella los colores
Dm G
Maria Maria The streets are getting hotter
Am F
She fell in love in East L.A. There is no water to put out the fire
Em E
To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah Mi canto la esperanza
Am
Played by Carlos Santana E/G# Am
Se Mira Maria on the corner
G
[Verse] Thinking of ways to make it better
F
Am Then I looked up in the sky
Stop the looting, stop the shooting E
G Hoping of days of paradise
Pick pocking on the corner
F Am
See as the rich is getting richer Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola
G E/G#
The poor is getting poorer Ahora vengo mama chola x8

Am
Se Mira Maria on the corner [Bridge]
G
Thinking of ways to make it better Am G
F Maria you know you're my lover
In my mailbox there's an eviction letter F E
G E/G# When the wind blows I can feel you
Somebody just said see you later Am G
Through the weather and even when we're
apart
[Bridge] F E
I still feel like we're together