Maria Maria accordi

        Lam

          Rem  Rem6
Maria, Maria
                             Lam
She remind me of a West Side story
                      Mim     Mi7
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
                              Lam
She living a life just like a movie star
  La7     Rem    Rem6
Maria, Maria
                         Lam7
She fell in love in East L.A
                        Mim          Mi7
To the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah
                    Lam
Played by Carlos Santana

         Lam
Stop the looting, stop the shooting
     Sol
Pick pocking on the corner
           Fa
See as the rich is getting richer
    Sol             Mi/Sol#
The poor is getting poorer
          Lam
Se mira Maria on the corner
            Sol
Thinking of ways to make it better
       Fa
In my mailbox there's an eviction letter
Sol                  Mi/Sol#
Signed by the judge, said, "See you later"

 Lam
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola

Ahora vengo mama chola (East Coast)

Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola

Ahora vengo mama chola (West Coast)

         Rem   Rem6
Maria, Maria
                             Lam7
She remind me of a West Side story
                      Mim     Mi7
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
                              Lam
She living a life just like a movie star
  La7    Rem    Rem6
Maria, Maria
                         Lam7
She fell in love in East L.A
                                  Mim
I said it to the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah
 Mi7
(By who?)
                      Lam
Played by Carlos Santana

              Lam
I said a la favella los colores
    Sol
The streets are getting hotter
            Fa
There is no water to put out the fire
   Sol          Mi/Sol#
Ni gota de esperanza
          Lam
Se mira Maria on the corner
            Sol
Thinking of ways to make it better
       Fa
Then I looked up in the sky
           Mim         Mi7
Hoping the days of paradise

 Lam
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola

Ahora vengo mama chola (North Side)

Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola

Ahora vengo mama chola (South Side)

Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola

Ahora vengo mama chola (world-wide)

Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola

Ahora vengo mama chola (open up your eyes)

Lam                       Sol
 Maria you know you're my lover
Fa
 When the wind blows
      Mi7                  Lam
I can feel you through the weather
                     Sol    Fa
And even when we're apart
                         Mi7
Still feels like we're together
     Rem   Rem6
Maria
      Mi7                    Lam
She remind me of a West Side story
                      Mim     Mi7
Growing up in Spanish Harlem
                              Lam
She living a life just like a movie star
  La7    Rem    Rem6
Maria, Maria
            Mi7            Lam7
She fell in love in East L.A
                        Mi7
To the sounds of the guitar
                    Lam
Played by Carlos Santana


Put 'em up, yo

Carlos Santana with the refugee camp

Wyclef, Jerry Wonda, Mr. Santana, G&B

Yo, Carlos, man, you're making that guitar cry