My Maria:B.W. Stevenson.
#1 Adult Contemporary and #9 Rock
charts in 1973.
(Orig. Key is E) (Capo 2nd fret.)
INTRO: D A G (x2)
#1.
D A G
My Maria...
G D A G
Don't you know I've come a long, long, way?
D A G D
I been longin' to see her..when she's around
A G
she takes my blues away.
#2.
D A G
Sweet Maria...
D A G
the sunlight surely hurts my eyes.
D A G D A G
I'm a lonely dreamer, on a highway in the skies.
CHORUS:
D A G D G D
Mar...i...i...i...i...i.i.i.i...ia,
D A G D G D
Mar...i...i...i...i...ia, I love you.
D A G (x2)
#3.
D A G
My Maria...
D A G
there were some blue and sorrowed times.
D A G D A G
Just my thoughts about you, bring back my peace of mind.
#4.
D A G
Gypsy lady...
D A G
you're a mircle work for me.
D A G D A G
You set my soul free, like a ship sailing on the sea.
#5.
A G D G
She is the sunlight when skies are gray.
A G D G D A G
She treats me so right, lady, take me away.
CHORUS:
D A G D G D
My Mar...i...i...i...i...i.i.i.i...ia,
D A G D G D
Mar...i...i...i...i...ia, I love you.
D A G D G D
My Mar...i...i...i...i...i.i.i.i...ia,
D A G D G D
Mar...i...i...i...i...ia, I love you.
D A G D G D
My Mar...i...i...i...i...i.i.i.i...ia,
D A G D G D
Mar...i...i...i...i...ia, I love you.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
