Tom: A5

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   Oh, Maria Maria, she reminds me of a west side story,
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    growing up in Spanish Harlem ,
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    she's living the life just like a movie star.
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    Oh,  Maria Maria, she fell in love in East L.A.
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    to the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah, 
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    played by Carlos Santana.
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1. Stop the looting, stop the shooting, pick-pocking on the corner
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    see as the rich is getting richer, the poor is getting poorer.
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    Se mira, Maria, on the corner, thinking of ways to make it better
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    in my mailbox there's an eviction letter,
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    somebody just said, "See you later", hey!
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    ( Spoken : ) Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola,

    ahora vengo mama chola. ( 2 x )      + REFRAIN
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2. I said a la favella los colores, the streets are getting hotter,
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    there is no water to put out the fire, mi canto la esperanza.
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    Se mira, Maria, on the corner, thinking of ways to make it better,
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    then I looked up in the sky, hoping of days of paradi...se.


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    Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola,

    ahora vengo mama chola. (4x)
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    Maria, you know,  you're my lover,
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    when the wind blows I can feel you.
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    Through the weather and even when we're apart,
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    it feels like we're together.       + REFRAIN   + ~ ~