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Intro: 
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A F#m D F#m E

D (xx0232@1)                   AThe (x02220@1)rains never came, I saw my land die
E (022100@1)                 AMaria (x02220@1)was asleep when I kissed her goodbye
D (xx0232@1)                              A (x02220@1)                EA EI (022100@1)couldn't stand the sound of my children cryin' no more
D (xx0232@1)             AYou (x02220@1)get hungry, you get mad
F#m (244222@1)                     D (xx0232@1)            
A man without hope is a man who turns bad
D (xx0232@1)                         A (x02220@1)   EA E (022100@1)    
I'll try my luck in Texas, adios Mexico

A (x02220@1)                  F#mWipe (244222@1)away your tears Maria
D (xx0232@1)                   F#m (244222@1)       E (022100@1)There's a better life for us somewhere
A (x02220@1)                  F#mLet (244222@1)me see you smile Maria
D (xx0232@1)                    F#m (244222@1)     EClose (022100@1)your eyes, we're on our way there

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D (xx0232@1)                        AMy (x02220@1)country was a great one once upon a time
E (022100@1)                            A (x02220@1)I wish I lived when you didn't need borderlines
D (xx0232@1)                         A (x02220@1)               EA ESomebody (022100@1)came and took the heart of my people away
D (xx0232@1)                         ANow (x02220@1)I ain't worried, baby, hear what I say
F#m (244222@1)                          D (xx0232@1)     
My people gonna rise again fightin' someday
D (xx0232@1)                      A (x02220@1)                           EA EI'll (022100@1)be there to see it, I'll be there to welcome them home

A (x02220@1)                  F#mWipe (244222@1)away your tears Maria
D (xx0232@1)                   F#m (244222@1)       EThere's (022100@1)a better life for us somewhere
A (x02220@1)                   F#mLet (244222@1)me see you smile Maria
D (xx0232@1)                   F#m (244222@1)         EClose (022100@1)your eyes, we're on our way there          
                                                              
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D (xx0232@1)          AI (x02220@1)saw Texas, she looked so fine
E (022100@1)                          AI (x02220@1)met some other people same story as mine
D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)                      EA ELaughin' (022100@1)and drinkin' waitin' for the sun to go down
D (xx0232@1)                             A (x02220@1)            
We had life in our eyes as we crossed the border line
F#m (244222@1)                        DShot (xx0232@1)six good men without tellin' them why
D (xx0232@1)                               A (x02220@1)           EA EA
How could anybody take the only thing a man has left

A (x02220@1)                  F#mWipe (244222@1)away your tears Maria
D (xx0232@1)                   F#m (244222@1)       EThere's (022100@1)a better life for us somewhere
A (x02220@1)                   F#mLet (244222@1)me see you smile Maria
D (xx0232@1)                      F#m (244222@1)    EClose (022100@1)your eyes, we're on our way there

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