Capo 3
Intro - C
C G C
Oh, do you see her?
Dm G C
Queen of the heavens on the move
Am B7
Carried over oceans into India
Dm G Am
Seduced by their gods and the heat and monsoons
Dm B7 Dm
How well, how obediently they received her
D7 G G7
But Maria, there's an elephant head in your womb
C G Am
Oh, they believe in her
Dm G C
Carved her idol into rock
Am B7
Over time, they married her to Shiva
Dm G Am
On their knees they begged her undrown their crops
Dm B7 Dm
Oh Lady, Lady Dolorosa
D7 G G7
Many armed, many nippled mother of God
C G Am
Santa Maria
Dm G C
Santa Lakshmi of the ponds
Am G C
Forgot where she came from
Dm G C
Out in Nirvana she was lost
Am B7
Draped in rosaries of jasmine, broken veena
Dm G Am
Adore, exalt at the foot of a cross
Dm C Dm
Where she wept in ivory and silver till
D7 G G7
Her child was reborn on a lotus pond
C G Am
Oh, do you see her?
Dm G C
Lost in her saffron-scented joy
Am G C E/B
Eastern Maria
Dm G C
Nursing a blue-skinned baby boy
Tabbed by T. Barrie (shameandfortune)