Santa Maria
The Frames
Album: For The Birds

Intro|| G| Em| G| Em|

Glet (320003@1)me off of this boat

I'm sick of this ride

the world is heading ever southward
       Emand (022000@1)I can't stay in here
    Gand (320003@1)you're lying awake

away on your side

the feeling comes in waves and burns us
    Emand (022000@1)I don't wanna die
      Gfrom (320003@1)your slippery hands

to the line of your throat

the fever now consumes us both
      Emin (022000@1)a fire now we will go
        C(maj7)Santa (x32000@1)Maria
                     Emwhy (022000@1)did you have to go
           C(maj7)Santa (x32000@1)Maria
         [stop]
one day we will know
 Gin (320003@1)a bowing of heads and a passing of hands

and all we thought they would understand
   Emis (022000@1)lost and they won't know
                  Gand (320003@1)what have we left

it's all that we got

there is no x to mark our spot
        Emwhat's (022000@1)past is done and gone
          C(maj7)Santa (x32000@1)Maria
                       Emwhy (022000@1)did you have to burn
         C(maj7)Santa (x32000@1)Maria
                     Gone (320003@1)day you will learn

G chord for about a minute

Bass Part:

Chord G
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------4-4-4|
A|-----2---5-5-5-----2---5-5-5-----2---5-5-5-----2--------|
E|-3-3---3-------3-3---3-------3-3---3-------3-3---3------|

Chord Em
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------2-2-2------- 2-2-2--------2-2-2-----------------|
E|-0-0-3-0------0-0-3-0------0-0-3-0-----0-0-3-3---5-5-5--|

Chorus:

Chord C
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-2----3-3-3-3-3-2--------------|
|-------------3---------------3--------------3------------|
Chord Em
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----2-2-2-2-2-0---2-2-2-2-2-0---------------|
|-------------2--------------2--------------2-------------|
|---------------0-----------------------------------------|

Break between chorus and 2nd Verse
Chord G Em
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------2---5-5-5---------0-0-2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2----|
|---3-3---3-------3-3-3-3--------------0-0-3-3------------|
Em Repeat then back to verse

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
|-0-0-3-----------------------------------------------|


Guitar Solo over the distorted Chords at the end

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-12----------9----------12---------------------------|
|----12-9---9---12-9---9------------------------------|
|--------12----------12-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Repeat until Death ?

Wee Slide guitar part leading into each chorus
Slide from 8th fret to 12th fret

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----8------12----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Notes: Glen just batters the guitar with the side of hand or pick for most of the song. The C(maj7) can 
be played as a C or a Cmaj7. I thought it was just a C the first time I played it but the lead guitar plays 
wee slide up to a B note every time the C chord comes up so it has a feel of a maj7.
Hope this helps!!

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