Capo on 4
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i'm an expatriate cut adrift
A5 E5
i caught a good glimpse of her smile and her midriff
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i got me a body full of soul, and now i got me a mind full of sangria
A5 E5
i didn't go there looking for trouble,
A5 E5
i singled her out earlier but now i'm seeing double
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and the bartender told me that both of their names were maria
C5 G5 C5 G5
the castanets in her hands, clickity-clack my own understanding
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of what it means to have some rhythm in your soul
D5 G5
with a stomp and a shuffle from her feet,
D5 G5
she made me lose a little bit of the pace in my heartbeat
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it's never been more fun to lose control
A5 E5
her swirling skirt shows a little bit of thigh
A5 E5
the glass in my hand won't stop running dry
A5 E5
and all those flamenco guitars
A5 E5
keep rattling all of those bones in my ear
A5 E5
i guess its just too late
A5 E5
she can already see that i'm from the states
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i guess we all have a tendency to get a little loud when we come over here
C5 G5
i'm sorry about the insult,
C5 G5
but please i don't need another bar bouncer catapult
C5 G5 C5 G5
i can find my own way to the door tonight
D5 G5
yeah, and i'm finding it a little hard to walk
D5 G5 D5
and this wine makes me yell every time i try to talk
G5 D5 -- D5
look what your dancer did to me tonight
E5 C5 G5 D5
maria don't go, what are you doing after the show
A5 C5 G5 D5
these are the words i'll never get to say
E5 C5 G5 D5
maria i know, that i could be someone you'd like to know
A5 C5 G5 D5
but i'm in no condition to make any first impressions today
(back to intro ( A5 -- E5 ))
A5 E5
later that night in my hotel bed
A5 E5
the rhythm of the stomps and the claps still ringing in my head
A5 E5 A5 E5
i begin more than a little bit to regret some of my excess
A5 E5 A5 E5
i'll have to find another way, the very next time i'm gonna try to make a play
A5 E5
for a beautiful spanish dancer
A5 E5
and hope to have any kind of success
C5 G5
was it the wine or the redness of her lips
C5 G5
that made me lose all of the feeling in my fingertips
C5 G5 C5 -- G5
i guess i never will find out
D5 G5
was it the wind from the swish of her skirt
D5 G5 D5
that blew my mind and swept me up like a featherweight flirt
G5 D5 -- D5
i guess i never will find out
E5 C5 G5 D5
maria don't go, what are you doing after the show
A5 C5 G5 D5
these are the words i'll never get to say
E5 C5 G5 D5
maria i know, that i could be someone you'd like to know
A5 C5 G5 D5
but i'm in no condition to make any first impressions today
A5 E5
the next morning came with a ring from the phone-a
A5 E5
i was already late for the bus to barcelona
A5 E5 A5 E5
i jumped outta bed and ran down the hall with my suitcase in my hand
A5 E5
i took the stairs; it was just one flight
A5 E5
made my way towards the door and into bright sunlight
A5 E5 A5 E5
how i was still able to move, i don't think i'll ever understand
C5 G5
but just as i stepped outside
C5 G5
something inside caught my eye
C5 G5 C5 -- G5
it was the beautiful dancer from the night before
D5 G5
she was just sittin' in a hotel lobby chair
D5 G5
reading magazines, and playing with a strand of her hair
D5 G5 D5 -- D5
i wanted to speak but i went out the door
E5 C5 G5 D5
maria don't go, what are you doing after the show
A5 C5 G5 D5
these are the words i'll never get to say
E5 C5 G5 D5
maria i know, that i could be someone you'd like to know
A5 C5 G5 D5
but i'm in no condition to make any first impressions today
E5 C5 G5 D5
Hey, Maria stay (repeat)
(because of the limited space, i hope this posts right)
