Credit to Daniel Smith: http://users.adelphia.net/~egsmith/picking/mymaria.htm Open D Tuning: DADF#AD (low-to-high) INTRO: F#m A E + + + + + + + + e:---------^2-------------|-------------------------------------| B:-^4--^4--^2---------2---|---------2---------------------------| G:-^3--^3--^2h3-2h3p2-2---|---------2-----------------------2---| D:-^4--^4--^2---2-----2h4-|---------4---2h4p2---------------2---| A:-^4--^4--^0---------2---|---------2---------5---4h5p4-2-------| E:--------------------2---|---------2---------------------------| F#m A E D#+ + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------2-------------|-------------2p1-----------------|---------------------------| B:-0---0---2---------2---|-----2---2-------2---------------|---------------------2-----| G:-0---0---2h3-2h3p2-2---|-----2---2---------0-------------|------------------0--0--0--| D:-2h4-4---2---2-----2h4-|-----4---4-----------2p1-------4-|-2h4-----2h4p2-1--1--1--0--| A:-4---4---0---------2---|---------2---------------4-2-4---|------------------2--2--0--| E:-------------------2---|---------------------------------|------------------1--1--1--| This is the MARIA figure: + + + + + + + + + e:---1-|-2---1---------1-|-2---1-----------| B:---2-|-2---2---------2-|-2---2-----------| G:-----|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----|-----------------|-----------------| The ending is the intro with ad-lib, then simply play this: I sing for my Maria D C#5 F#m + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|---------4-------| B:---------4---4---|-----------------| G:-0---0---7---7---|-------3---------| D:-0---0---6---6---|-----4-----------| A:-0---0---4---4---|---4-------------| E:-0---0-----------|-4---------------| LYRICS: play intro D E Esus4 D#+ Oh my Ma - ri - a D E Esus4 D#+ Seems you got me in your spell once more D E Esus4 D#+ Must be there's a storm on the way D C#5 F#m E You taught me to know when you're near D C#5 F#m Mmmm... In your glance recall my shady days of youth Stealing altar wine and microphones Not so blindly fueling my need As rock and roll fueled my dreams D C#5 D#+ You know rock and roll fueled my dreams yeah BRIDGE 1 E E#? F#m Back then you saw me as this child in great need of the wildest sin E D#+ How sweet your grace I stumbled in E E#? And how completely you waved as I laughed in your face F#m E D#+ Oh my Maria F#m E D#+ Oh my Maria play MARIA figure Oh my Maria how you stood for strength and sanity Now there is someone poking holes in thee I see now why you've called me near D C#5 D#+ Maria my song can you hear BRIDGE 2 D I know you see the silence on the sidewalk and the anger in the street D#+ And the voices of all these children coming up to my feet E E#? F#m And we sing your song in vain as some preacher sees his reign come down E D#+ Maria F#m E D#+ Oh my sweet Maria E E#? In the silence on the hill you know I'll be dreamin' of you still F#m E D#+ Now the one Maria F#m E D#+ Oh my Maria play MARIA figure Maria Maria VOCAL SOLO F#m E D#+ F#m E D#+ F#m E D#+ F#m E D#+ play verse chords Hmmm... Hmmm... Hmmm... D C#5 F#m D#+ I sing for my Maria play ending I sing for my Maria CHORDS: D 000000 D#+ 12102x E 222222 Esus4 222422 F#m 444304 E#? 32322x C#5 x4674x