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Key: C
[Intro]
   C    F   Gx2
[Verse 1]
CWel-come  back   to  the  Ftrauma
CI see you're still getting Fhigh
CAll that G/Bhealing and Amkarma
GAin't doing you no good tonight
CYou're still too sexy to Fmarry
  CAnd  far  too evil  to  Flove
CWith all that G/Bcocaine you Amcarry
GYou shouldn't miss me so much
AmNo, I can't let you sFtay here tonight
AmI've got a big day toFmorrow
[Chorus]
Hey Ma - Cri - Fa, are you Cblind?Csus  C  F  
FDon't you Csee...   Fhow the Amwalking dead ignite?F  
For no reason at alClCsus  C  F  
    No reason at alClCsus  C  F  
[Verse 2]
CWe  were  le-gends  on  FForest
CWe danced in cages till Fdawn
CBut all your G/Bheeled and your Amharnessed
 GDid me no good at all
AmI  would  wait  by my Fwindow and pray
AmYou'd still be here toFmorrow
[Chorus]
Hey Ma - Cri - Fa, are you Cblind?Csus  C  F  
FDon't you Csee...   Fhow the Amwalking dead ignite?F  
For no reason at alClCsus  C  F  
    No reason at alClCsus  C  F  
[Verse 3]
CGo on, close down The FModern
CThis is your hour  to Fshine
CBefore the G/Bfaux couture Amfodder
GStagger home to get fried
AmBefore the drag queens start Fjonesing again
Am-all out of rush till toFmorrow
[Bridge]
  EHey Ma-ri-a, I'm Ftoo grown up to  pGlay
  EBut what I still Fsee in you won't fGade
[Verse 4]
CRight about now all the Fspeed freaks are crashing
CThe X virgins are con-viFnced that they're bi
CAnd all the G/Bcokeheads are Amnervous
GThey check their pulse to be sure they're alive
Am'Ree, I can't let you Fstay here tonight
 AmOr ten thou-sand to-mForrows
[Chorus]
Hey Ma - Cri - Fa, are you Cblind?Csus  C  F  
FDon't you Csee...   Fhow the Amwalking dead ignite?F  
For no reason at alClCsus  C  F  
    No reason at alClCsus  C  F  
[Bridge]
  EHey Ma-ri-a, I'm Ftoo grown up to  pGlay
  EBut what I still Fsee in you won't fGade
[Outro]
No reason at allC  Csus  C  F  
No reason at allC  Csus  C  F  
No reason at allAm  Am  G  F  
No reason at allG  
No reasonG  Am  

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Hey Maria

by The Floating Men

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G/B

Csus

Key: C

[Intro]

C F G

[Verse 1]

C F

Wel-come back to the trauma

C F

I see you're still getting high

C G/B Am

All that healing and karma

Ain't doing you no good tonight

C F

You're still too sexy to marry

C F

And far too evil to love

C G/B Am

With all that cocaine you carry

You shouldn't miss me so much

Am F

No, I can't let you stay here tonight

Am F

I've got a big day tomorrow

[Chorus]

C F C Csus C F

Hey Ma - ri - a, are you blind?

F C F Am F

Don't you see... how the walking dead ignite?

C Csus C F

For no reason at all

C Csus C F

No reason at all

[Verse 2]

C F

We were le-gends on Forest

C F

We danced in cages till dawn

C G/B Am

But all your heeled and your harnessed

Did me no good at all

Am F

I would wait by my window and pray

Am F

You'd still be here tomorrow

[Chorus]

C F C Csus C F

Hey Ma - ri - a, are you blind?

F C F Am F

Don't you see... how the walking dead ignite?

C Csus C F

For no reason at all

C Csus C F

No reason at all

[Verse 3]

C F

Go on, close down The Modern

C F

This is your hour to shine

C G/B Am

Before the faux couture fodder

Stagger home to get fried

Am F

Before the drag queens start jonesing again

Am F

-all out of rush till tomorrow

[Bridge]

E F G

Hey Ma-ri-a, I'm too grown up to play

E F G

But what I still see in you won't fade

[Verse 4]

C F

Right about now all the speed freaks are crashing

C F

The X virgins are con-vinced that they're bi

C G/B Am

And all the cokeheads are nervous

They check their pulse to be sure they're alive

Am F

'Ree, I can't let you stay here tonight

Am F

Or ten thou-sand to-morrows

[Chorus]

C F C Csus C F

Hey Ma - ri - a, are you blind?

F C F Am F

Don't you see... how the walking dead ignite?

C Csus C F

For no reason at all

C Csus C F

No reason at all

[Bridge]

E F G

Hey Ma-ri-a, I'm too grown up to play

E F G

But what I still see in you won't fade

[Outro]

C Csus C F

No reason at all

C Csus C F

No reason at all

Am Am G F

No reason at all

G Am

No reason

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