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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
>"Maria"  by Paul Sanchez
>from "Jet Black and Jealous"
>
>[As with "Confidential Dance", there is a little 3 note fill
>leading into each 4-chord (A-F#m-D-E) line, but here it is:
>A|-------------|
>E|---0-2-0-----|                                        ]
>
>  A    F#m    D   E(fill)
>
>Verses: (all same)
>       A      F#m         D  E  
>Another night alone in bed
>         A       F#m          D  E  
>I wait in vain to hear the door
>          A           F#m          D  E  
>I pull the blanket up around my head
>          A              F#m            D  E  
>Flat on my back again I'm not really sure
>
>Chorus:
>      D        A      E        A      D        A      E  A  
>Mari-  A,  Mari-   A,  Mari-   A,  Mari-   A  
>
>Bridge:
>                                  E     A     D  A  
>I remember and it feels like yesterday
>                                 E     A     D  A  
>And I'll apologize for nothin' anyway
>        D           A          D  A  
>We had a laugh and we had a drink and
>         D         A  E  
>now all I have is time to think time to think

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Maria

by Paul Sanchez

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F#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

>"Maria" by Paul Sanchez

>from "Jet Black and Jealous"

>[As with "Confidential Dance", there is a little 3 note fill

>leading into each 4-chord (A-F#m-D-E) line, but here it is:

>A|-------------|

>E|---0-2-0-----| ]

A F#m D E

> (fill)

>Verses: (all same)

A F#m D E

>Another night alone in bed

A F#m D E

>I wait in vain to hear the door

A F#m D E

>I pull the blanket up around my head

A F#m D E

>Flat on my back again I'm not really sure

>Chorus:

D A E A D A E A

A A A A

>Mari- , Mari- , Mari- , Mari-

>Bridge:

E A D A

>I remember and it feels like yesterday

E A D A

>And I'll apologize for nothin' anyway

D A D A

>We had a laugh and we had a drink and

D A E

>now all I have is time to think time to think

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