Maria Chords
Maria by Phil Pritchett is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, E, C, G, D, D7 and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Capo on 4
Am E
i'm an expatriate cut adrift
Am E
i caught a good glimpse of her smile and her midriff
Am E Am E
i got me a body full of soul, and now i got me a mind full of sangria
Am E
i didn't go there looking for trouble,
Am E
i singled her out earlier but now i'm seeing double
Am E Am E
and the bartender told me that both of their names were maria
C G C G
the castanets in her hands, clickity-clack my own understanding
C G C -- G
of what it means to have some rhythm in your soul
D G
with a stomp and a shuffle from her feet,
D G
she made me lose a little bit of the pace in my heartbeat
D G D -- D7
it's never been more fun to lose control
Am E
her swirling skirt shows a little bit of thigh
Am E
the glass in my hand won't stop running dry
Am E
and all those flamenco guitars
Am E
keep rattling all of those bones in my ear
Am E
i guess its just too late
Am E
she can already see that i'm from the states
Am E Am E
i guess we all have a tendency to get a little loud when we come over here
C G
i'm sorry about the insult,
C G
but please i don't need another bar bouncer catapult
C G C G
i can find my own way to the door tonight
D G
yeah, and i'm finding it a little hard to walk
D G D
and this wine makes me yell every time i try to talk
G D -- D7
look what your dancer did to me tonight
Em C G D
maria don't go, what are you doing after the show
Am C G D
these are the words i'll never get to say
Em C G D
maria i know, that i could be someone you'd like to know
Am C G D
but i'm in no condition to make any first impressions today
(back to intro (Am--E))
Am E
later that night in my hotel bed
Am E
the rhythm of the stomps and the claps still ringing in my head
Am E Am E
i begin more than a little bit to regret some of my excess
Am E Am E
i'll have to find another way, the very next time i'm gonna try to make a play
Am E
for a beautiful spanish dancer
Am E
and hope to have any kind of success
C G
was it the wine or the redness of her lips
C G
that made me lose all of the feeling in my fingertips
C G C -- G
i guess i never will find out
D G
was it the wind from the swish of her skirt
D G D
that blew my mind and swept me up like a featherweight flirt
G D -- D7
i guess i never will find out
Em C G D
maria don't go, what are you doing after the show
Am C G D
these are the words i'll never get to say
Em C G D
maria i know, that i could be someone you'd like to know
Am C G D
but i'm in no condition to make any first impressions today
Am E
the next morning came with a ring from the phone-a
Am E
i was already late for the bus to barcelona
Am E Am E
i jumped outta bed and ran down the hall with my suitcase in my hand
Am E
i took the stairs; it was just one flight
Am E
made my way towards the door and into bright sunlight
Am E Am E
how i was still able to move, i don't think i'll ever understand
C G
but just as i stepped outside
C G
something inside caught my eye
C G C -- G
it was the beautiful dancer from the night before
D G
she was just sittin' in a hotel lobby chair
D G
reading magazines, and playing with a strand of her hair
D G D -- D7
i wanted to speak but i went out the door
Em C G D
maria don't go, what are you doing after the show
Am C G D
these are the words i'll never get to say
Em C G D
maria i know, that i could be someone you'd like to know
Am C G D
but i'm in no condition to make any first impressions today
Em C G D
Hey, Maria stay (repeat)
(because of the limited space, i hope this posts right)