Maria Ukulele chords by Green Day

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)


Key: A E

Spoken:
N.C.
Billie Joe it certainly
is exciting to meet you here
at the recording studio right
after you've just made your
very first record! How does
it feel? Hmmm Wonderful!


D A D A

Verse 1:
D A
  She smashed the radio with
  A
the board of education
D A
  Turned up the static left
  A
of the state of the nation


Refrain 1:
A G#m F#m E
      Turn on the flame
   E
step on the gas
A G#m F#m E
      Burning the
E
flag at half mast
A G#m F#m E
      She's the
   E
rebel forgotten son
A G#m F#m E
      An export
    E
of the revolution


Verse 2:
D A
 She is the first voice of
    A
the last one's in the line
D A
  She'll drag the weights
      A
to keep the vendetta alive


Refrain 2:
A G#m F#m E
      Bring in the
E
head of the government
A G#m F#m E
      The dog
    E
ate the document
A G#m F#m E
      Someone
     E
shot the president
A G#m F#m E
      And no one
      E
knows where Maria went!


Chorus 1:
 D A
Maria!
 D A
Maria!
 D A
Maria!
       E
Where did ya go?


Post Chorus:
E A x4


Verse 3:
  E    A      E  A
Be careful what you're offering
   E      A   E   A
Your breath lacks the conviction
E    A   E   A
Drawing a line in the dirt
 E     A   E   A
Because the last decision


Bridge: Guitar Solo
  D A D A D A E
Is no!
  D A D A D A E
Is no!


Verse 3:
D A
  She smashed the radio with
  A
the board of education
D A
  Turned up the static left
  A
of the state of the nation


Refrain 3:
A G#m F#m E
      Turn on the flame
   E
step on the gas
A G#m F#m E
      Burning the
E
flag at half mast
A G#m F#m E
      She's the
   E
rebel forgotten son
A G#m F#m E
      An export
    E
of the revolution


Chorus 2:
 D A
Maria!
 D A
Maria!
 D A
Maria!
       E
Where did ya go?
 D A
Maria!
 D A
Maria!
 D A
Maria!
       E E E E D A
Where did ya go?