My Maria tab by Martin Sexton

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#º         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#º
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#º             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#º
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#º	32322x
C#5	x4674x