Maria (If I Could) chords by
Burl Ives 
Key: G major•
Intro 1
G
C
D
G
Verse 1
G
Maria, you're the only one
C
G
that ever understood the way I feel
D
Maria, you're the only one to me
G
that was ever real
And yet you bid me go,
C
G
for inside your heart you know I cannot stay
D
So keep your light in the window burnin'
C
G
Little girl, I'm comin' back some day
C
Ah, Maria, if I only had the power
G
To turn back the hands of time
D
I'd spread my wings around you
G
And a little girl I'd make you mine
C
Cause all you ever wanted was to love me
G
In your plain and honest way
D
So keep your light in
your window burnin'
C
G
Little girl, I'm comin' back some day
C
Ah, Maria,
you gave me the precious gift of love
G
That I had nev er known
C
And then you kissed me gently,
G
but when I opened up my eyes,
D
you were gone.
G
An d now I'm gonna lose
C
the only good thing,
G
God, that ever came my way
D
But keep your light in
your window burnin'
C
Little girl, I'm comin'
G
C
G
back some day
You
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C D
G
C
D
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