Maria chords by Redgum

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Came from the hills
D 
G 
C 
of Laguardia
D 
G 
Ice capped peaks and eagle's spire
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G 
Olive groves and a bowl of stew
C 
D 
You dance all night with the kin
G 
you never knew
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C 

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Verse 2

Australia seemed like

a land of dreams

Frigidaire and two TV's

Process work won't pay the bills

Kids need shoes,

takes six weeks of saving

Verse 3
Bm 
A 
D 
Em 
And the debt collector haunts your sleep
D 
Like a shadow at your heels
Em 
We can offer tea and sympathy
D 
But we can't know how it feels

Verse 4
C 
D 
He goes to the bottle every friday night
G 
C 
And drink them all away
D 
Take world in your hands when
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the weekend comes
C 
Cause tomorrow's another day

Verse 5
D 
C 
Bm 
G 
D 
G 
D 
Oh Maria sweet Maria
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C 
G 
D 
The blinds are torn and the door's ajar
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A sneaking draught that
D 
G 
chills your bones
C 
D 
G 
Maria, you're so far from
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C 
Bm 
A 
home

Verse 6
G 
D 
G 
Foreman leers as he walks by
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D 
G 
Ugly dial and furtive eyes
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G 
You refuse, again today
C 
And what will come,
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G 
D 
C 
Bm 
A 
there's no way of saying

Verse 7
G 
D 
G 
They rob you blind they suck you dry
C 
G 
D 
G 
You sell your life, they sell you lies
D 
Wogs and scrogs you hear them say
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C 
D 
And when you meet them face to face
G 
they turn away
D 
C 

Verse 8
Bm 
A 
Em 
And the crime breeds hard
in the used car yards
D 
And the semis whine at night
Em 
Chequered dreams of sanctuary
D 
To the flicker of a neon light

Verse 9
C 
D 
He goes to the bottle every friday night
G 
C 
And drink them all away
D 
Take world in your hands
G 
when the weekend comes
C 
Cause tomorrow's
another day
D 
C 
Bm 
D 

Verse 10
G 
D 
G 
Oh Maria sweet Maria
C 
G 
The blinds are torn and the
door's ajar
D 
G 
A sneaking draught that chills your bones
C 
D 
G 
Maria, you're so far from
D 
C 
Bm 
D 
C 
home

Verse 11
D 
Bm 
Husband's face is pocked and lined
Pride is shattered and his rage is blind
C 
G 
Out of work, short of hope
D 
You try to talk but he just won't
understand
C 
Bm 
D 

Verse 12
G 
D 
G 
Oh Maria sweet Maria
C 
G 
The blinds are torn and
the door's ajar
D 
G 
A sneaking draught that chills your bones
C 
G 
D 
G 
D 
C 
Bm 
Maria, you're so far from home
C 
And you sing your song alone.
G 