Me And Maria chords by Owen Temple

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Verse 1
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I sent Maria north last summer,
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said I'd follow over soon
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I'm reminded of my promise,
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neath the yellow desert moon
I can hear the cricket song again,
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it's time for me to go
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Cross over the border,
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get out of Mexico
By the bank I scan the darkness,
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watch the river rolling past
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I crouch down in the water,
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hidden by the grass
And I wait that muddy river
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till I reach the other side
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I scramble through the bushes
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and out into the night
And a foreign land is all that stands
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between me and Maria
I cross the line with her in mind,
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my only chance to see her
I rush silent through mesquite brush,
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no thought of slowing down
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Moving over the barbed wire fence,
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I never made a sound
Then I'd send word to Maria
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where to meet me before dawn
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I knew she would not fail me,
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I prayed nothing would go wrong
So I inched across the fence lines
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and rushed across the roads
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I was watchin' close for green and white,
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high -and -astronaut coats
And at last I reached the crossroads
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before morning light
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Sofa sweatin', torn by thorns,
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Maria   nowhere in sight
In a foreign land is all that stands
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between me and Maria
Across the line with her in mind,
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my only chance to see her
So I hit off in the brush,
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paralyzed by victory
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I searched my brain for answers
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why Maria was not here
And the sky turned gray
as dawn approached
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Still I saw no sign of Maria
Down that long highway
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I was running out of time
Then it flickered down the pavement
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Dropped me to the dust
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With the rushing tires on asphalt
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I looked out through the brush
And my heart leapt to my throat
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From patrol bronco past
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I met the eyes of sweet Maria
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Crying through the glass
I stood and watched him disappear,
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speeding down the road
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I walked out on the blacktop,
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then turned my head to go
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On that quiet early morning,
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my heart heavy, filled with pain
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I crawled across the barbed wire,
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headed back the way I came
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And foreign land is all that stands
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between me and Maria
Cross the line with her in mind
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My only chance to see her
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My only chance to see her
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