Take A Letter Maria chords by Jimmy Ruffin

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Verse 1
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Last night,
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as I got home about a half past ten
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There was the woman I thought I  knew
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In the arms of another man
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I kept my cool, I ain't no fool
Let me tell ya what happene
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d then
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I packed some clothes and I walked out
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And I ain't goin' back again

Verse 2
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So, take a letter, Maria,
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address it to my wife
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Say I won't be coming home,
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gotta start a new life
Oh, take a letter Maria,
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address it to my wife
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Send a copy to my lawyer,
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gotta start a new life

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Verse 3

You've been many things,

but most of all a good secretary to me

And it's times like this,

I feel you've always been close to me

Was I wrong to work nights

to try to build a good life

All work and no play has just cost me a wife

Verse 4
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So, take a letter, Maria, no,
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ad dress it to my wife
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Say I won't be coming home,
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gotta start a new life
Oh, take a letter Maria,
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address it to my wife
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Send a copy to my lawyer,
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gotta have a new life

Verse 5
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When a man loves a woman,
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it's hard to understand
That she would find more pleas
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ure in the arms of another man
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I never really noticed
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how sweet you are to me
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It just so happens I'm free tonight
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Would you like to have din
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ner with me?

Verse 6
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Well, take a letter, Maria,
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address it to my wife
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Say I won't be coming home,
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gotta start a new life
Oh, take a letter, Maria,
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ad dress it to my wife
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Send a copy to my lawyer,
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gotta have a  new life

Verse 7
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Well, take a letter Maria,
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address it to my wife
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Say I won't be coming home,
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gotta start a new life, mm
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Take a letter, Maria