Take A Letter Maria chords by Kenny Fife

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Verse 1
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Last night when I got home,
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about half past ten
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There was a woman I thought I  knew,
in the arms of another man
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I  kept my cool, I ain't no fool,
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let me tell you what happened then
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I packed some clothes and I walked out
And I ain't going back again
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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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I gotta start a new life
So 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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I gotta start a new life
You've been many things
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but most of all a cool secretary to me
In spots like this
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I feel you're always close to me
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Was I wrong to work nights
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an d  try to build a good life?
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Hard work and no play
has just cost me a wife
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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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I gotta start a new life
So 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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I'd have a start a new
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life
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When a man loves a woman,
you know it's hard to understand
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That she could find more pleasure
in the arms of another man
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Marie, I never noticed
how sweet you are to me
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It just so happens I'm free tonight
Would you like to go to dinner with me?
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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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I gotta start a new life
So 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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I gotta start a new life
Come on, baby, 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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I gotta start a new life
So 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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I gotta start a new life
Come on, girl, you take a letter, Maria
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I'll dress her to my white
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I'll send a copy to my lawyer
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And I'll start a new life you