[Intro]
| E   B  A|(A) 
| E   B  A|(A) 
[Strophe]
      E B A 
My Maria... 
           E               B          A 
Don't you know I've come a long, long, way? 
E        B          A 
 I been longin' to see her. 
            E                  B      A 
when she's around she takes my blues away. 
         E B A 
Sweet Maria... 
       E            B       A 
the sunlight surely hurts my eyes. 
E        B      A             E       B     A 
  I'm a lonely dreamer, on a highway in the skies.
[Refrain]
      E     B   A        E     A B     E 
Mar...i.....i...i...i...i.i.i.i........ia, (Oh Maria love you girl, oh my Maria)
      E     B   A        E       A  B      E 
Mar...i.....i...i...i...i.i.i.i............ia, (Oh Maria love you girl, Maria I love you)
[Instrumentale]
| E   B  A|(A) 
| E   B  A|(A) 
[Strophe]
      E B A 
My Maria... 
                E         B A 
there were some blue and sorrowed times. 
E       B         A               E       B        A 
Just my thoughts about you, bring back my peace of mind. 
        E B A          E      B      A 
Gypsy lady... your a miracle worked for me. 
E      B      A                 E        B       A 
You set my soul free, like a ship sailing on the sea.
[Pont]
B              A             E     B   A 
She is the sunlight when the skies are gray 
B              A             E     B   A      E B A 
She treats me so right, lady, take me away
[Refrain]
          E     B   A        E     A B     E 
My  Mar...i.....i...i...i...i.i.i.i........ia, (Oh Maria love you girl, oh my Maria)  
      E     B   A        E     A   B      E 
Mar...i.....i...i...i...i.......ia I love you. (Oh Maria love you girl,Maria I love you)  
      E   B   A   E   A         E 
Mar...i...i...i...i...i.i.i.i...ia, (Oh Maria love you girl, oh my Maria)  
      E     B   A        E     A   B      E 
Mar...i.....i...i...i...i.......ia I love you. (Oh Maria love you girl,Maria I love you)
[Instrumentale]
E B A   E A E 
E B A   E A E
[Refrain]
      E   B   A   E   A         E 
Mar...i...i...i...i...i.i.i.i...ia, (Oh Maria love you girl, oh my Maria)  
      E     B   A        E     A   B      E 
Mar...i.....i...i...i...i.......ia I love you. (Oh Maria love you girl,Maria I love you)  
      E   B   A   E   A         E 
Mar...i...i...i...i...i.i.i.i...ia, (Oh Maria love you girl, oh my Maria)  
      E     B   A        E     A   B      E 
Mar...i.....i...i...i...i.......ia I love you. (Oh Maria love you girl,Maria I love you)  
      E   B   A   E   A         E 
Mar...i...i...i...i...i.i.i.i...ia, (Oh Maria love you girl, oh my Maria)  
      E     B   A        E     A   B      E 
Mar...i.....i...i...i...i.......ia I love you. (Oh Maria love you girl,Maria I love you)