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MARIA MARIA

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Oh, Maria Maria, she reminds me of a west side story,
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growing up in Spanish Harlem,
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she's living the life just like a movie star.
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Oh, Maria Maria, she fell in love in East L.A.
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to the sounds of the guitar, yeah, yeah,
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played by Carlos Santana.

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1. Stop the looting, stop the shooting, pick-pocking on the corner
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see as the rich is getting richer, the poor is getting poorer.
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Se mira, Maria, on the corner, thinking of ways to make it better
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in my mailbox there's an eviction letter,
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somebody just said, "See you later", hey!

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( Spoken : ) Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola,

ahora vengo mama chola. ( 2 x ) + REFRAIN

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2. I said a la favella los colores, the streets are getting hotter,
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there is no water to put out the fire, mi canto la esperanza.
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Se mira, Maria, on the corner, thinking of ways to make it better,
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then I looked up in the sky, hoping of days of paradi...se.

MARIA MARIA, 2

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Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola,

ahora vengo mama chola. (4x)

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Maria, you know, you're my lover,
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when the wind blows I can feel you.
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Through the weather and even when we're apart,
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it feels like we're together. + REFRAIN + ~ ~