Maria, Maria

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   Oh, Maria Maria, she reminds me
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 of a west side story,
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    growing up in Spanish Harlem ,
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    she's living the life just 
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like a movie star.
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    Oh,  Maria Maria, she fell in 
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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 
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shooting, pick-pocking on the corner
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    see as the rich is getting 
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richer, the poor is getting poorer.
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    Se mira, Maria, on the corner, 
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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 
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later", hey!
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    ( Spoken : ) Ahora vengo mama 
chola mama chola,

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


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