Maria

Intro 
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C                               F 
Bringing in the New Year's Eve alone 
    G                           F                G 
The glitter of the party lights turns my face to home 
C                        F               D 
Lovers and acquaintances all through the land 
G                              F                  G 
Celebrate a grain of time down miles and miles of sand 

 
    C                             F 
The wheel of fortune has stopped again 
G                             F           G 
Though the winning number was lost in the wind 
    C                            F             D 
But I heard a gypsy swear it was stolen by someone 
    G                            F                  G 
Who steers a lonesome chariot in circles around the sun 


  F      C 
Maria, I love you 
  F      G 
Maria, I miss you 

 
    C                                    F 
The clock strikes twelve and cannons are fired 
    G                    F           G 
The echo is heard till a year from tonight 
    C                            F            D 
The old man with his sickle just lay down and die 
      G                          F               G 
While I held the baby's hand who danced where he lie 

 
  F      C 
Maria, I love you 
  F      G 
Maria, I miss you 
  F      C 
Maria, I love you 
  F      G 
Maria, I miss you 
  F      C 
Maria, I love you 
  F      G 
Maria, I miss you 
  F      C 
Maria, I love you 
  F      G 
Maria, I miss you 
  F      C 
Maria, I love you 
  F      G 
Maria, I miss you 
  F C 
Maria 
  F G 
Maria 
  F C 
Maria 
  F G 
Maria