O Maria

	  		

Am              G#            F 
there was no one nothing to see 
Am          G#                  F 
the night is useless and so are we 
      C           Bb 
cause everybody knows 
    Am        G#      F                        G 
the fabric of folly is fallen apart at the seams 
 Am                          C 
and i've been lookin' for a good time 
Am                     G#       G 
but the pleasures are seldom and few 

there's no whiskey there's no wine 
just the concrete and a worried mind 
'cause everybody knows death creeps in slow 
til you feel safe in his arms 
and i've been lookin' for a new friend 
and i don't care if he's decrepit and grey 

(trombone solo verse) 

o maria haven't you known 
days so careless 
all on your own 
'cause everybody knows the circus is closed 
and the animals have gone wild 
and i've been lookin' for my shadow 
but this place is so bright and so clean 

(repeat first verse)