Maria chords by Christina Aguilera

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C# minorC#m

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

C# minorC#m
  Maria he eh he-heh, Maria   Ab7Ab7
Maria, don't you hear me calling, Maria?
                   C#5C#5
Maria, girl you know you were the only one

Verse 1:
C# minorC#m            BB
 How was I supposed to know
            A augmentedA
That it would cost my soul?
         F#5F#5
Nothin is free', out-chea
         C# minorC#m
I wanna breathe out-chea
             BB             A augmentedA
And how am I supposed to face this lonely life I've created?
              F#5F#5
Is that the price that I'm payin'?
C# minorC#m
  I wanna feel it ("You keep runing away!")

Pre-Chorus:
            B/F#
All my life, wouldn't give up
                 A7A7
Was too young to know the dif-ference
       A augmentedA  F#F#
How did I get so low-ww?
          C# minorC#m
When did I turn so cold
       BB
Inside-of-my-own-mind, I- believe my own lies
         A augmentedA
I'm facing the mirror

Chorus:
            F#sus2F#sus2
Where, where, where is Maria?
           C# minorC#m
Why, why, why don't I see her?
        BB
I, I just wanna see her
           A augmentedA
Why, why, why don't I see her?
         F#sus2F#sus2
I, I just need to see ya,
   C# minorC#m
Ma-ria

Verse 2:
C# minorC#m                BB
  Now do you hear it in my voice?
             A augmentedA
That I'm tryna make a choice
            F#sus2F#sus2        C# minorC#m
I don't know which way to-go,- at this cross-roads
           BB
You done taped my mouth shut
            A augmentedA
Make me feel worthless, used up

Pre-Chorus:
               F#sus2F#sus2
So tired of painting all this makeup
             C# minorC#m
'Cause it won't hide my deep cuts
C# minorC#m
Eyes open, but can't see
BB
Mouth open, but can't speak
        A augmentedA
I'm facing the mirror

Chorus:
            F#sus2F#sus2
Where, where, where is Maria?
           C# minorC#m
Why, why, why don't I see her?
         BB
I, I just wanna see her
            A augmentedA
Where, where, where is Maria?
         F#sus2F#sus2
Oh, I just wanna see ya,

   C# minorC#m
 Ma-ria

Bridge:
C# minorC#m
Oh, my lord (oh)
            BB
Can you take away this heavy load? (oh)
         A augmentedA
I can't carry it any-more (oh)
       F#add9F#add9
I'm callin' an an-gel, where is my saviour?
C# minorC#m
Oh, my lord (oh, my lord)
            BB
Can you take away this heavy load? (Can you take away this heavy load?)
         A augmentedA
I can't carry it an-ymore (I can't)
        F#sus2F#sus2
I'm callin' an angel, where is my saviour?

Bridge 2:
C# minorC#m
Hear my plea for sympathy
BB
I just want you here with me
A augmentedA
Hear my plea for sympathy
F#sus2F#sus2
I just want you here with me
C# minorC#m
Hear my plea for sympathy
BB
I just want you here with me
A augmentedA
Hear my plea for sympathy
F#add9F#add9
I just want you here with me
N.C.
You keep on running away!

Verse 3:
C# minorC#m
 Can you hear me callin'?
BB
 My whole world is fallin'
A augmentedA           F#sus2F#sus2
 I can't see ya, oh, I need ya
N.C.
You keep on running away!

C# minorC#m
 Can you hear me callin'?
BB
 My whole world is fallin'
A augmentedA           F#sus2F#sus2
 I can't see ya, oh, I need- ya

             C# minorC#m
Don't keep-on runnin' aw-ay!
            ("Don't run away, don't run away")

             BB
 you keep on runnin' aw-ay,
           ("Don't run away, don't run away")
            A augmentedA
 you keep on runnin' away

           ("Don't run away, Don't run away, dont!")
   F#sus2F#sus2
      ("Don't run, don't run, don't run")

Outro:
C# minorC#m
 Don't run away, don't run away, no
 BB                  A augmentedA
  Don't run away, don't run away, no
                             F#7F#7
It's ok . Go running from me. It's ok . Go running from me.
N.C.
Don't run Don't run. Don't run. Don't run
              ("Where is Mar-i-a !")
E/G#
 Don't run away. Don't run away no.
B/F#                 A augmentedA
 Don't run away. Don't run away no.
    F#7F#7
  Ohh--oh
C# minorC#m
 Where is Maria?
BB
 You know I need ya
 A/EA/E        F#5F#5
 Where is Maria?   Ummm-- ah umm

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