Maria chords by Christina Aguilera

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C#m

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

C#m
   Maria he eh he-heh,  Maria     Ab7
Maria, don't you hear me calling, Maria?
                                      C#5
Maria, girl you know you were the only one

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

Pre-Chorus:
                       B/F#
All my life, wouldn't give up
                                  A7
Was too young to know the dif-ference
              A   F#
How did I get so low-ww?
                    C#m
When did I turn so cold
             B
Inside-of-my-own-mind, I- believe my own lies
                 A
I'm facing the mirror

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

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

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

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

     C#m
 Ma-ria

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



Outro:
C#m
  Don't run away, don't run away, no
  B                                   A
    Don't run away, don't run away, no
                                                          F#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
  Don't run away. Don't run away no.
        F#7
   Ohh--oh
C#m
  Where is Maria?
B
  You know I need ya
 A/E                F#5
  Where is Maria?     Ummm-- ah umm