Maria Ukulele chords by Green Day

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)


Key: A E

Spoken:
N.C.
Billie Joe it certainly
is exciting to meet you here
at the recording studio right
after you've just made your
very first record! How does
it feel? Hmmm Wonderful!


D A D A

Verse 1:
D A
   She smashed the radio with
    A
the board of education
D A
   Turned up the static left
   A
of the state of the nation


Refrain 1:
A G#m F#m E
           Turn on the flame
     E
step on the gas
A G#m F#m E
           Burning the
E
flag at half mast
A G#m F#m E
           She's the
      E
rebel forgotten son
A G#m F#m E
           An export
       E
of the revolution


Verse 2:
D A
  She is the first voice of
        A
the last one's in the line
D A
   She'll drag the weights
            A
to keep the vendetta alive


Refrain 2:
A G#m F#m E
           Bring in the
E
head of the government
A G#m F#m E
           The dog
        E
ate the document
A G#m F#m E
           Someone
         E
shot the president
A G#m F#m E
           And no one
            E
knows where Maria went!


Chorus 1:
  D A
Maria!
  D A
Maria!
  D A
Maria!
             E
Where did ya go?


Post Chorus:
E A  x4


Verse 3:
   E       A           E   A
Be careful what you're offering
     E            A      E      A
Your breath lacks the conviction
E       A      E      A
Drawing a line in the dirt
  E         A      E     A
Because the last decision


Bridge: Guitar Solo
   D  A D A D A E
Is no!
   D  A D A D A E
Is no!


Verse 3:
D A
   She smashed the radio with
    A
the board of education
D A
   Turned up the static left
   A
of the state of the nation


Refrain 3:
A G#m F#m E
           Turn on the flame
     E
step on the gas
A G#m F#m E
           Burning the
E
flag at half mast
A G#m F#m E
           She's the
      E
rebel forgotten son
A G#m F#m E
           An export
       E
of the revolution


Chorus 2:
  D A
Maria!
  D A
Maria!
  D A
Maria!
             E
Where did ya go?
  D A
Maria!
  D A
Maria!
  D A
Maria!
             E  E E E D A
Where did ya go?