Maria George Strait
Title: Maria
Artist: George Strait
Songwriter: Robert Earl Keen Jr.
From the MCA Nashville Album: One Step At A Time
Intro: C
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[C]There's a soft rain [C/A]tappin' on your [C]window
[C]There's a cool breeze [C7]blowin' off the [F]bay
[G7]And a warm flame dancin' with our [G]shadows
[F]To music playin' far [G]away
[C]I never [C/A]meant to stay an [C]hour
[C]I thought that [C7]I was passin' [F]through
[G7]Another town along the [G]highway
[F]I never [G]meant to fall for [C]you
[F]But I can't [G]speak for you, [C]Maria
[Bdim]I only know the way I [F]feel
[F]When I [G]sleep with you, [C]Maria[F]
[Dm]There's nothin' [G]left for dreams to [C]steal
[C]On a [C/A]Bible by the m[C]irror
[C]The only [C7]treasure's that we [F]hold
[G7]The only secrets that we're [G]keeping
[F]A watch, a [G]chain, a cross of [C]gold
[F]I can't [G]speak for you, [C]Maria
[Bdim]I only know the way I [F]feel
[F]When I [G]sleep with you, [C]Maria[F]
[Dm]There's nothin' [G]left for dreams to [C]steal
Instrumental: Bdim F G C
[C]When the [C/A]sunlight brings the [C]morning
[C]I can't [C7]tell you what I'll [F]do
[G7]But I've a mind to take you [G]with me
[F]And I've a [G]heart to stay with [C]you
[F]But I can't [G]speak for you, [C]Maria
[Bdim]I only know the way I [F]feel
[F]When I [G]sleep with you, [C]Maria[F]
[Dm]There's nothin' [G]left for dreams to [C]steal
[F]When I [G]sleep with you, [C]Maria[F]
[Dm]There's nothin' [G]left for dreams to [C]steal
--< My interpretation of course >--
Chord Fingering Chart
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C [EADGBE]x32010
C/A x02010 Using A for the bass note (an inversion of Am7)
C7 x32310
[F]G [133211]320003
G7 320001
Bdim x20101 Hard to play, easier to leave off the first B (on the A
string)
Dm xx0231
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