My Maria
Martin Sexton

Martin Sexton
The American
1998

This is my favorite song off the new album, and unfortunately
is the only new acoustic song on it.  As you may guess from this
tune, Marty wasn't the most upstanding teenager.  Fortunately
he's turned it around.  Can you believe he sings the solo?

Lyrics
Chords

Open D Tuning: DADF#AD (low-to-high)

INTRO:

    F#m     A         E
    +   +   +   +           +       +         +         +
e:---------^2-------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-^4--^4--^2---------2---|---------2---------------------------|
G:-^3--^3--^2h3-2h3p2-2---|---------2-----------------------2---|
D:-^4--^4--^2---2-----2h4-|---------4---2h4p2---------------2---|
A:-^4--^4--^0---------2---|---------2---------5---4h5p4-2-------|
E:--------------------2---|---------2---------------------------|


   F#m     A         E                                                     D#+
   +   +   +   +           +       +       +       +         +   +         +     +
e:---------2-------------|-------------2p1-----------------|---------------------------|
B:-0---0---2---------2---|-----2---2-------2---------------|---------------------2-----|
G:-0---0---2h3-2h3p2-2---|-----2---2---------0-------------|------------------0--0--0--|
D:-2h4-4---2---2-----2h4-|-----4---4-----------2p1-------4-|-2h4-----2h4p2-1--1--1--0--|
A:-4---4---0---------2---|---------2---------------4-2-4---|------------------2--2--0--|
E:-------------------2---|---------------------------------|------------------1--1--1--|

This is the MARIA figure:

   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---1-|-2---1---------1-|-2---1-----------|
B:---2-|-2---2---------2-|-2---2-----------|
G:-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-----|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----|-----------------|-----------------|

The ending is the intro with ad-lib, then simply play this:
 I sing for my   Maria
   D       C#5       F#m
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|---------4-------|
B:---------4---4---|-----------------|
G:-0---0---7---7---|-------3---------|
D:-0---0---6---6---|-----4-----------|
A:-0---0---4---4---|---4-------------|
E:-0---0-----------|-4---------------|

LYRICS:

play intro

D        E         Esus4  D#+
   Oh my Ma - ri - a
D            E              Esus4        D#+
   Seems you got me in your spell once more
D          E           Esus4        D#+
   Must be there's a storm on the way
    D              C#5              F#m   E
You taught me to know when you're near
D   C#5   F#m
Mmmm...

In your glance recall my shady days of youth
Stealing altar wine and microphones
Not so blindly fueling my need
As rock and roll fueled my dreams
         D          C#5          D#+
You know rock and roll fueled my dreams yeah

BRIDGE 1
              E                             E#º                 F#m
Back then you saw me as this child in great need of the wildest sin
    E                  D#+
How sweet your grace I stumbled in
           E                      E#º
And how completely you waved as I laughed in your face
   F#m  E  D#+
Oh my Maria
   F#m  E  D#+
Oh my Maria

play MARIA figure


Oh my Maria
how you stood for strength and sanity
Now there is someone poking holes in thee
I see now why you've called me near
  D        C#5          D#+
Maria my song can you hear

BRIDGE 2
                   D
I know you see the silence on the sidewalk and the anger in the street
        D#+
And the voices of all these children coming up to my feet
       E                              E#º                          F#m
And we sing your song in vain as some preacher sees his reign come down
  E  D#+
Maria
      F#m     E  D#+
Oh my sweet Maria
       E                                    E#º
In the silence on the hill you know I'll be dreamin' of you still
        F#m   E  D#+
Now the one Maria
    F#m E  D#+
Oh my Maria

play MARIA figure
Maria
Maria

VOCAL SOLO
F#m   E   D#+
F#m   E   D#+
F#m   E   D#+
F#m   E   D#+

play verse chords
Hmmm...
Hmmm...
Hmmm...
  D        C#5  F#m  D#+
I sing for my Maria
play ending
I sing for my Maria


CHORDS:

D	000000
D#+	12102x
E	222222
Esus4	222422
F#m	444304
E#º	32322x
C#5	x4674x