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[Verse 1]
    F  C   G               D      G
Maria, Maria it's a sin to tell a lie
    F  C   G               D      G
Maria, Maria it's a sin to tell a lie
       Em          G
It's a sin, it's a sin
      Em           G    C/G
To pretend, it's a sin,   oh
  G F  C   G                D      G
Maria, Maria, it's a sin to tell a lie

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
    F  C   G                    D         G
Maria, Maria, it's a long, cold road back home
    F  C   G               D          G
Maria, Maria, and I wish I would have known
        Em                 G
Well, I wish, I would have known
      Em                     G    C/G
But I thought that you'd be alone,  oh
  G F  C  G                    D         G
Maria, Maria, it's a long cold road back home

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[Verse 3]
    F  C   G            D        G
Maria, Maria, don't you think of me?
    F  C   G                  D         G
Maria, Maria, I'm as blind as blind can be
             Em                  G
Well, I'm as blind, as blind can be
           Em              G   C/G
Cause' you never cared for me,   oh
  G F  C   G                  D         G
Maria, Maria, I'm as blind as blind can be