Owen Temple - Maria guitar chord

Maria

Owen Temple

Capo on 3

Am G

I sent Maria North last summer said I’d follow over soon

F Am

I’m reminded of my promise ‘neath a yellow desert moon

Am G

I can hear the crickets song again it’s time for me to go

F Am

Cross over the border get out of Mexico

By the bank I sac the darkness and watch the river rollin’ past

I crouch down in the water hidden by the grass

And I wade that muddy river till I reach the other side

I scramble through the bushes and out into the night

(Chorus)

Am G Am

And a foreign land is all that stands ‘tween me and Maria

Am G Am

I cross the line with her in mind my only chance to see her

I rush silent through mesquite brush no thought of slowin’ down

Movin’ over the barbed wire fence I never made a sound

And I’d sent word to Maria where to meet me before dawn

I knew she would not fail me I prayed nothing would go wrong

So I inched across the fencelines and rushed across the roads

I was watching close for green and white INS Broncos

And at least I reached the crossroads before morning’s light

Soaked with sweat and torn by thorns Maria nowhere in sight

So I hid off in the brush paralyzed by fear

I searched my brain for answers why Maria was not here

And the sky turned gray as dawn approached still I saw no sign

Of Maria down that long highway I was runnin’ out of time

Then a flicker down the pavement dropped me to the dust

With the rush of tires on asphalt I looked out through the brush

And my heart leapt to my throat the patrol Bronco passed

I met the eyes of sweet Maria cryin’ through the glass

I stood and watched ‘em disappear speedin’ down the road

I walked out on the blacktop then turned my head to go

On the quiet early morning my heart heavy filled with pain

I crawled across the barbed wire headed back the way I came