| Dm | |
| Maria Mari | a |
| Am | |
| She reminds me of a west side | story |
| Em | |
| Growing up in Spanish | Harlem |
| Am | |
| She's living the life just like a | movie star |
| Dm | |
| Maria Mari | a |
| Am | |
| She fell in love in East L. | A. |
| Em | |
| To the sounds of the g | uitar, yeah, yeah |
| Am | |
| Played by Carlos Santa | na |
| Am | |
| Stop the | looting, stop the shooting |
| G | |
| Pick | pocking on the corner |
| F | |
| See as the | rich is getting richer |
| G | E/G# | |
| The | poor is getting | poorer |
| Am | |
| Se Mira Ma | ria on the corner |
| G | |
| Thinking of | ways to make it better |
| F | |
| In my | mailbox there's an eviction letter |
| G | E/G# | |
| Somebody just said | see you later |
| Am | |
| Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola |
| Ahora vengo mama chola |
| Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola |
| Ahora vengo mama chola x8 |
| CHORUS |
| Am | |
| I said a la fav | ella los colores |
| G | |
| The | streets are getting hotter |
| F | |
| There is no | water to put out the fire |
| E | |
| Mi canto la esperanza |
| E/G# | Am | |
| Se | Mira Mar | ia on the corner |
| G | |
| Thinking of | ways to make it better |
| F | |
| Then I | looked up in the sky |
| E | |
| Hoping of | days of paradise |
| Am | |
| Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola |
| Ahora vengo mama chola x8 |
| BRIDGE: |
| Am | G | |
| Maria you know you're my | lover |
| F | E | |
| When the wind blows I can | feel you |
| Am | G | |
| Through the | weather and even when we're | apart |
| F | E | |
| I still feel like we're t | ogether |
| CHORUS |