| Em | C | |
| In the summer of our l | ives, |
| Am | |
| In the magic of l | ove, |
| Am B C B7 B7(short) |
| Storms a-bove scattered away, |
| ~Stanza 2~ Am D |
| Lovers dreaming in the night, |
| G | C | |
| Reaching for | paradise, |
| Am | Em | |
| But as the d | ark shadows f | ade, |
| C B7(short) |
| Love sleeps away. |
| ~Same as stanza 1~ |
| On an empty stretch of beach, |
| In the pattern of the waves, |
| Drawing pictures with my hand, |
| In the sand I see your face, |
| ~Same as stanza 2~ |
| Skipping pebbles on the sea, |
| Wishing for paradise, |
| Sand castles crumble bellow, |
| The restless tide ebb and flow, |
| ~Chorus~ (Los Lobos version) |
| Em | Am9 | B7#9 | |
| Listening to a she | ll, |
| Em | Am9 | B7#9 | |
| Hoping for your vo | ice, |
| Em Am/c Am B7 Em |
| Beautiful Mari - a of my soul |
| Em | Am | B7 | Em | |
| of my | soul |
| ~Chorus~ (Mambo All-Stars version) |
| Em | B7b13 | |
| Listening to a she | ll, |
| Em | B7b13 | |
| Hoping for your vo | ice, |
| Em Am/c Am B7 Em |
| Beautiful Mari - a of my soul |
| Em | Am | B7b13 | Em | |
| of my | soul |
| Flute/Trumpet Solo ~Same as stanza 1~ |
| Bridge ~Same as intro~ |
| ~Same as stanza 1~ |
| Do we always be apart, |
| Locked forever in a dream, |
| If I ever love again, |
| Even then nothing will change, |
| ~Same as stanza 2~ |
| And the taste of you remains, |
| Clinging to paradise, |
| But as the distance from you grows, |
| All that my heart ever knows, |
| Chorus ~same~ |
| Em Am9/C B7 repeated to the end |