MARIA (Lucinda Williams) performed by Lucinda Willians on HAPPY WOMAN BLUES (1990) transcribed by Mark Albert markalbert@pipeline.com CHORD CHART INTRO: |G |C |G |C |G |D |G / / C|G | VERSE: |G |C |G |C |G |C |D |D | |G |C |G |C |G |D |G / / C|G | (repeat) |D |C |G / / C|G |D |C |G |G | |B7 |B7 |C |C |G |D |G C |G | GUITAR SOLO: |G |C |G |C |G |C |D |D | |G |C |G |C |G |D |G / / C|G |

^GMaria, you're ^Cstill wild and ^Grestless^C And I can just s^Gee ya r^Cidin' in a rode^Do You might ^Geven ^Cmake it down to T^Gexas ^C Or you might head o^Gut w^Dest to New Mexic^Go ^C ^G

^GSo pack up ^Call of your bel^Gongings ^C A ^Gpick-up will t^Cake you where you wanna ^Dgo You can ^Gride out when y^Cou hear mountains ca^Glling ^C Out to ^GCanada or the ^Dcanyons of Color^Gado ^C ^G

^DNew York ^CCity was always your h^Gome ^C ^G ^DBut in your ^Cheart you know you were ^Gborn to roam And you're gonna l^B7eave as soon as you get the m^Coney After you ^Gsell ^Deverything you o^Gwn^C ^G

GUITAR SOLO

^GMaria, is l^Coneliness a ^Gvirtue^C Or does it ^Gsteal you blind and le^Cave you split ^Dapart ^GMaria, c^Can you give me an a^Gnswer ^C Are the ^Gsongs we sing ^Dworth the broken h^Geart^C ^G

^GThe highway has a^Clways been your ^Glover ^C And ^Gsomeday ^Cyou may know his ^Dname W^Gherever you stay ^Cit wouldn't really m^Gatter ^C 'Cause all those ^Gcities s^Dtart to look the ^Gsame^C ^G

^DSome folks will ^Ctry to take your h^Geart away^C ^G ^DAnd just when you t^Chink you've really ^Ggot it made You wake ^B7up and find madness in the m^Corning But ^Gdamn the pain and d^Damn those restless ^Gdays ^C ^G ^GDamn the pain and d^Damn those restless d^Gays

Lucinda Williams - Maria