Maria Maria - Santana ft. Wyclef Jean

[Intro]
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Ladies and gents, turn up your sound system to the sound of Carlos Santana
and the GMB, get away, move from the refugee camp.

[Verse 1]
            
Oh, Maria Mari

             
a, she remind 

              
me of a west s

    
ide story
              
Growing up in 

           
Spanish Harlem

            
, shes living 

              
the life just 

        
like a movie s

tar
             
Oh, Maria Mari

            
a, she fell in

             
 love in East 


L.A.
              
to the sounds 

           
of the guitar,

              
 yeah, yeah, p

              
layed by Carlo

     
s Santana

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
              
Stop the looti

              
ng, stop the s

              
hooting, pick 


pocking on the

 corner
             
See as the ric

              
h is getting r

             
icher, the poo

             
r is getting p


oorer
            
Se mia Maria o

              
n the corner, 

            
thinking of wa

ys to make it 

better
             
In my mailbox 

              
theres an evic

              
tion letter, s

             
omebody just s

     
aid see you la

ter

Ahora vengo ma

ma chola mama 

chola, ahora v

engo mama chol

a

Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola, ahora vengo mama chola

[Verse 3]
            
Maria Maria, s

             
he remind me o

              
f a west side 


story
              
Growing up in 

           
Spanish Harlem

            
, shes living 

              
the life just 

        
like a movie s

tar
             
Oh, Maria Mari

            
a, she fell in

             
 love in East 


L.A.
              
to the sounds 

           
of the guitar,

              
 yeah, yeah, p

              
layed by Carlo

     
s Santana

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
              
I said a la fa

              
vella los colo

         
res, the stree

ts are getting

 hotter
             
There is no wa

              
ter to put out

              
 the fire, mi 

            
canto la esper

 
anza
            
Se mira Maria 

              
on the corner,

             
 thinking of w

ays to make it

 better
             
Then I looked 

              
up in the sky 

            
hoping of days

          
 of paradise

N.C.
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola, ahora vengo mama chola
(Northside)
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola, ahora vengo mama chola
(Southside)
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola, ahora vengo mama chola
(Worldwide)
Ahora vengo mama chola mama chola, ahora vengo mama chola
(Open up your eyes)

[Bridge]
              
Maria you know

             
 youre my love

   
r
              
when the wind 

            
blows I can fe

            
el you through

     
 the weather
              
And even when 

            
we are apart i

              
t still feels 

           
like were toge

ther

[Verse 5]
          
Maria, yeah, s

             
he remind me o

              
f a west side 


story
              
Growing up in 

           
Spanish Harlem

            
, shes living 

              
the life just 

        
like a movie s

tar
             
Oh, Maria Mari

            
a, she fell in

             
 love in East 


L.A.
              
to the sounds 

           
of the guitar,

              
 yeah, yeah, p

              
layed by Carlo

     
s Santana

[Outro]
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Put 'em up y'all, Carlos Santana with the refugee camp,
Wyclef, Jerry Windup, Mr. Santana, GMB
Yo Carlos man, you're making that guitar cry...