Emmy The Great - Eastern Maria

emmy the great – eastern maria

performed at the nave , london , april 2011

capo 3

C – x32010
G – 320003
Dm – xx0231
Am – x02210
B7 – x2x202
D7 – xx0212
G7 – 320001
E/B – x22100

intro – C

C G C
oh , do you see her?
Dm G C
queen of the heavens on the move
Am B7
carried over oceans into india
Dm G Am
seduced by their gods and the heat and monsoons

Dm B7 Dm
how well , how obediently they received her
D7 G G7
but maria , there’s an elephant head in your womb

C G Am
oh , they believe in her
Dm G C
carved her idol into rock
Am B7
over time , they married her to shiva
Dm G Am
on their knees they begged her undrown their crops

Dm B7 Dm
oh lady , lady dolorosa
D7 G G7
many armed , many nippled mother of god

C G Am
santa maria
Dm G C
santa lakshmi of the ponds
Am G C
forgot where she came from
Dm G C
out in nirvana she was lost

Am B7
draped in rosaries of jasmine , broken veena
Dm G Am
adore , exalt at the foot of a cross
Dm C Dm
where she wept in ivory and silver till
D7 G G7
her child was reborn on a lotus pond

C G Am
oh , do you see her?
Dm G C
lost in her saffron – scented joy
Am G C E/B
eastern maria
Dm G C
nursing a blue – skinned baby boy

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tabbed by t . barrie ( shameandfortune )