Mother Maria

intro : Dm Dm Am Am Dm Dm Dm Dm

G F Am Am
for everyone i loved and every road i’ve known
G F Am Am
for all the trash i won i celebrate . . . alone
G F Am Am
sit up straight , stupid , bite your tongue
G F Am G
the best that i Am is said and done

F F F F
screams and whispers
tell her i no longer hear her!

C G Dm Am
mother mary , she don’t talk to me
C G Dm Am
mother mary , she don’t talk to me
C G A# F
“give her my apologies”
“and tell her not to cry”
Dm Dm
mother maria

G F Am Am
i holler like a king trying to keep his throne
G F Am G
but chewing on a stone is the only thing i own

F F F F
drugs and lovers
nothing left under the covers

C G Dm Am
mother mary , she don’t talk to me
C G Dm Am
mother mary , she don’t talk to me
C G A# F
“give her my apologies”
“and tell her not to cry”
Am Am Dm Dm Am Am
mother maria

Dm Dm
anything you want
Am Am
anything you need
Dm Dm
i give it all i got
Am Am
your attention please!
Dm Dm
you never want it me
Am Am
you never wanted me!

G G
sleep with me
F F
just for the bitter part
about me

solo : C A# Dm Dm ( x3 )
C A# Dm C

A# ( x6 )
living’s hardly
living’s hardly
tell her i no longer want it

F C Gm Dm
mother mary , she don’t talk to me
F C Gm Dm
mother mary , she don’t talk to me
F C Gm Dm
“give her all apologies”
F C Gm Dm
it’s mother mary , she don’t talk to me!
F C Gm Dm
i still don’t hear her voice
i still can’t hear her voice
F C
i don’t deserve her
D# Gm D# Gm
so tell her not to cry , tell her not to cry
A#
tell her not to cry!
F
mother maria