Artist  : Green Day 
Title   : Maria
Album   : International Superhits!
Released: 2001

Lyrics by: Billie Joe Armstrong

Tuning: standard

Tabbed by: Sigbjørn Ottar Nydal (Sigbjorn01@gmx.net)

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Chords:


   A   A5  A5* B5  C#5 D5  E5  E 
e|--------------------------------
B|---------10--12--------------9--
G|-6-------9---11--6---7---9---9--
D|-7---7---7---9---6---7---9---9--
A|-7---7-----------4---5---7---7--
E|-5---5--------------------------


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Song progression:
Intro > Verse 1 > Pre-Chorus > Verse 2 > Pre-Chorus > Chorus >
Bridge > Solo > Verse 1 > Pre-Chorus 1 > Chorus > Chorus >
Outro 
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Intro:

 D5    A5                                                D5    A5
---------| -----------------|-----------------|------------------|
---------| -----------------|-----------------|------------------|
-7-7-7---| -----------------|-*-------------*-|----------7-7-7---|
-7-7-7-7-| ---7-------------|-*-------------*-|----------7-7-7-7-|
-5-5-5-7-| ---7-------------|-----------------|----------5-5-5-7-|
-------5-| ---5-------------|-----------------|----------------5-|

           | play twice                                          |

Verse (same riff as intro)

A5                                                   D5  
  She smashed the radio with the board of education 
A5                                                   D5 C#5 A5 E5  
  Turn up the static left of the state of the nation

Pre-Chorus
E                                    D5 C#5 A5 E5  
  Turn up the flame, step on the gas
  Burning the flag at half mast
  She's rebel's forgotten son
E
  An export of the revolution

Verse 2: (lyrics)

She is the first voice of the last ones in the line
She'll drag the lake to keep the vendetta alive

Pre-Chorus 2: (lyrics)

Bring in the head of the government
The dog ate the document
Somebody shot the president
And no one knows where Maria went?

Chorus:
  D    A        D  A      D   A                E
Mar -i -a, Mar -i -a, Mar -i -a, where did you go?


Bridge:

bridge riff:

  E      A5*        B5      A5*
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9---9-x-10--10x-|-12--12x-10--10x-|
|-9---9-x-9---9-x-|-11--11x-9---9-x-|
|-9---9-x-7---7-x-|-9---9-x-7---7-x-|
|-7---7-x---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

   E       A5*         B5    A5*
 (twice w/o lyrics)                Be 
 careful what you're offer-ing    Your 
 breath lacks the conviction -    
 Drawing the line in the dirt     Be-
 cause the last    de-cision   ...is     

Solo:

b=bend whole step

 D5             A
|-2---3---5-------|-----5----5-----|
|-3---3---3-------|---5----5-----5-|
|---------------7b|------7b----7b--|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|play 3 times
 no-___________-o____

____________________________________
|1.
  E5
|-4-----4-5---5-7-|---5---4------x-|
|-5-----5-5---5-5-|---5---5------x-|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|

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|2. 
  E5                                 (A5)
|-4-----4-5---5-7-|---5---4---0----|-5~----
|-5-----5-5---5-5-|---5---5---5----|--------
|-----------------|----------------|-------
|-----------------|----------------|--------
|-----------------|----------------|-------
|-----------------|----------------|------

Outro:            __________________
                  |1.2.3.
  E      A5*        B5      A5*
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9---9-x-10--10x-|-12--12x-10--10x-|
|-9---9-x-9---9-x-|-11--11x-9---9-x-|
|-9---9-x-7---7-x-|-9---9-x-7---7-x-|
|-7---7-x---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

__________________
|4.
 B5       D5    A5
|-----------------|
|-12--12x---------|
|-11--11x-7-7-7---|
|-9---9-x-7-7-7-7-|
|---------5-5-5-7-|
|---------------5-|