Intro: G      G     G       G 

Verse 

G                     Am               C         G 
You and I we got our problems, you and I we got hope 
G                        Am                    C            G 
And we assume we will be solving them, we got love, we can cope 
         Em            C                Em                  D 
But the lights in the distance and the fire burning on the shore  


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            G            F            C 
See the .. Eyes of the children of Maria  
                G            F            C 
Look at the .. Eyes of the children of Maria 
            G            F            C 
See the .. Eyes of the children of Maria 
 Am                            G 
Waiting for the coming of the Lord 

Verse 
G                         Am                      C              G 
Now everybody wants some saving grace, lash your back shave your hair 
G                           Am               
But when the angels come to St. Marks place 
              C                            G 
They're just looking for something hip to wear 
         Em                    C                  Em              D 
And the ships they're sailing backwards, full of rags, dream and shades  


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            G            F            C 
For the .. Eyes of the children of Maria 
                G            F            C 
Look at the .. Eyes of the children of Maria 
            G            F            C 
See the .. Eyes of the children of Maria 
 Am                            G 
Waiting for the coming of the Lord 

Bridge 
Bb                             F        Dm                           Am 
I can't believe what I heard yesterday, they say the dollar bound to fall 
Bb                                F      C                          D 
But those books they're written everyday I say the writings on the wall 

Verse 
G                     Am          C           G 
Up above there goes a satellite, bouncing TV shows 
G                        Am                              C            G 
For good reception man, it's what you got, for what you need, heaven knows 
         Em              C                Em                   D 
And the pìctures of the babies, they are frozen forever in my mind 


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             G            F            C 
Like the .. Eyes of the children of Maria 
                G            F            C 
Look at the .. Eyes of the children of Maria 
            G            F            C 
See the .. Eyes of the children of Maria 
 Am                            G 
Waiting for the coming of the Lord 

Outro 
 Am            C            G 
Eyes of the hungry and the poor 
 Am               C            G 
Waiting for the coming of the Lord