Author/Artist: Los Lobos/Mambo All-Stars
Title: Beautiful Maria of my soul
Transcribed by: James Housego
All the TABs on the net for this song are
absolutely shocking. This is not perfect, but
much closer to the truth.
Capo on 3rd fret
[Intro] (short)
[Verse 1]
In the sunlight of your smile,
In the summer of our lives,
In the magic of love,
(short)
Storms a-bove scattered away,
[Verse 2]
Lovers dreaming in the night,
Reaching for paradise,
But as the dark shadows fade,
(short)
Love sleeps away.
[Verse 3] same as verse 1
On an empty stretch of beach,
In the pattern of the waves,
Drawing pictures with my hand,
In the sand I see your face,
[Verse 4] same as verse 2
Skipping pebbles on the sea,
Wishing for paradise,
Sand castles crumble bellow,
The restless tide ebb and flow,
[Chorus](Los Lobos version)
Listening to a shell,
Hoping for your voice,
Beautiful Mari - a of my soul
of my soul
[Chorus] (Mambo All-Stars version)
Listening to a shell,
Hoping for your voice,
Beautiful Mari - a of my soul
of my soul
[Flute/Trumpet Solo]
[Bridge] (short)
[Verse 5] same as verse 1
Do we always be apart,
Locked forever in a dream,
If I ever love again,
Even then nothing will change,
[Verse 6] same as verse 1
And the taste of you remains,
Clinging to paradise,
But as the distance from you grows,
All that my heart ever knows,
[Chorus](Los Lobos version)
Listening to a shell,
Hoping for your voice,
Beautiful Mari - a of my soul
of my soul
[Chorus] (Mambo All-Stars version)
Listening to a shell,
Hoping for your voice,
Beautiful Mari - a of my soul
of my soul
[Outro] repeated to the end