Maria, Maria
At 180 BPM, the progressive rock track opens with an intricate fingerstyle electric guitar riff, interlocked with syncopated drums. Tempos and time signatures shift for each section: soft synth pads and fretless bass introduce hopeful themes, then energetic guitar solos alternate with emotional piano interludes. Mid-song, a dramatic slowdown with vocal and instrumental pause—marked by a lone sustained organ chord—ushers in a powerful reprise. Joy and sorrow blend through dynamic shifts, and the arrangement gradually fades, cycling main chords with drums and guitars gently reducing in layers, seamlessly ending with just clean guitar and bass.
Maria, Maria
At 180 BPM, the progressive rock track opens with an intricate fingerstyle electric guitar riff, interlocked with syncopated drums. Tempos and time signatures shift for each section: soft synth pads and fretless bass introduce hopeful themes, then energetic guitar solos alternate with emotional piano interludes. Mid-song, a dramatic slowdown with vocal and instrumental pause—marked by a lone sustained organ chord—ushers in a powerful reprise. Joy and sorrow blend through dynamic shifts, and the arrangement gradually fades, cycling main chords with drums and guitars gently reducing in layers, seamlessly ending with just clean guitar and bass.
Lyrics
Instrumental Intro – any main instrument, varies by style
Am][A7][Dm][G7] [instrumental pause
Verse 1
[Am] Maria, Maria is a gift, is a certain magic
vocal pause
[A7] A power inside that calls to us
[Dm] She’s a woman who deserves to live and love
G7] Like every other one on Earth [vocal pause
Verse 2
[C] Maria, Maria is sound, is color and sweat
vocal pause
[Am] She’s the strongest, slowest dose
[F] From people who still laugh when they should cry
E7] Who survive, not just live on [vocal pause
Chorus
[Am] But you need to be strong, you need to have soul
vocal pause
[A7] You always need courage burning
Dm] Who carries on their body that mark [vocal pause
[G7] Maria, Maria—mixes joy and pain
Chorus 2
[C] But you need the skill, you need the grace
[Am] You always must keep dreaming
[F] Who carries on the skin that sign
E7] Has that strange habit—faith in life [vocal pause
Main Instrument Break – solo, adapt to style
Am][A7][Dm][G7] [instrumental pause
Repeat Chorus
[Am] But you need to be strong, you need to have soul
[A7] You always need courage burning
Dm] Who carries on their body that mark [vocal pause
[G7] Maria, Maria—mixes joy and pain
Bridge
[C] But you need the skill, you need the grace
vocal pause
[Am] You always must keep dreaming
[F] Who carries on the skin that sign
[E7] Has that strange habit—faith in life
Vocalize/Outro
[Am] Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey!
vocal pause
[A7] Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey! Ah! Hey!
Dm] La la la la, lerererê, lerererê [vocal pause
G7] La la la la, lerererê, lerererê [vocal pause
Am] But you need to be strong, you need to have soul… [vocal pause
Am] But you need to be strong, you need to have soul… [vocal pause
Soft fade out – main chords, ending calmly