Chord Eastern Maria by Emmy The Great

emmy the great - eastern maria performed at the nave , london , april 2011 capo 3 C - x32010 G - 320003 Dm - xx0231 Am - x02210 B7 - x2x202 D7 - xx0212 G7 - 320001 E/B - x22100 intro - C C G C oh , do you see her? Dm G C queen of the heavens on the move Am B7 carried over oceans into india Dm G Am seduced by their gods and the heat and monsoons Dm B7 Dm how well , how obediently they received her D7 G G7 but maria , there’s an elephant head in your womb C G Am oh , they believe in her Dm G C carved her idol into rock Am B7 over time , they married her to shiva Dm G Am on their knees they begged her undrown their crops Dm B7 Dm oh lady , lady dolorosa D7 G G7 many armed , many nippled mother of god C G Am santa maria Dm G C santa lakshmi of the ponds Am G C forgot where she came from Dm G C out in nirvana she was lost Am B7 draped in rosaries of jasmine , broken veena Dm G Am adore , exalt at the foot of a cross Dm C Dm where she wept in ivory and silver till D7 G G7 her child was reborn on a lotus pond C G Am oh , do you see her? Dm G C lost in her saffron - scented joy Am G C E/B eastern maria Dm G C nursing a blue - skinned baby boy see video at - tabbed by t . barrie shameandfortune