Doug Stone - Take A Letter, Maria Chords

TAKE A LETTER, MARIA
Doug Stone
November 23, 2003

Intro:  (A)  (A)  (A)  (A)

(A) Last night as I (D) got home about a half past (A) ten 
There was the woman I (D) thought I knew 
In the arms of another (A) man 
I kept my cool, I (D) ain't no fool 
Let me tell you what happened (A) then 
I packed some clothes and (D) I walked out 
And I ain't going back a(A)gain 

So take a (A) letter Maria, (Asus) (A) ad(G)dress it to my wife 
(D) Say I won't be coming home, I'm gonna (A) start a new life (Asus) (A) 
So take a letter Maria, (Asus) (A) ad(G)dress it to my wife 
Send a (D) copy to my lawyer, gotta (A) start a new life (Asus) (A) 

You've been (A) many things but (D) most of all a good secretary to (A) me 
And it's times like this (D) I feel you've always been close to (A) me 
Was I wrong (D) to work nights to try to build a good (A) life 
All work and (D) no play has just cost me a (A) wife 

So take a (A) letter Maria, (Asus) (A) ad(G)dress it to my wife 
(D) Say I won't be coming home, I'm gonna (A) start a new life (Asus) (A) 
So take a letter Maria, (Asus) (A) ad(G)dress it to my wife 
Send a (D) copy to my lawyer, gotta (A) start a new life (Asus) (A) 

When a (A) man loves a (D) woman it's hard to underst(A)and 
That she would find more (D) pleasure in the arms of another (A) man 
I never really noticed (D) how sweet you are to (A) me 
It just so happens I'm (D) free tonight 
Would you like to have dinner with (A) me 

So take a (A) letter Maria, (Asus) (A) ad(G)dress it to my wife 
(D) Say I won't be coming home, I'm gonna (A) start a new life (Asus) (A) 
So take a letter Maria, (Asus) (A) ad(G)dress it to my wife 
Send a (D) copy to my lawyer, gotta (A) start a new life (Asus) (A) 

So take a (A) letter Maria, (Asus) (A) ad(G)dress it to my wife 
(D) Say I won't be coming home, I'm gonna (A) start a new life (Asus) (A) 

Fade out....