VERSE 1 Am C G D I GOT A LETTER FROM MARIA, YOU KNOW HER ENGLISH AIN’T THAT GOOD Am C G BUT WHAT SHE MEANT WAS EASILY UNDERSTOOD Am C G D IF I’M GONNA KEEP HER, I BETTER GET THERE QUICK Am C G THE THOUGHT OF HER WITH SOMEBODY ELSE JUST MAKES ME SICK
CHORUS C G I NEVER DROVE TWO DAYS THROUGH THE POURING RAIN D Am JUST STOPPING FOR COFFEE AND GAS C G NEVER OUTRUN THE LAW ON THE INTERSTATE D Am DIDN'T KNOW THIS THING’D GO THAT FAST C G I’VE NEVER BEEN IN THIS DEEP BEFORE, Am Em BUT THERE’S ALWAYS A FIRST TIME C D Am THEN AGAIN, I’VE NEVER BEEN THE JEALOUS KIND.
VERSE 2 Am C G D BLUE LIGHTS IN THE MIRROR, BLUE LIGHTS IN MY WAY Am C G BUT STILL ALL I SEE IS HER PRETTY FACE Am C D Am WHEN THEY GIVE ME THAT ONE PHONE CALL, I KNOW WHAT IT'S GONNA BE Am C G MARIA WILL YOU WAIT ONE MORE DAY FOR ME