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....