Eastern Maria

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, bougainvillea 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