Chords for R.B. Greaves -Take A Letter Maria

_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Last night [D] as I got home, I thought of half [A] past ten
There was a [D] woman I thought I knew, in the arms of [A] another man
Kept my [D] cool, I ain't no fool, let me tell you what happened [A] then
I packed some [D] clothes and I walked out, and I ain't going [A] back again
So take a letter, Maria, hmm, _ [G] address it to my wife
_ [D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] I gotta start a new life
So take a letter, Maria, hmm, _ [G] address it to my wife
[D] Send a copy to my lawyer, [A] I gotta start a new life
You've been many [D] things but most of all, a good [G] secretary [A] to me
Now there's times like [D] this I feel, you've always been [A] close to me
Boys I [D] roam to work nights, they try to [A] build a good life
But all work [D] and no play has [Bm] just cost [A] me a wife
So take a letter, Maria, hmm, [G] address it to my wife
_ [D] Say I won't be coming home, [A] I gotta start a new life
So take a letter, Maria, hmm, [G] address it to my wife
[D] Send a copy to my lawyer, [A] I gotta start a new life
When a man loves a woman, [D] it's [G] hard to [A] understand
That she would find [D] more pleasure in the arms of another [A] man
I never [D] really noticed how sweet you are [A] to me
It just so happens [D] I'm free tonight, would you like to have dinner with [A] me?
So take a letter, Maria, hmm, [G] address it to my wife
_ [D] Say I won't be coming home, I [A] gotta start a new life
So take a letter, Maria, hmm, [G] address it to my wife
_ [D] Send a copy to my lawyer, I [A] gotta start a new life
So take a letter, Maria, hmm
_ [G] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _