Chords for Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon - Maria (Audio)
Tempo:
103.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Bm
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#]
[A] She climbs a tree [E] and scrapes her knee, her dress has got [B] a tear.
[F#] She waltzes [Bm] on her way to [A] mass and whistles on the [F#] stair.
And underneath her wimple, [G#] she has curlers [Bm] in her hair.
[A] I even [F#] heard her singing in the air.
[E] [E] She's always late for [A] chapel, but her [B] penitence is real.
[E] She's always late for [F#] everything, except for [Bm] every [F#m] meal.
I hate to have [D] to say it, but I very [Bm] firmly feel,
[A] Maria's [G#] not an assent to the [C#] abbey.
[B] I'd like to say a word [E] in her behalf.
[B]
Maria makes me [E] laugh.
How do you solve a problem like Maria?
How do [A] you catch a cloud [E] and pin it down?
How do you find a word that [D] means Maria?
A flivity, [B] a jitter, a will, a [C#m] whiz, a clown.
[E] [Am] Many a thing you know you'd like to [E] tell her.
Many [Am] a thing she ought [G#] to understand.
[C#] How do you make her [E] stay and listen to all you say?
How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
[A] Oh, how do you solve a problem like [Bm] Maria?
[A] [F#] [Bm]
[D] [A]
When [A#m] I'm with her, I'm confused, out of focus and bemused.
And I never know exactly where I am.
[F#] Unpredictable as weather.
She's as flighty as a feather.
She's a darling.
She's a demon.
She's a lamb.
[Bm] She'll [E] outpest her any pest, drive a hornet from its nest.
She can throw a whirling dervish [D] out of world.
She's [B] gentle.
She is wild.
She's a riddle.
She's a child.
[E] She's a headache.
[B] She's an angel.
[D] She's a girl.
[E] How do you solve a problem [E] like Maria?
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
[A] How do you find a word that means [D] Maria?
[B]
[Dm] A whiz, [A] a clown.
[E] [A] Many a thing you know you'd [E] like to tell her.
[A] Many a thing she ought to [Bm] understand.
[C#] [Am] How do you make her stay?
[E] Listen to all you say.
How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
[A] Oh, how you solve a problem like [D] Maria.
[Bm]
[E]
In your
[A]
[A] She climbs a tree [E] and scrapes her knee, her dress has got [B] a tear.
[F#] She waltzes [Bm] on her way to [A] mass and whistles on the [F#] stair.
And underneath her wimple, [G#] she has curlers [Bm] in her hair.
[A] I even [F#] heard her singing in the air.
[E] [E] She's always late for [A] chapel, but her [B] penitence is real.
[E] She's always late for [F#] everything, except for [Bm] every [F#m] meal.
I hate to have [D] to say it, but I very [Bm] firmly feel,
[A] Maria's [G#] not an assent to the [C#] abbey.
[B] I'd like to say a word [E] in her behalf.
[B]
Maria makes me [E] laugh.
How do you solve a problem like Maria?
How do [A] you catch a cloud [E] and pin it down?
How do you find a word that [D] means Maria?
A flivity, [B] a jitter, a will, a [C#m] whiz, a clown.
[E] [Am] Many a thing you know you'd like to [E] tell her.
Many [Am] a thing she ought [G#] to understand.
[C#] How do you make her [E] stay and listen to all you say?
How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
[A] Oh, how do you solve a problem like [Bm] Maria?
[A] [F#] [Bm]
[D] [A]
When [A#m] I'm with her, I'm confused, out of focus and bemused.
And I never know exactly where I am.
[F#] Unpredictable as weather.
She's as flighty as a feather.
She's a darling.
She's a demon.
She's a lamb.
[Bm] She'll [E] outpest her any pest, drive a hornet from its nest.
She can throw a whirling dervish [D] out of world.
She's [B] gentle.
She is wild.
She's a riddle.
She's a child.
[E] She's a headache.
[B] She's an angel.
[D] She's a girl.
[E] How do you solve a problem [E] like Maria?
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
[A] How do you find a word that means [D] Maria?
[B]
[Dm] A whiz, [A] a clown.
[E] [A] Many a thing you know you'd [E] like to tell her.
[A] Many a thing she ought to [Bm] understand.
[C#] [Am] How do you make her stay?
[E] Listen to all you say.
How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
[A] Oh, how you solve a problem like [D] Maria.
[Bm]
[E]
In your
[A]
Key:
E
A
Bm
B
F#
E
A
Bm
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] She climbs a tree [E] and scrapes her knee, her dress has got [B] a tear.
[F#] She waltzes [Bm] on her way to [A] mass and whistles on the [F#] stair.
And underneath her wimple, [G#] she has curlers [Bm] in her hair.
[A] I even [F#] heard her singing in the air.
_ [E] _ [E] She's always late for [A] chapel, but her [B] penitence is real.
[E] She's always late for [F#] everything, except for [Bm] every [F#m] meal.
I hate to have [D] to say it, but I very [Bm] firmly feel,
[A] Maria's [G#] not an assent to the [C#] abbey.
_ [B] I'd like to say a word [E] in her behalf.
_ _ _ _ [B]
Maria makes me [E] laugh. _ _ _ _
_ How do you solve a problem like Maria? _
How do [A] you catch a cloud [E] and pin it down?
How do you find a word that [D] means Maria?
_ A flivity, [B] a jitter, a will, a [C#m] whiz, a clown.
[E] _ [Am] Many a thing you know you'd like to [E] tell her.
Many [Am] a thing she ought [G#] to understand.
[C#] _ How do you make her [E] stay and listen to all you say?
How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
[A] Oh, how do you solve a problem like [Bm] Maria?
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ When [A#m] I'm with her, I'm confused, out of focus and bemused.
And I never know exactly where I am.
_ [F#] Unpredictable as weather.
She's as flighty as a feather.
She's a darling.
She's a demon.
She's a lamb.
[Bm] She'll [E] outpest her any pest, drive a hornet from its nest.
She can throw a whirling dervish [D] out of world.
She's [B] gentle.
She is wild.
She's a riddle.
She's a child.
[E] She's a headache.
[B] She's an angel.
[D] She's a girl. _ _ _ _
_ [E] How do you solve a problem [E] like Maria? _
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? _
[A] How do you find a word that means [D] Maria?
_ [B] _ _
[Dm] A whiz, [A] a clown.
_ [E] _ [A] Many a thing you know you'd [E] like to tell her.
[A] Many a thing she ought to [Bm] understand.
[C#] _ [Am] How do you make her stay?
[E] Listen to all you say.
How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
[A] Oh, how you solve a problem like [D] Maria.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
In your_
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] She climbs a tree [E] and scrapes her knee, her dress has got [B] a tear.
[F#] She waltzes [Bm] on her way to [A] mass and whistles on the [F#] stair.
And underneath her wimple, [G#] she has curlers [Bm] in her hair.
[A] I even [F#] heard her singing in the air.
_ [E] _ [E] She's always late for [A] chapel, but her [B] penitence is real.
[E] She's always late for [F#] everything, except for [Bm] every [F#m] meal.
I hate to have [D] to say it, but I very [Bm] firmly feel,
[A] Maria's [G#] not an assent to the [C#] abbey.
_ [B] I'd like to say a word [E] in her behalf.
_ _ _ _ [B]
Maria makes me [E] laugh. _ _ _ _
_ How do you solve a problem like Maria? _
How do [A] you catch a cloud [E] and pin it down?
How do you find a word that [D] means Maria?
_ A flivity, [B] a jitter, a will, a [C#m] whiz, a clown.
[E] _ [Am] Many a thing you know you'd like to [E] tell her.
Many [Am] a thing she ought [G#] to understand.
[C#] _ How do you make her [E] stay and listen to all you say?
How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
[A] Oh, how do you solve a problem like [Bm] Maria?
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ When [A#m] I'm with her, I'm confused, out of focus and bemused.
And I never know exactly where I am.
_ [F#] Unpredictable as weather.
She's as flighty as a feather.
She's a darling.
She's a demon.
She's a lamb.
[Bm] She'll [E] outpest her any pest, drive a hornet from its nest.
She can throw a whirling dervish [D] out of world.
She's [B] gentle.
She is wild.
She's a riddle.
She's a child.
[E] She's a headache.
[B] She's an angel.
[D] She's a girl. _ _ _ _
_ [E] How do you solve a problem [E] like Maria? _
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? _
[A] How do you find a word that means [D] Maria?
_ [B] _ _
[Dm] A whiz, [A] a clown.
_ [E] _ [A] Many a thing you know you'd [E] like to tell her.
[A] Many a thing she ought to [Bm] understand.
[C#] _ [Am] How do you make her stay?
[E] Listen to all you say.
How do you keep a wave upon the sand?
[A] Oh, how you solve a problem like [D] Maria.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
In your_
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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