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