Maria

	  		 


verse 1 
    F                 C                     F               C7 
She climbs a tree and scrapes her knee, her dress has got a tear 
    F              C               F               C7 
She waltzes on her way to mass and whistles on the stair 
    Dm                             Bbm7            
And underneath her wimple, she has curlers in her hair 
  Gm7                           C7 
I even heard her singing in the abbey 


verse 2 
      F               C               F            C7 
She's always late for chapel, but her penitence is real 
      F               C             F              C7 
She's always late for everything, except for every meal 
  Dm                            Bbm7 
I hate to have to say it, but I very firmly feel  
  Gm7                       C7 
Maria's not an asset to the abbey 


Pre-Chorus 
    Dm                          C7 
I'd like to say a word in her behalf 
  Dm  Gm7      C7 
Maria makes me laugh 

 
F                               C7 
How do you solve a problem like Maria? 
F                                   C7 
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? 
F                                   Bb 
How do you find the word that means Maria? 
  G                 Bbm7                C7 
A flibbertijibbet, a will-o'-the wisp, a clown 


F                                   C7 
Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her 
F                              Gm 
Many a thing she ought to understand 
    Fm                           C7 
But how do you make her stay and listen to all you say? 
Fm                              C7 
How do you keep a wave upon the sand? 


    F                               Gm 
Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria? 
Gmaj7             C7               F 
How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand? 



verse 3 (a capella) 

When I'm with her I'm 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 


verse 4 
          F          C7            F               C7 
She'd out pester any pest, drive a hornet from its nest 
          F                C7             F 
She could throw a whirling dervish out of whirl 
       Gm             Gm            Gm              Gm 
She is gentle, she is wild, she's a riddle, she's a child 
        A7                 A7             C7 
She's a headache, she's an angel, she's a girl 


F                               C7 
How do you solve a problem like Maria? 
F                                   C7 
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? 
F                                   Bb 
How do you find the word that means Maria? 
  G                 Bbm7                C7 
A flibbertijibbet, a will-o'-the wisp, a clown 


F                                   C7 
Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her 
F                              Gm 
Many a thing she ought to understand 
    Fm                           C7 
But how do you make her stay and listen to all you say? 
Fm                              C7 
How do you keep a wave upon the sand? 


    F                               Gm 
Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria? 
                                   F 
How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?