MARIA Bernstein & Sondheim Johnny Mathis
Spoken: Maria
Cm Cm7 Ab Cm C#
| / (~^The^most) (beau^ti^ful) sound^Ive | e^ver heard dd ~ ^Ma |
F#6 Eb7 Ab
| ^ri aa ^Ma (ri^a^Ma) (ri^a^Ma) | ^ri a aa aa aa |
Cm Cm7 Ab Cm C#
| (~^All^the) (beau^ti^ful) (sounds^of^the) (world^in^a) | sin^gle word dd dd ~ ^Ma |
Ebm Eb Ab
| ^ri aa ^Ma (ri^a^Ma) (ri^a^Ma) | ^ri aa ^Ma (ri^a^Ma) (ri^a^Ma) |
C G
| ^ri aa aa aa ^Ive | (just met a) (girl named Ma) | ^ri aa aa aa ^And |
C G Dm7 CM7
| sud^den^ly^that name e ^will | ne^ver^be^the same to | me ee ee ~ ^Ma |
C GM7
| ^ri aa aa aa ^Ive | (just kissed a) (girl named Ma) | ^ri aa aa aa ^And |
Am Em Am Em Bm
| sud^den^ly^Ive found d ^How | won^der^ful^a sound can | be ee ee Ma |
F Em
| ^ri aa aa a Say^it | (loud and there's) mu sic | ^play ing g (/ Say it) |
Gm D Bb9 x10111
| (soft and it's) (al most like) | ^pray ing gg g Ma | ^ri aa aa aa ^I'll |
Fm C G C G
| (nev er stop) (say ing Ma) | ^ri a aa aa aa.| aa aa aa ~ Ma | ri i a aa aa | / Ma ri aa |
Dm7 G9 CM7 C GM7 Am Em
| / Ma ri ii | (ii aa Ma) (ri aa aa).| a / ^Ma ri ii.| ii ii ii ii.| ii aa Ma aa.| aa aa aa aa.|
Am Em C Bm F
| aa aa aa aa | (ri ii aa aa Ma aa) | ^ri a aa aa Say^it | (loud and there's) mu sic |
Em Gm D Bb9
| ^play ing g (/ Say it) | (soft and it's) (al most like) | ^pray ing g gg Ma | ^ri aa aa aa ^I'll |
Fm C
| (nev er stop) (say ing Ma) | ^ri a aa aa aa.| aa aa aa aa.|
Eb C#6 C
| aa (~^the^most) (beau^ti^ful) sound^I | ev^er heard dd ~^Ma | ri aa aa aa.| aa aa aa aa||
About this song:
Maria is performed by Johnny Mathis and written by Bernstein & Sondheim.
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