MARIA (West Side Story)
by Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein · tab for chromatic harmonica
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The most beau-ti-ful sound I ev-er heard:
Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a . . .
All the beau-ti-ful sounds
of the world in a sin-gle word . .
Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a,
Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a,
Chorus) Key: C
Ma-ri-a!
I've just met a girl named Ma-ri-a,
And sud-den-ly that name
Will nev-er be the same to me.
Ma-ri-a!
I've just kissed a girl named Ma-ri-a,
And sud-den-ly I've found
How won-der-ful a sound can be!
Ma-ri-a!
Say it loud and there's mus-ic play-ing,
Say it soft and it's al-most like pray-ing.
Ma-ri-a,
I'll nev-er stop say-ing Ma-ri-a!
Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a,
Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri- a,
Ma-ri-a,
Say it loud and there's mus-ic play-ing,
Say it soft and it's al-most like pray-ing.
Ma-ri-a,
I'll nev-er stop say-ing Ma-ri-a!
The most beau-ti-ful sound I ev-er heard.
Ma-ri-a.