Verse 1 F/C C7 F/C C7 She climbs a tree and scrapes her knee, her dress has got a tear F/C C7 F/C 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 F/C Dm Gm7 C I even heard her singing in the ab--bey Verse 2 F/C C7 F/C C7 She's always late for chapel, but her penitence is real F/C C7 F/C 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 F/C Dm Gm7 C Maria's not an asset to the ab--bey Pre-Chorus 1 Dm C7 I'd like to say a word in her behalf Dm Gm7 C7 Maria makes me laugh Chorus 1 F/C F C7 How do you solve a problem like Maria? F/C F C7 How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? F Am/C Bb How do you find the word that means Maria? G Bbm7 C7 A flibbertijibbet, a will-o'-the wisp, a clown F/C F C7 Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her F/C F Gm Many a thing she ought to understand Fm/C 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/C F Gm Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria? F Csus4 C7 F How do you hold a moonbeam, in your hand? Bridge 1 (N.C.= no chords) N.C. When I'm with her I'm confused, out of focus and bemused N.C. And I never know exactly where I am N.C. Unpredictable as weather, she's as flighty as a feather N.C. She's a darling, she's a demon, she's a lamb Bridge 2 Bbsus Bb Bbsus Bb She'd out pester any pest, drive a hornet from its nest Bbsus Bb Bbsus Bb She could throw a whirling dervish out of whirl Fsus F Fsus F She is gentle, she is wild, she's a riddle, she's a child Gm7 Gm7 C7 She's a headache, she's an angel, she's a girl Chorus 2 F/C F C7 How do you solve a problem like Maria? F/C F C7 How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? F Am/C Bb How do you find the word that means Maria? G Bbm7 C7 A flibbertijibbet, a will-o'-the wisp, a clown F/C F C7 Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her F/C F Gm Many a thing she ought to understand Fm/C 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/C F Gm Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria? F Csus4 C7 F How do you hold a moonbeam, in your hand?
