MARIA - The Sound of Music Tabbed by: Pat Malavi pat.malavi@gmail.com 13321x 13321x x3201x x32310 x32310 x13331 xx0231 320011 x13121 x13121 353333 355333 x02020 133111 320002 Capo 3rd fret She climbs a tree and scrapes her knee, her dress has got a tear She waltzes on her way to mass and whistles on the stair And underneath her wimple, she has curlers in her hair I even heard her singing in the abbey She's always late for chapel, but her penitence is real She's always late for everything, except for every meal I hate to have to say it, but I very firmly feel Maria's not an asset to the abbey I'd like to say a word in her behalf Maria makes me laugh How do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? How do you find the word that means Maria? flibbertijibbet, a will-o'-the wisp, a clown Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her Many a thing she ought to understand But how do you make her stay and listen to all you say? How do you keep a wave upon the sand? Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria? 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 She'd out pester any pest, drive a hornet from its nest She could throw a whirling dervish out of whirl She is gentle, she is wild, she's a riddle, she's a child She's a headache, she's an angel, she's a girl How do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? How do you find the word that means Maria? flibbertijibbet, a will-o'-the wisp, a clown Many a thing you know you'd like to tell her Many a thing she ought to understand But how do you make her stay and listen to all you say? How do you keep a wave upon the sand? Oh, how do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you hold a moonbeam in your hand?