MARIA (West Side Story)

by Leonard Bernstein , Stephen Sondheim

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MARIA
W: Stephen Sondheim
M: Leonard Bernstein
From: 'West Side Story'
Key: Ab, C

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The most beau-ti-ful sound I ev-er heard: 
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 Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a . . . 
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All the beau-ti-ful sounds 
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of the world in a sin-gle word . . 
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Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a,   
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Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a,

(Chorus)  Key: C 

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Ma-ri-a! 
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I've just met a girl named Ma-ri-a, 
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And sud-den-ly that name 
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Will nev-er be the same to me. 

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Ma-ri-a! 
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I've just kissed a girl named Ma-ri-a, 
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And sud-den-ly I've found 
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How won-der-ful a sound can be! 

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Ma-ri-a! 
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Say it loud and there's mus-ic play-ing, 
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Say it soft and it's al-most like pray-ing. 

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Ma-ri-a, 
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I'll nev-er stop say-ing Ma-ri-a! 

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Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri-a,
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Ma-ri-a, Ma-ri- a, 

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Ma-ri-a, 
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Say it loud and there's mus-ic play-ing, 
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Say it soft and it's al-most like pray-ing. 

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Ma-ri-a, 
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I'll nev-er stop say-ing Ma-ri-a! 

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The most beau-ti-ful sound I ev-er heard. 
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Ma-ri-a.