They called the wind Maria

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

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Now way out here they have a name
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for rain and wind and fire
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The rain is Tess, the fire's Joe
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and they call the wind Maria

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Maria blows the star around
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and sets the clouds a-flyin'
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Maria makes the mountains sound
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like folks was out there dyin'

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Maria, Maria
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They call the wind Maria

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Before I knew Maria's name
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and heard her wail and whinin'
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I had a gal and she had me
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and the sun was always shinin'

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But then one day I left my gal
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I left her far behind me
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And now I'm lost, so goldurned lost
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not even God can find me

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Maria, Maria
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They call the wind Maria

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