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They Call The Wind Mariah

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[Verse 1]
GAway out Emhere they Ggot a Emname
For Grain and Emwind and GfireEm  
The Grain is EmTess, the Gfire EmJoe,
And they Ccall the D7wind GMariahEm  G  Em  
[Verse 2]
GMariah Emblows the Gstars aEmround 
And Gsends the Emclouds a'Gflyin'Em  
MarEmiah makes the mBmountains sound
Like Cfolks were D7up there GdyingEm  G  Em  
[Chorus]
MaEmriah
MaBmriah
They Emcall the wD7ind MarGiahEm  G  Em  
[Verse 3]
BeGfore I Emknew MaGriah's Emname
And Gheard her Emwail and Gwhinin'Em  
I Ghad a Emgirl and Gshe had Emme
And the Csun was D7always Gshinin'Em  G  Em  
[Verse 4]
But Gthen one Emday I Gleft my Emgirl
I Gleft her Emfar beGhind meEm  
And Emnow I'm lost, Bmso gone and lost
Not Ceven D7God can Gfind meEm  G  Em  
[Chorus]
MaEmriah
MaBmriah
They Emcall the wD7ind MarGiahEm  G  Em  
[Verse 5]
Out Ghere they Emgot a Gname for Emrain
For Gwind and Emfire GonlyEm  
But Gwhen you're Emlost and Gall aEmlone
There Cain't no D7word but GlonelyEm  G  Em  
[Verse 6]
And GI'm a Emlost and Glonely Emman
WithGout a Emstar to Gguide meEm  
MaEmriah blow my Bmlove to mEme
I Emneed my gD7irl besGide meEm  G  Em  
[Chorus]
MaEmriah
MaBmriah
They Emcall the wD7ind MarGiahEm  G  Em  
MaEmriah
MaBmriah!
         G        D7    G   Em   G   Em(fade out)
Blow my love to me

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The story behind the song

This song captures the rugged spirit of the American West, where the wind itself takes on a powerful, almost human presence. Out in the vast open spaces, the wind is named Mariah, a force that shapes the very sound of the mountains. It evokes a sense of longing for a lost love, asking the wind to carry affection across the distance to a departed girl. It’s a piece from the famed duo Lerner and Loewe, known for their classic musicals, bringing a touch of theatrical grandeur to this tale of frontier solitude and yearning.

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They Call The Wind Mariah

by Lerner & Loewe

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[Verse 1]

G Em G Em

Away out here they got a name

G Em G Em

For rain and wind and fire

G Em G Em

The rain is Tess, the fire Joe,

C D7 G Em G Em

And they call the wind Mariah

[Verse 2]

G Em G Em

Mariah blows the stars around

G Em G Em

And sends the clouds a'flyin'

Em Bm

Mariah makes the mountains sound

C D7 G Em G Em

Like folks were up there dying

[Chorus]

Mariah

Em D7 G Em G Em

They call the wind Mariah

[Verse 3]

G Em G Em

Before I knew Mariah's name

G Em G Em

And heard her wail and whinin'

G Em G Em

I had a girl and she had me

C D7 G Em G Em

And the sun was always shinin'

[Verse 4]

G Em G Em

But then one day I left my girl

G Em G Em

I left her far behind me

Em Bm

And now I'm lost, so gone and lost

C D7 G Em G Em

Not even God can find me

[Chorus]

Mariah

Em D7 G Em G Em

They call the wind Mariah

[Verse 5]

G Em G Em

Out here they got a name for rain

G Em G Em

For wind and fire only

G Em G Em

But when you're lost and all alone

C D7 G Em G Em

There ain't no word but lonely

[Verse 6]

G Em G Em

And I'm a lost and lonely man

G Em G Em

Without a star to guide me

Em Bm Em

Mariah blow my love to me

Em D7 G Em G Em

I need my girl beside me

[Chorus]

Mariah

Em D7 G Em G Em

They call the wind Mariah

Mariah

Mariah!

G D7 G Em G Em

(fade out)

Blow my love to me

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