Ode To Mel Bay

Intro

Notes:  d a b d b d d b a, d d d e f
 f#...
Chords: D   D   D   D    A A A B C 
C#...

[Verse 1]
D                              G
Mel Bay, in your manual, you taught 
us how to hold a pick
    D                              
You got to hold it in this manner, 
    A
to play them fancy licks
D                                 
Now we're happily strummin along, 
         G
and you ought to hear us play
D                               
And I guess we owe it all to you, 
   A7                D
thanks a lot, Mel Bay


[Chorus]
D                  G
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
D                                 
We wouldn't know what we're doin, 
    A                   D
if you hadn't shown the way
D                   G
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play,
D                                 
we're always thinking of you, and 
A7                   D
hope you have a nice day


(Play Red River Valley - badly)

Chords: D
Notes: a d f#, f# f# f#, e f# e d

Chords: D                    A
Notes:  a d f#, d f# a, g f# e

Chords:     D                  G
Notes:  a g f#, f# e d, e f# a g

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Chords: G   D       A       D
Notes:  b b a, c# d e, f# e d

[Verse 2]
D                          G     
On page 21, you showed us how to 
       D
play a G
D                          A7
On page 22, you showed us how to 
play a D
D                          G
But Lawdy, oh lawdy, we never 
learned to play an E,
       D                         
cause someone in the outhouse, 
A7        D
stole page 23


[Verse 3]
D                              G
I'm goin down to Goodins, to buy me 
a ukelele
D                              A7
I wanna learn to play Gershin, on 
the uke-le-le
D                                 
I just bought your book, Mel Bay, 
   G
on how to play the fiddle
D                                 
I can play, on that high string, 
          A7          D
and those two in the middle


(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords 
and melody - badly)

Chords: D
Notes: aa a f# d, d d e d f#,

Chords: D           A
Notes: a a b f# d, e e f# g# a

Chords: D           G
Notes:  a a b f# d, g g a a# b

Chords:     D          A       D
Notes:  a a a b f# d, e e f# e d


[Chorus] - key change (E A B)
E                  A
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
E                                 
We wouldn't know what we're doin, 
    B
if you hadn't shown the way
E                   A
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play,
       E                         
we're always thinking of you, Mel 
           B7                   E
Bay, and hope you have a nice day


[Verse 4]
E                              
We're available for dances, that 
    A
wouldn't be a task
E                              
and ready to sign autographs, if 
   B
anyone should ask
E                                 
You know we're gettin better, than
     A
 we ever thought we could
E                             
Please send us another book and 
         B7            E
we'll play twice as good


[Chorus]
E                  A
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
    E                              
We wouldn't know what we're doin, 
   B                   E
if you hadn't shown the way
E                   A
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play,
     E                         B7 
we always thinking of you and hope
                  E
 you have a nice day