Ode To Mel Bay Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Notes: D G♯ D B dd B A, ddd E F F♯...

Chords: D D D D A A A B C C♯...

Verse 1

DMel Bay, in your manual, you taGught us how to hold a pick

You Dgot to hold it in this manner, to pAlay them fancy licks

DNow we're happily strummin along, and you oGught to hear us play

DAnd I guess we owe it all to you, tA7hanks a lot, Mel BDay

Chorus

DMel Bay, Mel Bay, wGe just wanna say

DWe wouldn't know what we're doin, if yAou hadn't shown the Dway

DMel Bay, Mel Bay, evGerytime we play,

Dwe're always thinking of you, and A7hope you have a nice Dday

(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

Chords: G D A D

Notes: B B A, C♯ D E, F♯ E D

Verse 2

DOn page 21, you showed us hGow to play a DG

DOn page 22, you showed us hA7ow to play a D

DBut Lawdy, oh lawdy, we nevGer learned to play an E,

cause sDomeone in the outhouse, stA7ole page 2D3

Verse 3

DI'm goin down to Goodins, to buGy me a ukelele

DI wanna learn to play Gershin, A7on the uke-le-le

DI just bought your book, Mel Bay, on Ghow to play the fiddle

DI can play, on that high string, and those tA7wo in the miDddle

(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)

EMel Bay, Mel Bay, wAe just wanna say

EWe wouldn't know what we're doin, if yBou hadn't shown the way

EMel Bay, Mel Bay, evAerytime we play,

we're aElways thinking of you, Mel Bay, and hB7ope you have a nice dEay

Verse 4

EWe're available for dances, that woAuldn't be a task

Eand ready to sign autographs, if aBnyone should ask

EYou know we're gettin better, than we eAver thought we could

EPlease send us another book and we'll pB7lay twice as gEood

Chorus

EMel Bay, Mel Bay, wAe just wanna say

We wEouldn't know what we're doin, if yBou hadn't shown the Eway

EMel Bay, Mel Bay, evAerytime we play,

we alEways thinking of you and hB7ope you have a nice dEay

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

Chords: E

Notes: A♯ B G♯ E, E E F♯ E G♯,

Chords: E B

Notes: B B C♯ G♯ E, F♯ F♯ G♯ A♯ B

Chords: E A

Notes: B B C♯ G♯ E, A A B C C♯

Chords: E B E

Notes: B B B C♯ G♯ E, F♯ F♯ G♯ F♯ E

[Repeat chorus instrumental]