Ode To Mel Bay

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#]...

[D]Mel Bay, in your manual, you ta[G]ught us how to hold a pick
You [D]got to hold it in this manner, to p[A]lay them fancy licks
[D]Now we're happily strummin along, and you o[G]ught to hear us play
[D]And I guess we owe it all to you, t[A7]hanks a lot, Mel B[D]ay

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

(Play Red River Valley - badly)

Chords: [D]
Notes: a d f

Chords: [D]                    [A]
Notes:  a d f

Chords:     [D]                  [G]
Notes:  a g f

Chords: [G]   [D]       [A]       [D]
Notes:  b b a, c

[D]On page 21, you showed us h[G]ow to play a [D]G
[D]On page 22, you showed us h[A7]ow to play a D
[D]But Lawdy, oh lawdy, we nev[G]er learned to play an E,
cause s[D]omeone in the outhouse, st[A7]ole page 2[D]3

[D]I'm goin down to Goodins, to bu[G]y me a ukelele
[D]I wanna learn to play Gershin, [A7]on the uke-le-le
[D]I just bought your book, Mel Bay, on [G]how to play the fiddle
[D]I can play, on that high string, and those t[A7]wo in the mi[D]ddle

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

Chords: [D]
Notes: aa a f

Chords: [D]           [A]
Notes: a a b f

Chords: [D]           [G]
Notes:  a a b f

Chords:     [D]          [A]       [D]
Notes:  a a a b f

- key change ([E] [A] [B])
[E]Mel Bay, Mel Bay, w[A]e just wanna say
[E]We wouldn't know what we're doin, if y[B]ou hadn't shown the way
[E]Mel Bay, Mel Bay, ev[A]erytime we play,
we're a[E]lways thinking of you, Mel Bay, and h[B7]ope you have a nice d[E]ay

[E]We're available for dances, that wo[A]uldn't be a task
[E]and ready to sign autographs, if a[B]nyone should ask
[E]You know we're gettin better, than we e[A]ver thought we could
[E]Please send us another book and we'll p[B7]lay twice as g[E]ood

[E]Mel Bay, Mel Bay, w[A]e just wanna say
We w[E]ouldn't know what we're doin, if y[B]ou hadn't shown the [E]way
[E]Mel Bay, Mel Bay, ev[A]erytime we play,
we al[E]ways thinking of you and h[B7]ope you have a nice d[E]ay

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

Chords: [E]
Notes: bb b g

Chords: [E]           [B]
Notes: b b c

Chords: [E]            [A]
Notes:  b b c

Chords:     [E]          [B]       [E]
Notes:  b b b c

[Repeat chorus instrumental]