Chords with lyrics
Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer
Email: [email protected]
Intro
Notes: 
D MajorD 
AbAb D MajorD 
BB dd BB A, ddd 
E MajorE 
FF F#...
Chords: D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD 
A augmentedA 
A majorA A augmentedA BB 
C majorC C#...
[Verse 1]
D MajorD 
G+G
Mel Bay, in your manual, you taught us how to hold a pick
D MajorD A augmentedA
You got to hold it in this manner, to play them fancy licks
D MajorD G+G
Now we're happily strummin along, and you ought to hear us play
D MajorD 
A7A7 D MajorD
And I guess we owe it all to you, thanks a lot, Mel Bay
[Chorus]
D MajorD G+G
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
D MajorD G+G
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play,
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
we're always thinking of you, and hope you have a nice day
(Play Red River Valley - badly)
Chords: D MajorD
Notes: A augmentedA D MajorD F#, 
F#F# F# F#, E MajorE F#F# E MajorE D MajorD
Chords: D MajorD A augmentedA
Notes: A augmentedA D MajorD F#, D MajorD F#F# A, G+G F#F# E MajorE
Chords: D MajorD G+G
Notes: A augmentedA G+G F#, F#F# E MajorE D, E MajorE F#F# A augmentedA G+G
Chords: G+G D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Notes: BB B A, 
C#C# D MajorD E, F#F# E MajorE D MajorD
[Verse 2]
D MajorD G+G D MajorD
On page 21, you showed us how to play a G+G
D MajorD A7A7
On page 22, you showed us how to play a D MajorD
D G+G
But Lawdy, oh lawdy, we never learned to play an E,
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
cause someone in the outhouse, stole page 23
[Verse 3]
D MajorD G+G
I'm goin down to Goodins, to buy me a ukelele
D MajorD A7A7
I wanna learn to play Gershin, on the uke-le-le
D MajorD G+G
I just bought your book, Mel Bay, on how to play the fiddle
D MajorD A7A7 D MajorD
I can play, on that high string, and those two in the middle
(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords and melody - badly)
Chords: D MajorD
Notes: aa A augmentedA F#F# D, D MajorD D E MajorE D MajorD F#,
Chords: D MajorD A augmentedA
Notes: A augmentedA A majorA BB F#F# D, E MajorE E F#F# AbAb A augmentedA
Chords: D MajorD G+G
Notes: A augmentedA A majorA BB F#F# D, G+G 
G MajorG A augmentedA 
Bb majorBb BB
Chords: D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Notes: A augmentedA A majorA A augmentedA BB F#F# D, E MajorE E F#F# E MajorE D MajorD
[Chorus] - key change (E MajorE A augmentedA BB)
E MajorE A augmentedA
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
E MajorE BB
We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
E MajorE A augmentedA
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play,
E MajorE 
B7B7 E MajorE
we're always thinking of you, Mel Bay, and hope you have a nice day
[Verse 4]
E MajorE A augmentedA
We're available for dances, that wouldn't be a task
E MajorE BB
and ready to sign autographs, if anyone should ask
E MajorE A augmentedA
You know we're gettin better, than we ever thought we could
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
Please send us another book and we'll play twice as good
[Chorus]
E MajorE A augmentedA
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
E MajorE BB E MajorE
We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
E MajorE A augmentedA
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play,
E MajorE B7B7 E MajorE
we always thinking of you and hope you have a nice day
(Play Ode to Mel Bay verse chords and melody - badly)
Chords: E MajorE
Notes: Bb majorBb BB AbAb E, E MajorE E F#F# E MajorE Ab,
Chords: E MajorE BB
Notes: BB B C#C# AbAb E, F#F# F# AbAb Bb majorBb BB
Chords: E MajorE A augmentedA
Notes: BB B C#C# AbAb E, A augmentedA A majorA BB C majorC C#C#
Chords: E MajorE BB E MajorE
Notes: BB B BB C#C# AbAb E, F#F# F# AbAb F#F# E MajorE
[Repeat chorus instrumental]
