Ode To Mel Bay chords by Tommy Emmanuel

Ode to Mel Bay - Chet Atkins and Tommy Emmanuel

Tab submitted by: Harold Schaefer
Email: schaefeh_19440@yahoo.com

Intro

Notes:  f#...
Chords: C#...

[Verse 1]
G
Mel Bay, in your manual, you taught us how to hold a pick
    a
You got to hold it in this manner, to play them fancy licks
G

Now we're happily strummin along, and you ought to hear us play
d
And I guess we owe it all to you, thanks a lot, Mel Bay


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


(Play Red River Valley - badly)

Chords: d
Notes: d

Chords: a
Notes:  e

Chords:     G
Notes:  G

Chords: d
Notes:  d

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


[Verse 3]
G
I'm goin down to Goodins, to buy me a ukelele
A7
I wanna learn to play Gershin, on the uke-le-le
G
I just bought your book, Mel Bay, on how to play the fiddle
d
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
Notes: aa f#,

Chords: a
Notes: a

Chords: G
Notes:  b

Chords:     d
Notes:  d


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


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


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


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

Chords: e
Notes: g#,

Chords: b
Notes: b

Chords: a
Notes:  C#

Chords:     e
Notes:  e

[Repeat chorus instrumental]