Ode To Mel Bay

ode to mel bay - chet atkins and tommy emmanuel tab submitted by : harold schaefer email : schaefeh_19440@yahoo . com 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 ] D G mel bay , in your manual , you taught us how to hold a pick D A you got to hold it in this manner , to play them fancy licks D G now we’re happily strummin along , and you ought to hear us play D A7 D and i guess we owe it all to you , thanks a lot , mel bay [ Chorus ] D G mel bay , mel bay , we just wanna say D A D we wouldn’t know what we’re doin , if you hadn’t shown the way D G mel bay , mel bay , everytime we play , D A7 D we’re always thinking of you , and 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 chords : G D A D notes : B B A , C# D E , F# E D [ Verse 2 ] D G D on page 21 , you showed us how to 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 A7 D cause someone in the outhouse , 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 G i just bought your book , mel bay , on how to play the fiddle D A7 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 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 B we wouldn’t know what we’re doin , if you hadn’t shown the way E A mel bay , mel bay , everytime we play , E B7 E we’re always thinking of you , mel bay , and hope you have a nice day [ Verse 4 ] E A we’re available for dances , that wouldn’t be a task E B and ready to sign autographs , if anyone should ask E A you know we’re gettin better , than we ever thought we could E B7 E please send us another book and we’ll play twice as good [ Chorus ] E A mel bay , mel bay , we just wanna say E B E we wouldn’t know what we’re doin , if you hadn’t shown the way E A mel bay , mel bay , everytime we play , E B7 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 : 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 ]