Ode to Mel Bay

Ode To Mel Bay -Chet Atkins

Mel Bay

In your manual

You taught us how to hold the pick

You've got to hold it in this manner

To play them fancy licks

Now we're happily strumming along

And you ought to hear us play

And I guess we owe it all to you

Thanks a lot Mel Bay

Mel Bay Mel Bay

We just want to say

We wouldn't know what we're doing

If you hadn't shown the way

Mel Bay

Mel Bay everytime we play

We always think of you

And hope you have a nice day

Play Guitar

Mel Bay

On page 21you showed us how to play a G

On page 22you taught us how to play a D

But Lawdy oh Lawdy

We've never learned to play an E

Cause someone in the outhouse stole page 23

I'm going down to Goody's

And buy a ukelele

I wanna learn to play pearly shells an

Then Ukulele Lady

I've just bought your book

Mel Bay on how to play the fiddle

I can play on that high string

And those two in the middle

Mel Bay Mel Bay

We just want to say

We wouldn't know what we're doing

If you hadn't shown the way

Mel Bay Mel Bay

Everytime we play

We always think of you

And hope you have a nice day

We're available for dances

That wouldn't be a task

And we're ready to sign autographs

If anyone should ask

You know we're getting better than

We ever thought we could

Please send us another book

And we'll play twice as good

Mel Bay Mel Bay we just want to say

We wouldn't know what we're doing

If you hadn't shown the way

Mel Bay Mel Bay everytime we play

We always think of you

And hope you have a nice day

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