Intro

Notes:  d a b d b d d b a, d d d e f f#...
Chords: D5   D5   D5   D5    A5 A5 A5 B5 C5 C#...

[Verse 1]
D5                              G5
Mel Bay, in your manual, you taught us how to hold a pick
    D5                                  A5
You got to hold it in this manner, to play them fancy licks
D5                                          G5
Now we're happily strummin along, and you ought to hear us play
D5                                  A5                D5
And I guess we owe it all to you, thanks a lot, Mel Bay


[Chorus]
D5                  G5             
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
D5                                     A5                   D5
We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
D5                   G5
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, 
D5                                 A5                   D5
we're always thinking of you, and hope you have a nice day


(Play Red River Valley - badly)

Chords: D5
Notes: a d f#, f# f# f#, e f# e d

Chords: D5                    A5
Notes:  a d f#, d f# a, g f# e

Chords:     D5                  G5
Notes:  a g f#, f# e d, e f# a g

Chords: G5   D5       A5       D5  
Notes:  b b a, c# d e, f# e d

[Verse 2]
D5                          G5            D5
On page 21, you showed us how to play a G
D5                          A5
On page 22, you showed us how to play a D
D5                          G5
But Lawdy, oh lawdy, we never learned to play an E, 
       D5                         A5        D5
cause someone in the outhouse, stole page 23


[Verse 3]
D5                              G5
I'm goin down to Goodins, to buy me a ukelele
D5                              A5          
I wanna learn to play Gershin, on the uke-le-le
D5                                    G5                
I just bought your book, Mel Bay, on how to play the fiddle
D5                                           A5          D5
I can play, on that high string, and those two in the middle


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

Chords: D5
Notes: aa a f# d, d d e d f#, 

Chords: D5           A5    
Notes: a a b f# d, e e f# g# a

Chords: D5           G5
Notes:  a a b f# d, g g a a# b

Chords:     D5          A5       D5
Notes:  a a a b f# d, e e f# e d


[Biss] - key change ( E5 A5 B5 )
E5                  A5
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
E5                                     B5
We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
E5                   A5
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, 
       E5                                    B5                   E5
we're always thinking of you, Mel Bay, and hope you have a nice day


[Verse 4]
E5                                  A5
We're available for dances, that wouldn't be a task
E5                                 B5            
and ready to sign autographs, if anyone should ask
E5                                      A5
You know we're gettin better, than we ever thought we could
E5                                      B5            E5
Please send us another book and we'll play twice as good


[Chorus]
E5                  A5
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, we just wanna say
    E5                                 B5                   E5
We wouldn't know what we're doin, if you hadn't shown the way
E5                   A5
Mel Bay, Mel Bay, everytime we play, 
     E5                         B5                   E5
we always thinking of you and hope you have a nice day


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

Chords: E5
Notes: bb b g# e, e e f# e g#, 

Chords: E5           B5    
Notes: b b c# g# e, f# f# g# a# b

Chords: E5            A5
Notes:  b b c# g# e, a a b c c#

Chords:     E5          B5       E5
Notes:  b b b c# g# e, f# f# g# f# e

[Repeat chorus instrumental]