Ode to Mel Bay chords by Chet Atkins

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (A major) mel  (D major) bay in your manual you
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taught  (G major) us how to  (D major) hold  (G major) a  pick (D major) 
you got to hold it in this manner
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in order to  (E major) play like  (A major) this
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now  (D major) w'ere happily strummin
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and you  (G major) ought to hear  (D major) us play
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we owe it all to you  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) Mel  (D major) Bay
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Mel Bay everytime  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) we play  (D major) we always thinking of you and hope  (A major) you have a nice  (D major) day  (G major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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were available for dances  (A major)  (E major) and ready to sign
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aoutographs if  (F sharp major) anyone should ask  (B major)  (E major) 
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we're better than we  (A major) ever
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thought we could  (E major) 
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please send us another book and we'll  (B major) play
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twice as  (E major) good