Take a Message to Mary chords by The Everly Brothers
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Verse 1
(D major) These are the words of a frontier lad
(F sharp minor) Who lost his love when he (A major) turned bad
(D major)
Verse 2
Take a message to Mary but
(A major) don't tell her where I (D major) am
Take a message to Mary but
(A major) don't say I'm in a jam (D major)
You can (B minor) tell her I had to see (F sharp minor) the world
or (B minor) tell her that my ship (E major) set sail (A major)
You can (D major) say she'd (F sharp minor) better not (G major) wait for me (D major)
(B minor) but don't tell her I'm (A major) in (B minor) jail
Oh, (D major) don't tell her (A major) I'm in (D major) jail
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Verse 3
Take a message to (D major) Mary but (A major) don't
tell her what I've (D major) done
Please don't mention the stagecoach
and the shot (A major) from a careless (D major) gun
You can (B minor) tell her I had to change (F sharp minor) my
plans and (B minor) cancel out the wedding (E major) (A major) day
But please (D major) don't (F sharp minor) mention my (G major) lonely cell (D major)
where (B minor) I'm gonna pine (A major) away (B minor)
Un (D major) til my (A major) dying (D major) day
Verse 4
Take a message to (D major) Mary but
(A major) don't tell her all you (D major) know
My heart's achin' for Mary,
Lord (A major) knows I miss her so (D major)
Just (B minor) tell her I went to (F sharp minor) Timbuktu,
(B minor) tell her I'm searchin' (E major) for (A major) gold
You can (D major) say she'd (F sharp minor) better find (G major) someone
new (D major) to cherish (B minor) and (A major) to (B minor) hold
Oh, (D major) Lord, this (A major) cell is (D major) cold
Verse 5
(D major) Mary, (B minor) Mary
Oh, Lord (D major) this cell (A major) is cold (D major)
Take a Message to Mary
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