Song Name: | Take a Message to Mary | By: | the Everly Brothers |
Posted By: | ,,, | Difficulty: | Beginner |
Key: | Eb | Genre: | General |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2013-03-13 17:15:36 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | 4 4 4 4 -4 5 6 6 5 These are the words of a frontier lad 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 5 -4 Who lost his love when he turned ba-ad
4 4 4 -4 5 6 5 5 -5 -4 -4 4 -3 4 Take a message to Mary but dont tell her where I am 4 4 4 -4 5 6 5 5 -5 -4 4 4 -3 4 Take a message to Mary but don’t say I’m in a jam 6 6 7 7 -8 7 7 -7 6 6 7 7 7 7 -6 7 -7 You can tell her I had to see the world, tell her that my ship set sail 6 6 7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 -6 6 -4 5 -3” -3” -3” 3 -3” You can say she better not wait for me but don’t tell her I’m in jail -6 6 5 5 5 -4 4 Oh, don’t tell her I’m in jail
4 4 4 -4 5 6 5 5 -5 -4 -4 4 -3 4 Take a message to Mary but don’t tell her what I’ve done 4 4 4 -4 5 6 5 5 5 -5 -4 -4 4 -3 4 Please don’t mention the stagecoach and the shot from a careless gun 6 6 7 7 -8 7 7 -7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 -6 7 -7 You can tell her I had to change my plans and cancel out the wedding day 6 7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 -6 6 -4 5 -3” -3” -3” 3 -3” But please don’t mention my lonely cell where I’m gonna pine away -6 6 5 5 -4 4 Until my dying day
4 4 4 -4 5 6 5 5 -5 -4 -4 4 -3 4 Take a message to Mary but don’t tell her all you know 4 4 4 -4 5 6 5 5 -5 -4 4 -3 4 My heart’s achin’ for Mary, Lord knows I miss her so 6 7 7 -8 7 7 -7 6 6 7 7 7 -6 -6 7 -7 Just tell her I went to Timbuktu, tell her I’m searchin’ for gold 6 6 7 7 -7 -6 6 -6 -6 6 -4 5 -3” -3” 3 -3” You can say she better find someone new to cherish and to hold -6 6 5 5 -4 4 Oh, Lord, this cell is cold 6 5 -6 -7 -6 6 5 Mary, Ma-a-a-a-ary -6 6 5 5 -4 4 Oh, Lord, this cell is cold |