Chet Atkins Ode To Mel Bay Lyrics

Mel Bay, in Your mannual, you tought us how to hold the
pick,
you've got to hold it in this manner, to play them
fancy licks.
Now we're happily strummin' 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, Mela Bay, everytime we play,
we always think of you
and hope you have a nice day.

(Beginner Guitar Solo)

On page 21 you showed is how to play a G,
on page 22 you tought us how to play a D,
but loadee o loadee, we've never learned to play an E
becaouse someone in the outhouse stole page 23.

Im going down to Hoover's and I buy me an ukulele
I learned to play those pearly shells an' an Ukulele
Lady
I've just bought your book Mel Bay on how to play the fiddle,
I can play on that (hatch)?? string and those two in
the middle.

(Beginner Fiddle Solo)

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, Mela Bay, everytime we play,
we always think of you
and hope you have a nice day.

We're available for advances, 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, Mela Bay, everytime we play,
we always think of you
and hope you have a nice day.