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DAIRYBEAT: TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY (B. & F. Bryant) 94 / 108 – 4/4 |./. |: Repeat the previous Chord and/or Measure of 4-Counts. / : Breaks Intro: / / / / / D |./. |F#m |A |A7 | THESE ARE THE WORDS OF A FRONTIER LAD, WHO LOST HIS LOVE, WHEN HE TURNED BA - D. Verse 1: / / / / / / D |./. |./. |./. |A7 |D | TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY, BUT DON’T TELL HER WHERE I AM. / / / / ./. |./. |A7 |D TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY, BUT DON’T SAY I’M IN A JAM. |Bm |F#m |Bm E7 |A YOU CAN TELL HER I HAD TO SEE THE WORLD, OR TELL HER THAT MY SHIP SET SAIL. |D F#m |G D |Bm |./. YOU CAN SAY SHE BETTER NOT WAIT FOR ME, BUT DON’T TELL HER I’M IN JAIL. |D A7 |D | OH, DON’T TELL HER I’M IN JAIL. Verse 2: D |./. |A7 |D | TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY, BUT DON’T TELL HER WHAT I’VE DONE. ./. |./. |A7 |D PLEASE DON’T MENTION THE STAGECOACH, AND THE SHOT FROM A CARELESS GUN. |Bm |F#m |Bm E7 |A YOU CAN TELL HER I HAD TO CHANGE MY PLANS, AND CANCEL OUT THE WEDDING DAY. |D F#m |G D |Bm |./. BUT PLEASE DON’T MENTION MY LONELY CELL, WHERE I’M GONNA PINE A-WAY. |D A7 |D | UN-TIL MY DYING DAY. Verse 3: D |./. |A7 |D | TAKE A MESSAGE TO MARY, BUT DON’T TELL HER ALL YOU KNOW. ./. |./. |A7 |D MY HEART’S ACHIN’ FOR MARY, LORD KNOWS I MISS HER SO. |Bm |F#m |Bm E7 |A JUST TELL HER I WENT TO TIMBUKTU, TELL HER I’M SEARCHIN’ FOR GOLD. |D F#m |G D |Bm |./. YOU CAN SAY SHE BETTER FIND SOMEONE NEW, TO CHERISH AND TO HOLD. |D A7 |D | OH LORD, THIS CELL IS COLD. Outro: / D |./. |Bm |./. |D |A7 |D |./. |./. |D MA - RY, MA - RY, OH LORD, THIS CELL IS COLD. Tab by: DAIRYBEAT (André H. Hofman, Purmerend, Netherlands). FREE* Dairybeat ORIGINALS, COVERS and BACKING TRACKS on: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=137360&content=music https://soundcloud.com/dairybeat https://www.youtube.com/user/Dairybeat