{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":67958,"song":"Take A Message To Mary","artist":"The Everly Brothers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11544166-take-a-message-to-mary-chords-by-the-everly-brothers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/67958?type=chord","rating":4.78589,"votes":57,"content":"Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 13:25:14 -0400\r\nFrom: Andrew Rogers \r\n\r\n\"Take A Message To Mary\"\r\n(Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThese are the words of a frontier lad[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#m[/ch]                [ch]B7[/ch]            | [ch]E[/ch] | % |\r\nWho lost his love when he turned bad[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n Take a message to Mary[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut don't tell her where I am[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n Take a message to Mary[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut don't say I'm in a jam[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m[/ch]               [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nYou can tell her I had to see the world[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#m[/ch]              [ch]F#[/ch]       [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nOr tell her that my ship set sail[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou can say she better not wait for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nBut don't tell her I'm in jail[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]B7[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh, don't tell her I'm in jail[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n Take a message to Mary[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut don't tell her what I've done[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPlease don't mention the stagecoach[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B7[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the shot from a careless gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C#m[/ch]               [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nYou can tell her I had to change my plans[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]F#[/ch]      [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAnd cancel out the wedding day[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]G#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut please don't mention my lonely cell[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#m[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nWhere I'm gonna pine a-way[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]B7[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nUntil my dying day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n Take a message to Mary[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B7[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut don't tell her all you know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMy heart's achin' for Mary[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B7[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLord knows I miss her so[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]G#m[/ch]\r\nJust tell her I went to Timbuktu[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nTell her I'm searchin' for gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]G#m[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou can say she better find someone new[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C#m[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nTo cherish and to hold[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh, Lord, this cell is cold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nMary[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nMa-a-a-a-ry[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh, Lord this cell is cold[/tab]","plain_text":"Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 13:25:14 -0400\nFrom: Andrew Rogers \n\n\"Take A Message To Mary\"\n(Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant)\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]","chords":["A","E","G#m","B7","C#m","F#","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}