Ode to Mel Bay

ode to mel bay(album version) - chet atkins
mel bay
in your manual
you taught us how to hold the pick
you've got to hold it in this manner
to play them fancy licks
now we're happily strumming 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
mel bay everytime we play
we always think of you
and hope you have a nice day
play guitar
mel bay
on page 21 you showed us how to play a g
on page 22 you taught us how to play a d
but lawdy oh lawdy
we've never learned to play an e
cause someone in the outhouse stole page 23
i'm going down to goody's
and buy a ukelele
i wanna learn to play pearly shells an
then ukulele lady
i've just bought your book
mel bay on how to play the fiddle
i can play on that high string
and those two in the middle
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 mel bay
everytime we play
we always think of you
and hope you have a nice day
we're available for dances
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 mel bay everytime we play
we always think of you
and hope you have a nice day
i've get a mel