Take A Message To Mary

E These are the words of a frontier lad G#m B7 Who lost his love when he turned ba-ad E (finger picked for 2 bars) E B7 E Take a message to Mary but don?t tell ?er where I am E B7 E Take a message to Mary but don?t say I?m in a jam C#m G#m C#m F# B7 You can tell her I had to see the world or tell ?er that my ship set sail E A E C#m You can say she better not wait for me but don?t tell her I?m in jail E B E Oh, don?t tell her I?m in jail E B7 E Take a message to Mary but don?t tell ?er what I?ve done E B7 E Please don?t mention the stagecoach and the shot from a careless gun C#m G#m C#m F# B7 You can tell her I had to change my plans and cancel out the wedding day E A E C#m But please don?t mention my lonely cell where I?m gonna pine away E B E Until my dying day E B7 E Take a message to Mary but don?t tell ?er all you know E B7 E My heart?s achin? for Mary, Lord knows I miss her so C#m G#m C#m F# B7 Just tell her I went to Timbuktu, tell her I?m searchin? for gold E A E C#m You can say she better find someone new to cherish and to hold E B E Oh, Lord, this cell is cold E C#m Ma-ary, Ma-a-a-a-ary E B E Oh, Lord this cell is cold www.karlwithakay.com