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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 13:25:14 -0400 From: Andrew Rogers "Take A Message To Mary" (Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant) [Intro] E E These are the words of a frontier lad G#m B7 | E | % | Who lost his love when he turned bad [Verse 1] E E Take a message to Mary B7 E But don't tell her where I am E E Take a message to Mary B7 E But don't say I'm in a jam C#m G#m You can tell her I had to see the world C#m F# B7 Or tell her that my ship set sail E G#m A E You can say she better not wait for me C#m B C#m But don't tell her I'm in jail E B7 E Oh, don't tell her I'm in jail [Verse 2] E E Take a message to Mary B7 E But don't tell her what I've done E E Please don't mention the stagecoach B7 E And the shot from a careless gun C#m G#m You can tell her I had to change my plans C#m F# B7 And cancel out the wedding day E G#m A E But please don't mention my lonely cell C#m B C#m Where I'm gonna pine a-way E B7 E Until my dying day [Verse 3] E E Take a message to Mary B7 E But don't tell her all you know E E My heart's achin' for Mary B7 E Lord knows I miss her so C#m G#m Just tell her I went to Timbuktu C#m F# B7 Tell her I'm searchin' for gold E G#m A E You can say she better find someone new C#m B C#m To cherish and to hold E B7 E Oh, Lord, this cell is cold [Coda] E Mary C#m Ma-a-a-a-ry E B7 E Oh, Lord this cell is cold