Take a Message to Mary

Everly Brothers

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(E)Take a message  to mary, but (B7)donâ€™t tell her where I (E)am.
(E)Take a message  to mary, but (B7)donâ€™t say Iâ€™m in a (E)jam.
You can (C#m)tell her I had to (G#m)see the world,
Or (C#m)tell her that my (F#7)ship set (B)sail.
You can (E)say she (G#m)better not (A)wait for (E)me,
But (C#m)donâ€™t tell her Iâ€™m in jail.
Oh (E)donâ€™t tell her (B7)Iâ€™-m  in (E)jail.

(E)Take a message to mary, but (B7)donâ€™t tell her what Iâ€™ve (E)done.
(E)Please donâ€™t mention the stagecoach,
And the (B7)shot from a careless (E)gun.
You can (C#m)tell her I had to (G#m)change my plans,
And (C#m)cancel out the (F#7)wedding (B)day.
But (E)please donâ€™t (G#m)mention my (A)lonely (E)cell,
Where (C#m)Iâ€™m gonna pine away, un(E)til my  (B7)dying  (E)day.

(E)Take a message to mary, but (B7)donâ€™t tell her all you (E)know.
(E)My heartâ€™s ach-inâ€™ for mary, lord (B7)knows I miss her (E)so.
Just (C#m)tell her I went to (G#m)Timbuktu,
(C#m)Tell her Iâ€™m (F#7)searchinâ€™ for (B)gold.
You can (E)say she (G#m)better find (A)someone (E)new,
To (C#m)cherish and to hold, oh (E)lord, this (B7)cell is (E)cold.

(E)Ma-ry,    (C#m)ma-ry,  oh (E)lord this (B7)cell is (E)cold.

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Take a Message to Mary van The Everly Brothers op Gitaartabs. Dit klassieke popnummer is perfect voor wie net begint met akoestische gitaar en wil oefenen met schone, heldere akkoordwisselingen.

Take a Message to Mary staat op beginner-niveau (niveau 2), dus je hebt geen grote technische vaardigheden nodig. Je werkt met de akkoorden E, B7, C#m, G#m, F#7 en B — een fijne set om je basiskennis uit te breiden. Pak je gitaar en begin meteen met dit populaire nummer.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord B
B is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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Practise the change: B ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.