Everly Brothers - Take a message to mary

^EThese are the words of a frontier lad.. ^G#m7who lost his love when ^B7he turned bad.

^ETake a message to Mary..but ^B7don't tell her where I ^Eam. ^ETake a message to Mary..but ^B7don't say I'm in a ^Ejam. You can ^C#mtell her I had to ^G#m7see the world.. or ^C#mtell her that my ^F#ship set ^B7sail. You can ^Esay she ^G#m7better not ^Await for ^Eme.. but ^C#mdon't tell her I'm in jail. Oh, ^Edon't tell her ^B7I'm in ^Ejail.

^ETake a message to Mary..but ^B7don't tell her what I've ^Edone. ^EPlease don't mention the stagecoach..and the ^B7shot from a careless ^Egun. You can ^C#mtell her I had to ^G#m7change my plans.. and ^C#mcancel out the ^F#wedding ^B7day. But ^Eplease don't ^G#m7mention my ^Alonely ^Ecell.. ^Ewhere I'm gonna ^C#mpine away..un^Etil my ^B7dying ^Eday.

^ETake a message to Mary..but ^B7don't tell her all you ^Eknow. ^EMy heart's achin' for Mary..Lord ^B7knows, I miss her ^Eso. Just ^C#mtell her I went to ^G#m7Timbuktu..^C#mtell her I'm ^F#searchin' for ^B7gold. You can ^Esay she ^G#m7better find ^Asomeone ^Enew..to cherish ^C#mand to hold. Oh, ^ELord, this ^B7cell is ^Ecold.

^EMaaaary..^C#mMa-a-a-a-ary..oh, ^ELord this ^B7cell is ^Ecold.