C
Em
These are the words of a frontier lad
Am G
Who lost his love when he turned bad.
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C
Take a message to Mary
F G C
But don't tell her where I am
Take a message to Mary
F G C
But don't say I'm in a jam.
Am Em
You can tell her that I had to see the world
Am D G
Tell her that my ship set sail
C G F C
You can say she'd better not wait for me
Am /g Am
But don't tell her I'm in jail
C G C
Oh don't tell her I'm in jail.
Take a message to Mary
But don't tell her what I've done
Please don't mention the stagecoach
An' the shot from a careless gun.
You can tell her that I changed my plans
An' cancel out the weddin' day
But don't mention my lonely cell
Where I'm gonna pine away
Until my dyin' day.
Take a message to Mary
But don't tell all you know
My heart is achin' for Mary
Lord knows I miss her so.
Just tell her that I went to Timbuktu
Tell that I'm searchin' for gold
You can say she'd better find someone new
To cherish an' to hold
Oh Lord, this cell is cold.
