Chords for jack pleasants i'm shy, mary ellen, i'm shy 1912, classic music hall record with very clear sound
Tempo:
110 bpm
Chords used:
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E
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [B]
[Db] [D] [A] [D]
[N] I courted Mary Ellen for fourteen solid years,
[A] but she made me blush when she one night [E] boldly said to me,
[Eb] You've never kissed me once, [Em] John, though I'd like you to, she cried.
[A] [E]
Why don't you call me pretty name?
I hung my head and sighed.
I'm shy, [G] Mary Ellen, I'm shy.
[N]
It just seems so naughty, oh [Bm] my.
[D] Kissing [A] is nice, though [D] I've [F] often [A] heard said,
but still how to do it I [Em] don't know [A] the way.
[Em] So you put your arm round my waist, [Eb] I promise [Bm] I won't scream or cry,
[A] and you [D] do the [A] kissing and cuddling [B]
instead, [A] cause I'm shy, Mary Ellen, [D] I'm shy.
[Dbm] [B] [D]
[A] [D] [N] To marry [Gbm] Mary Ellen [Bm] I [F] went to [Dm] church one morn,
[A] whilst the party with the bride went [E] in church I stayed outside.
[D] For quite an hour [A] I stood there while she waited to be wed,
[E] then she came out and said, Come in, I don't like to, I [A] said, cause I'm [Eb] shy, [E] I'm [Eb] shy.
[A] [Bm] It just [D] seems so naughty, oh my.
Still [A] we [Em] were married [F] and got [A] home all right,
[F] and kept up the [A] fun with [E] our friends until [A] night.
[N] Then they wished [Em] Mary Ellen goodbye, [Gbm] and they started to go, so did I.
She said, You are [Bm] not going, [G] [Cm] I said, Yes I [A] am, cause I'm shy, Mary Ellen, [D] I'm shy.
[B] [D] [A]
[D] [F] [N]
[Db] [D] [A] [D]
[N] I courted Mary Ellen for fourteen solid years,
[A] but she made me blush when she one night [E] boldly said to me,
[Eb] You've never kissed me once, [Em] John, though I'd like you to, she cried.
[A] [E]
Why don't you call me pretty name?
I hung my head and sighed.
I'm shy, [G] Mary Ellen, I'm shy.
[N]
It just seems so naughty, oh [Bm] my.
[D] Kissing [A] is nice, though [D] I've [F] often [A] heard said,
but still how to do it I [Em] don't know [A] the way.
[Em] So you put your arm round my waist, [Eb] I promise [Bm] I won't scream or cry,
[A] and you [D] do the [A] kissing and cuddling [B]
instead, [A] cause I'm shy, Mary Ellen, [D] I'm shy.
[Dbm] [B] [D]
[A] [D] [N] To marry [Gbm] Mary Ellen [Bm] I [F] went to [Dm] church one morn,
[A] whilst the party with the bride went [E] in church I stayed outside.
[D] For quite an hour [A] I stood there while she waited to be wed,
[E] then she came out and said, Come in, I don't like to, I [A] said, cause I'm [Eb] shy, [E] I'm [Eb] shy.
[A] [Bm] It just [D] seems so naughty, oh my.
Still [A] we [Em] were married [F] and got [A] home all right,
[F] and kept up the [A] fun with [E] our friends until [A] night.
[N] Then they wished [Em] Mary Ellen goodbye, [Gbm] and they started to go, so did I.
She said, You are [Bm] not going, [G] [Cm] I said, Yes I [A] am, cause I'm shy, Mary Ellen, [D] I'm shy.
[B] [D] [A]
[D] [F] [N]
Key:
A
D
E
Em
Bm
A
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E
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Db] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[N] _ _ I courted Mary Ellen for fourteen solid years,
[A] but she made me blush when she one night [E] boldly said to me,
[Eb] You've never kissed me once, [Em] John, though I'd like you to, she cried.
[A] _ [E]
Why don't you call me pretty name?
I hung my head and _ sighed.
I'm shy, [G] Mary Ellen, I'm shy.
[N] _ _
It just seems so naughty, oh [Bm] my. _
_ [D] _ Kissing [A] is nice, though [D] I've [F] often [A] heard said,
but still how to do it I [Em] don't know [A] the way.
_ [Em] So you put your arm round my waist, _ [Eb] I promise [Bm] I won't scream or cry, _
[A] and you [D] do the [A] kissing and cuddling [B]
instead, [A] cause I'm shy, Mary Ellen, [D] I'm shy.
_ _ [Dbm] _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [N] To marry [Gbm] Mary Ellen [Bm] I [F] went to [Dm] church one morn,
[A] whilst the party with the bride went [E] in church I stayed outside.
_ [D] For quite an hour [A] I stood there while she waited to be wed, _
[E] then she came out and said, Come in, I don't like to, I [A] said, _ _ cause I'm [Eb] shy, _ [E] _ _ I'm [Eb] shy.
[A] _ _ [Bm] It just [D] seems so naughty, oh my.
_ _ _ Still [A] we [Em] were married [F] and got [A] home all right,
[F] and kept up the [A] fun with [E] our friends until [A] night. _
[N] Then they wished [Em] Mary Ellen _ goodbye, _ [Gbm] _ and they started to go, so did I.
_ She said, You are [Bm] not going, [G] [Cm] I said, Yes I [A] am, cause I'm shy, Mary Ellen, [D] I'm shy. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [N] _
[Db] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[N] _ _ I courted Mary Ellen for fourteen solid years,
[A] but she made me blush when she one night [E] boldly said to me,
[Eb] You've never kissed me once, [Em] John, though I'd like you to, she cried.
[A] _ [E]
Why don't you call me pretty name?
I hung my head and _ sighed.
I'm shy, [G] Mary Ellen, I'm shy.
[N] _ _
It just seems so naughty, oh [Bm] my. _
_ [D] _ Kissing [A] is nice, though [D] I've [F] often [A] heard said,
but still how to do it I [Em] don't know [A] the way.
_ [Em] So you put your arm round my waist, _ [Eb] I promise [Bm] I won't scream or cry, _
[A] and you [D] do the [A] kissing and cuddling [B]
instead, [A] cause I'm shy, Mary Ellen, [D] I'm shy.
_ _ [Dbm] _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [N] To marry [Gbm] Mary Ellen [Bm] I [F] went to [Dm] church one morn,
[A] whilst the party with the bride went [E] in church I stayed outside.
_ [D] For quite an hour [A] I stood there while she waited to be wed, _
[E] then she came out and said, Come in, I don't like to, I [A] said, _ _ cause I'm [Eb] shy, _ [E] _ _ I'm [Eb] shy.
[A] _ _ [Bm] It just [D] seems so naughty, oh my.
_ _ _ Still [A] we [Em] were married [F] and got [A] home all right,
[F] and kept up the [A] fun with [E] our friends until [A] night. _
[N] Then they wished [Em] Mary Ellen _ goodbye, _ [Gbm] _ and they started to go, so did I.
_ She said, You are [Bm] not going, [G] [Cm] I said, Yes I [A] am, cause I'm shy, Mary Ellen, [D] I'm shy. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [N] _