Message To Martha Chords

KeyF# Capo6st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays595

Message To Martha by Adam Faith is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F# with a capo on the 6st fret. It uses the chords C, F, Fm, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F#
Text
16
Speed
  			 

Intro = C 

verse 1 
C                     F                    Fm       C 
Spread your wings for New Orleans Kentucky bluebird fly away 
C                    
And take a message to Martha message to Martha 
C                       F       
She sings each night in some café 
       C              F 
In her search to find wealth and fame 
G                 F        G           C    C 
I hear Martha has gone and changed her name 

verse 2 
C                 F                     Fm       C 
It's a year since she was here Kentucky bluebird fly away 
C 
And take a message to Martha message to Martha 
C                   F 
Tell her I love her more each day 
       C                F 
As the train pulled out down the track 
G                     F       G      C     C 
Martha promised she'd soon be coming back 

Bridge  
                              G         Em                      G 
Oh tell her how my heart just breaks in two since she journeyed far 
                    G                   Em 
And even though her dreams of fame fell through 
   F                       G 
To me she will always be a star 

verse 4 
C                     F                    Fm       C 
Spread your wings for New Orleans Kentucky bluebird fly away 
C 
And take a message to Martha message to Martha 
C                     F 
Tell her to start for home today 
C                 F 
When you find her please let her know 
G                   F      G        C   C F G 
Rich or poor I will always love her so 
  
Outro  
C           F 
Fly away Kentucky bluebird  
C           F 
Fly away Kentucky bluebird  
C 
Fly away fly away fly away 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante