{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":607867,"song":"Shortnin Bread","artist":"Misc Traditional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11572855-shortnin-bread-chords-by-misc-traditional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/607867?type=chord","rating":4.68752,"votes":16,"content":"Shortenin' Bread\r\nTraditional\r\n\r\n\r\nfor those of you not Southern enough, chillun can also be pronounced children\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThree little chillun, lyin' in bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTwo was sick and the other almost dead![/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSent for the doctor, doctor said,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Feed those chillun on shortenin' bread.'[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nMama's little baby loves shortenin', shortenin',[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMama's little baby loves shortenin' bread.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nMama's little baby loves shortenin', shortenin',[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMama's little baby loves shortenin' bread.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nWhen them chillun sick in the bed,\r\nHeard that talk about shortenin' bread,\r\nPopped up well and dance and sing,\r\nSkippin' 'round, cut the pigeon wing.\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\nSo put on the skillet, slip on the lid,\r\nMama gonna make us some shortenin' bread,\r\nAnd that ain't all our mama gonna do,\r\nShe gonna cook us some coffee. too.\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\nI slipped in the kitchen, I raise up the lid,\r\nI stole me a mess of that shortenin' bread.\r\nI winked at the pretty gal and I said,\r\n'Baby, how'd you like some shortenin' bread?'\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\nThey caught me with the skillet, caught me with the lid,\r\nCaught me with that gal makin' shortenin' bread.\r\nSix months for the skillet, six months for the lid,\r\nNow I'm doin' time for eatin' shortenin' bread.\r\n\r\nChorus","plain_text":"Shortenin' Bread\nTraditional\n\n\nfor those of you not Southern enough, chillun can also be pronounced children\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen them chillun sick in the bed,\nHeard that talk about shortenin' bread,\nPopped up well and dance and sing,\nSkippin' 'round, cut the pigeon wing.\n\nChorus\n\nSo put on the skillet, slip on the lid,\nMama gonna make us some shortenin' bread,\nAnd that ain't all our mama gonna do,\nShe gonna cook us some coffee. too.\n\nChorus\n\nI slipped in the kitchen, I raise up the lid,\nI stole me a mess of that shortenin' bread.\nI winked at the pretty gal and I said,\n'Baby, how'd you like some shortenin' bread?'\n\nChorus\n\nThey caught me with the skillet, caught me with the lid,\nCaught me with that gal makin' shortenin' bread.\nSix months for the skillet, six months for the lid,\nNow I'm doin' time for eatin' shortenin' bread.\n\nChorus","chords":["C","F","G7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}