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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1935993,"song":"Mr Shorty","artist":"Marty Robbins","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1935993-mr-shorty-chords-by-marty-robbins/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1935993?type=chord","rating":4.89436,"votes":108,"content":"============================\r\n Marty Robbins - Mr. Shorty\r\n============================\r\nNo capo\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part A]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNobody knew where he came from[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThey only knew he came in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSlowly he walked to the end of the bar[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd he ordered up one slug of gin[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part B]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWell, I could see that he wasn't a large man[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI could tell that he wasn't too tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI judged him to be 'bout five foot three[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd his voice was a soft Texas drawl[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part A]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSaid he was needin' some wages[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n'Fore he could ride for the west[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSaid he could do most all kind of work[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nSaid he could ride with the best[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part B]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere in his blue eyes was sadness[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat comes from the need of a friend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd tho' he tried, he still couldn't hide[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe loneliness there, deep within[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part A]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSaid he would work through the winter[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nFor thirty a month and his board[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI started to say where he might land a job[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWhen a fellow came in through the door[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part B]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I could tell he was lookin' for trouble[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFrom the way that he came stompin' in[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe told me to leave Shorty there by himself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCome down and wait on a man[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part A]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe eyes of the little man narrowed[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe smile disappeared from his face[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nGone was the friendliness that I had seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd a wild look of hate took its place[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part B]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut the big one continued to mock him[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he told me that I'd better go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nFind him a couple of glasses of milk[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd then maybe Shorty would grow[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part A]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWhen the little man spoke, there was stillness[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHe made sure that everyone heard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSlowly he stepped away from the bar[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd I still remember these words[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part B]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\"Oh, it's plain that you're lookin' for trouble[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTrouble's what I try to shun[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIf that's what you want, then that's what you'll get[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCause cowboy, we're both packin' guns\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part A]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHis hand was already positioned[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nHis feet wide apart on the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI hadn't noticed but there on his hip[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nWas a short-barreled bat .44[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part B]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt was plain he was ready and waitin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe leaned a bit forward and said[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\"When you call me Shorty, say Mister, my friend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMaybe you'd rather be dead\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part A]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIn the room was a terrible silence[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAs the big one stepped out on the floor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAll drinkin' stopped and the tick of the clock[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nSaid death would wait ten seconds more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part B]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe cursed once or twice in a whisper[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he said with a snarl on his lips[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F#[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\"Nobody's Mister to me, little man!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd he grabbed for the gun on his hip[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part A]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut the little man's hand was like lightning[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe bat .44 was the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe .44 spoke and it sent lead and smoke[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nAnd seventeen inches of flame[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part B]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor the big one had never cleared leather[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBeaten before he could start[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nA little round hole had appeared on his shirt[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe bullet went clear through his heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part A]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThe little man stood there a moment[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThen holstered the bat .44[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\"It's always this way so I never stay\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]F#[/ch]\r\nSlowly he walked out the door[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Part B]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNobody knew where he came from[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey won't forget he came by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nThey won't forget how a .44 gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOne night made the difference in size[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAs for me, I'll remember the sadness[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nShown in the eyes of the man[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIf we meet someday, you can bet I would say[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]             N.C.   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat it's me, Mr. Shorty, your friend[/tab]","plain_text":"============================\n Marty Robbins - Mr. Shorty\n============================\nNo capo\n\n[Intro]\nD Bm A\nD Bm A\n\n\n[Part A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Part B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["D","Bm","A","Em","F#","B","E","C","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}