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Long Tall Shorty

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Long Tall Shorty 
Written by: Covey/Abramson 
Capo the third fret and play a blues shuffle in A.
They call me the ALong Tall Shorty 
D'Cause I know what love is all aAbout 
They call me DLong Tall Shorty 
'Cause I know what love is all aAbout 
Well I can Etell you where the lights go 
DOh, when they go Aout 
  AGirls, if you get lonely 
  DDial 4-2-4-6-8-A9 
Well, Dgirls, if you get lonely 
Dial 4-2-4-6-8-A9 
And your Etroubles will be over 
  DI'll even give you back you Adime 
Oh yeah 
I like 'em A7long, I like 'em tall D7  A7  
I like 'em short, and that ain't all D7  A7  
Now when I die, don't bury me deep D7  A7  
Just put some women to my head, to my feet D7  A7  
                                          D7    A7(Hold)
Tell all the world now, to come and peep 
Long Tall Shorty now has gone to A7sleep 
           D(Shuffle!)
Whoa now 
I like 'em long, I like 'em Atall 
Oh yeEah D  A  
They call me the ALong Tall Shorty 
D'Cause I know what love is all aAbout 
They call me DLong Tall Shorty 
'Cause I know what love is all aAbout 
Well I can Etell you where the lights go 
DOh, when they go Aout Bb7  A7  

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Long Tall Shorty

by The Kinks

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Bb7

Long Tall Shorty

Written by: Covey/Abramson

Capo the third fret and play a blues shuffle in A.

They call me the Long Tall Shorty

D A

'Cause I know what love is all about

They call me Long Tall Shorty

'Cause I know what love is all about

Well I can tell you where the lights go

D A

Oh, when they go out

Girls, if you get lonely

D A

Dial 4-2-4-6-8-9

Well, girls, if you get lonely

Dial 4-2-4-6-8-9

And your troubles will be over

D A

I'll even give you back you dime

Oh yeah

A7 D7 A7

I like 'em long, I like 'em tall

D7 A7

I like 'em short, and that ain't all

D7 A7

Now when I die, don't bury me deep

D7 A7

Just put some women to my head, to my feet

D7 A7

(Hold)

Tell all the world now, to come and peep

Long Tall Shorty now has gone to sleep

(Shuffle!)

Whoa now

I like 'em long, I like 'em tall

E D A

Oh yeah

They call me the Long Tall Shorty

D A

'Cause I know what love is all about

They call me Long Tall Shorty

'Cause I know what love is all about

Well I can tell you where the lights go

D A Bb7 A7

Oh, when they go out

About Long Tall Shorty Chords by The Kinks

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What key is "Long Tall Shorty" in?

The chords for "Long Tall Shorty" show the original chord names (including A, D, E, A7, D7, Bb7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.