Mr. Shorty Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[C]Nobody knew where he [Am]came from
[C]They only knew he came [Am]in
[C]Slowly he walked to the [Am]end of the bar
And he [Dm]ordered up one slug of [E]gin
Well, I could [Am]see that he wasn't a l[Dm]arge man
I could [G]tell that he wasn't too [C]tall
I [E]judged him to be [Am]'bout five-foot three
And his [D]voice was a soft Texas [G]drawl

[Verse 2]
[C]Said he was needin' some [Am]wages
[C]'Fore he could ride for the [Am]west
[C]Said he could do most [Am]all kind of work
[Dm]Said he could ride with the [E]best
[Am]There in his blue eyes was [Dm]sadness
That [G]comes from the need of a [C]friend
[E]And though he tried, he [Am]still couldn't hide
The [D]loneliness there, deep with[G]in

[Verse 3]
[C]Said he would work through the [Am]winter
For [C]thirty a month and his [Am]board
I [C]started to say where he [Am]might land a job
When a [Dm]fellow came in through the [E]door
And I could [Am]tell he was lookin' for [Dm]trouble
From the [G]way that he came stompin' [C]in
He [E]told me to leave Shorty [Am]there by himself
[D]Come down and wait on a [G]man

[Verse 4]
The [C]eyes of the little man [Am]narrowed
The [C]smile disappeared from his [Am]face
[C]Gone was the friendliness [Am]that I had seen
And a [Dm]wild look of hate took its' [E]place
But the [Am]big one continued to m[Dm]ock him
And he [G]told me that I'd better [C]go
[E]Find him a couple of [Am]glasses of milk
[D]Then maybe Shorty would [G]grow

[Verse 5]
When the [C]little man spoke, there was [Am]stillness
He [C]made sure that everyone [Am]heard
[C]Slowly he stepped a[Am]way from the bar
And I [Dm]still remember these [E]words
Oh! it's [Am]plain that you're lookin' for [Dm]trouble
[G]Trouble's what I try to [C]shun
If [E]that's what you want,
then [Am]that's what you'll get
'Cause [D]cowboy, we're both packin' [G]guns

[Verse 6]
His [C]hand was already po[Am]sitioned
[C]Feet wide apart on the [Am]floor
[C]I hadn't noticed but t[Am]here on his hip
Was a [Dm]short-barreled Forty-[E]Four
It was [Am]plain he was ready and [Dm]waitin'
He [G]leaned a bit forward and [C]said
When [E]you call me Shorty,
say [Am]Mister, my friend
[D]Maybe you'd rather be [G]dead

[Verse 7]
In the [C]room was a terrible [Am]silence
As the [C]big one stepped out on the [Am]floor
[C]All drinkin' stopped and the [Am]tick of the clock
Said [Dm]death would wait ten seconds [E]more
He [Am]cursed once or twice in a [Dm]whisper
And he [G]said with a snarl on his [C]lips
[E]Nobody's Mister to [Am]me, little man!
And he [D]grabbed for the gun on his [G]hips

[Verse 8]
But the [C]little man's hands was like [Am]lightning
The [C]bad Forty-Four was the [Am]same
The [C]Forty-Four spoke and it
[Am]sent lead and smoke
And [Dm]seventeen inches of [E]flame
For the [Am]big one had never cleared [Dm]leather
[G]Beaten before he could [C]start
A [E]little round hole had ap[Am]peared on his shirt
The [D]bullet went clear through his [G]heart

[Verse 9]
The [C]little man stood there a [Am]moment
Then [C]holstered the bad Forty-[Am]Four
It's [C]always this way so [Am]I never stay
[Dm]Slowly he walked out the [E]door
[Am]Nobody knew where he [Dm]came from
[G]They won't forget he came [C]by
[E]They won't forget how a [Am]Forty-Four gun
One [D]night made the difference in [G]size

[Verse 10]
As for [C]me, I'll remember the [Am]sadness
[C]Shown in the eyes of the [Am]man
If [C]we meet someday, you can [Am]bet I would say
That it's [D]me, Mr. Shorty, your [G]friend[F]
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