Chords for Lucky Millinder's Orchestra - Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back (Top Cat)
Tempo:
79.9 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
C
D
Db
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Db] [Gb]
[Eb]
That was a guy about [Db] 40, they called [Cm] him Shorty, and the guy [C] who rambled around [Fm] until the fellas
got together, decided whether [Ab] they should run Shorty [Fm] out of town.
Oh Shorty had to go, let me tell [Db] you about Shorty, cause [D] the fellas got together and
decided it was better.
[C]
[Fm] All the guys called a meeting and [Db] took a vote, and that was all for Shorty [C] wrote.
They wanted satisfaction [Db] so they went into action [Eb] and ran poor [Fm] Shorty out of town.
Let me tell you about [Bb] Shorty.
[C] They had to have some action cause they wanted satisfaction.
[Gb] [Ab] They took rag mops, [Db] clothes slops, ash cans, dish pans, beat poor Shorty all [C] over his head.
They ran [Fm] him muddy, cause he was bloody.
[Gb]
I knew poor Shorty was [Fm] almost dead.
They ran him down [D] the railroad track, but he [Ab] laughed out loud and said, I'll be back
in [Gm] [Dbm]
[Ab] [D] a [E] minute.
[Gb]
[D] [C] [D]
[Fm] [Eb] [D]
[Fm] All [Eb] the gals called [Db] on their pals to get enough dough [D] to bring Shorty back.
They [C] had a rally out in the alley.
They took up dollars in a [Fm] croquet pack.
Now the guys in town shake their heads and [C] pity, Shorty's been elected the mayor of the city.
He told them when they ran him [D] down the railroad track, he said, I'll [F] be back in a [Fm] Cadillac.
Who said Shorty wasn't [Gm] coming back?
[Fm] Who said Shorty wasn't coming back?
He told them when they [Ebm] ran him down the railroad [Ab] track, he said, I'll be [N] back in a Cadillac [Em] Fishtail.
[Eb] [Ab] Woo!
[Eb]
That was a guy about [Db] 40, they called [Cm] him Shorty, and the guy [C] who rambled around [Fm] until the fellas
got together, decided whether [Ab] they should run Shorty [Fm] out of town.
Oh Shorty had to go, let me tell [Db] you about Shorty, cause [D] the fellas got together and
decided it was better.
[C]
[Fm] All the guys called a meeting and [Db] took a vote, and that was all for Shorty [C] wrote.
They wanted satisfaction [Db] so they went into action [Eb] and ran poor [Fm] Shorty out of town.
Let me tell you about [Bb] Shorty.
[C] They had to have some action cause they wanted satisfaction.
[Gb] [Ab] They took rag mops, [Db] clothes slops, ash cans, dish pans, beat poor Shorty all [C] over his head.
They ran [Fm] him muddy, cause he was bloody.
[Gb]
I knew poor Shorty was [Fm] almost dead.
They ran him down [D] the railroad track, but he [Ab] laughed out loud and said, I'll be back
in [Gm] [Dbm]
[Ab] [D] a [E] minute.
[Gb]
[D] [C] [D]
[Fm] [Eb] [D]
[Fm] All [Eb] the gals called [Db] on their pals to get enough dough [D] to bring Shorty back.
They [C] had a rally out in the alley.
They took up dollars in a [Fm] croquet pack.
Now the guys in town shake their heads and [C] pity, Shorty's been elected the mayor of the city.
He told them when they ran him [D] down the railroad track, he said, I'll [F] be back in a [Fm] Cadillac.
Who said Shorty wasn't [Gm] coming back?
[Fm] Who said Shorty wasn't coming back?
He told them when they [Ebm] ran him down the railroad [Ab] track, he said, I'll be [N] back in a Cadillac [Em] Fishtail.
[Eb] [Ab] Woo!
Key:
Fm
C
D
Db
Ab
Fm
C
D
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
That was a guy about [Db] 40, they called [Cm] him Shorty, and the guy [C] who rambled around [Fm] until the fellas
got together, decided whether [Ab] they should run Shorty [Fm] out of town.
Oh Shorty had to go, let me tell [Db] you about Shorty, cause [D] the fellas got together and
decided it was better.
[C] _
[Fm] All the guys called a meeting and [Db] took a vote, and that was all for Shorty [C] wrote.
They wanted satisfaction [Db] so they went into action [Eb] and ran poor [Fm] Shorty out of town.
_ _ Let me tell you about [Bb] Shorty.
_ [C] They had to have some action cause they wanted satisfaction.
_ [Gb] _ [Ab] They took rag mops, [Db] clothes slops, ash cans, dish pans, beat poor Shorty all [C] over his head.
They ran [Fm] him muddy, cause he was bloody.
[Gb]
I knew poor Shorty was [Fm] almost dead. _ _ _
They ran him down [D] the railroad track, but he [Ab] laughed out loud and said, I'll be back
in [Gm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [D] _ a [E] minute.
[Gb] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Fm] All [Eb] the gals called [Db] on their pals to get enough dough [D] to bring Shorty back.
They [C] had a rally out in the alley.
They took up dollars in a [Fm] croquet pack.
_ _ Now the guys in town shake their heads and [C] pity, Shorty's been elected the mayor of the city.
He told them when they ran him [D] down the railroad track, he said, I'll [F] be back in a [Fm] Cadillac.
Who said Shorty wasn't [Gm] coming back?
[Fm] Who said Shorty wasn't coming back?
He told them when they [Ebm] ran him down the railroad [Ab] track, he said, I'll be [N] back in a Cadillac [Em] Fishtail.
_ [Eb] [Ab] Woo! _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
That was a guy about [Db] 40, they called [Cm] him Shorty, and the guy [C] who rambled around [Fm] until the fellas
got together, decided whether [Ab] they should run Shorty [Fm] out of town.
Oh Shorty had to go, let me tell [Db] you about Shorty, cause [D] the fellas got together and
decided it was better.
[C] _
[Fm] All the guys called a meeting and [Db] took a vote, and that was all for Shorty [C] wrote.
They wanted satisfaction [Db] so they went into action [Eb] and ran poor [Fm] Shorty out of town.
_ _ Let me tell you about [Bb] Shorty.
_ [C] They had to have some action cause they wanted satisfaction.
_ [Gb] _ [Ab] They took rag mops, [Db] clothes slops, ash cans, dish pans, beat poor Shorty all [C] over his head.
They ran [Fm] him muddy, cause he was bloody.
[Gb]
I knew poor Shorty was [Fm] almost dead. _ _ _
They ran him down [D] the railroad track, but he [Ab] laughed out loud and said, I'll be back
in [Gm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [D] _ a [E] minute.
[Gb] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Fm] All [Eb] the gals called [Db] on their pals to get enough dough [D] to bring Shorty back.
They [C] had a rally out in the alley.
They took up dollars in a [Fm] croquet pack.
_ _ Now the guys in town shake their heads and [C] pity, Shorty's been elected the mayor of the city.
He told them when they ran him [D] down the railroad track, he said, I'll [F] be back in a [Fm] Cadillac.
Who said Shorty wasn't [Gm] coming back?
[Fm] Who said Shorty wasn't coming back?
He told them when they [Ebm] ran him down the railroad [Ab] track, he said, I'll be [N] back in a Cadillac [Em] Fishtail.
_ [Eb] [Ab] Woo! _ _ _ _