Chords for Mr. Shorty by Marty Robbins
Tempo:
98.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
D
A
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Bm]
[A] [D] [Bm]
[A] [D] Nobody knew [Bm] where he came from, [D] they only knew [Bm] he came in.
Slowly he walked to the end of the bar [Em] and he ordered up [D] one slug of [F#] gin.
[Bm] Well I could see that he [Em] wasn't a large man, [A] I could tell that he wasn't [D] too tall.
[F#] I judged him to be [Bm] about five foot three [E] and his voice was a soft [A] Texas drawl.
[D] Said he was needing [Bm] some wages, [D] for he could ride [Bm] for the West.
Said he could do most all kind of work, [Em] said he could ride [F#] with the best.
[Bm] There in his blue [Em] eyes was sadness that comes from the [D] need of a friend.
[F#] And though he tried he [Bm] still couldn't hide [E] the loneliness there deep [A] within.
[D] Said he would work through [Bm] the winter for thirty a month and he's bored.
[D] I started to say [Bm] where he might land a job when [Em] a fella came in through [F#] the door.
[Bm] And I could tell he was looking [Em] for trouble, for the way that he [A] came [D] stomping in.
[F#] He told me to leave [Bm] shorty there by himself, [E] come down and wait [A] on a man.
[D] The eyes of the little [Bm] man narrowed, [D] a smile disappeared [Bm] from his face.
Gone was the friendliness that I had seen [Em] and a wild look of hate [G#] took its [F#] place.
[Bm] But the big one continued [Em] to mock him [A] and he told me that I [D] had better go.
[F#m] Find him a couple [Bm] of glasses of milk [E] and then maybe [A] shorty would grow.
[D] When the little man spoke [Bm] there was stillness, he made sure that everyone heard.
[D] Slowly he [Bm] stepped away from the bar and I [Em] still [F#] remember these words.
[Bm] Oh it's plain that you're looking for [Em] trouble, [A] troubles would I [D] try to shun.
[D] [F#] If that's what you [Bm] want then that's what you'll [E] get, cause cowboy were [A] both packing guns.
[Em] [D] His hand was [Bm] already positioned, [D] his feet wide [Bm] apart on the floor.
[D] I hadn't [Bm] noticed but there on his hip was [Em] a short barreled [F#] bat 44.
[Bm] It was plain he was [Em] ready and waiting, [A] he leaned a bit [D] forward and said.
[F#m] When you call me [Bm] shorty say mister my friend, maybe [E] you'd [A] rather be dead.
[D] In the room was a [Bm] terrible silence [D] as the big one stepped out [Bm] on the floor.
[D] All drinking [Bm] stopped and the tick of the clock said [Em] death would wait ten [F#] seconds more.
[Bm] He cursed once or twice [Em] in a whisper [A] and he said with a snarl [D] on his lips.
[F#m]
Nobody's [Bm] mister to me little man and he [E] grabbed for the gun [A] on his hip.
[Bm] But the little man's hand was like lightning, [D] the bat 44 [Bm] was the same.
The 44 spoke and he sent lead and smoke, [Em] seventeen [F#] inches of flame.
[Bm] Oh the big one had never cleared [Em] leather, [A] beaten before [D] he could start.
[F#] A little round hole [Bm] had appeared on his shirt, [E] the bullet went clear [A] through his heart.
[D] The little man stood [Bm] there a moment [D] then holstered the bat [Bm] 44.
It's always this way so I never stay, [Em] slowly he walked [F#] out the door.
[Bm] Nobody knew [Em] where he came from, [A] they won't forget [D] he came by.
[F#] They won't forget [Bm] how a 44 gun [E] one night made the [A] difference in [D] size.
As for me I'll remember [Bm] the sadness [D] shown in the [Bm] eyes of the man.
If we meet someday you can bet I will say that it's [E] me, Mr.
Shorty, [A] your friend.
[G] [A]
[A] [D] [Bm]
[A] [D] Nobody knew [Bm] where he came from, [D] they only knew [Bm] he came in.
Slowly he walked to the end of the bar [Em] and he ordered up [D] one slug of [F#] gin.
[Bm] Well I could see that he [Em] wasn't a large man, [A] I could tell that he wasn't [D] too tall.
[F#] I judged him to be [Bm] about five foot three [E] and his voice was a soft [A] Texas drawl.
[D] Said he was needing [Bm] some wages, [D] for he could ride [Bm] for the West.
Said he could do most all kind of work, [Em] said he could ride [F#] with the best.
[Bm] There in his blue [Em] eyes was sadness that comes from the [D] need of a friend.
[F#] And though he tried he [Bm] still couldn't hide [E] the loneliness there deep [A] within.
[D] Said he would work through [Bm] the winter for thirty a month and he's bored.
[D] I started to say [Bm] where he might land a job when [Em] a fella came in through [F#] the door.
[Bm] And I could tell he was looking [Em] for trouble, for the way that he [A] came [D] stomping in.
[F#] He told me to leave [Bm] shorty there by himself, [E] come down and wait [A] on a man.
[D] The eyes of the little [Bm] man narrowed, [D] a smile disappeared [Bm] from his face.
Gone was the friendliness that I had seen [Em] and a wild look of hate [G#] took its [F#] place.
[Bm] But the big one continued [Em] to mock him [A] and he told me that I [D] had better go.
[F#m] Find him a couple [Bm] of glasses of milk [E] and then maybe [A] shorty would grow.
[D] When the little man spoke [Bm] there was stillness, he made sure that everyone heard.
[D] Slowly he [Bm] stepped away from the bar and I [Em] still [F#] remember these words.
[Bm] Oh it's plain that you're looking for [Em] trouble, [A] troubles would I [D] try to shun.
[D] [F#] If that's what you [Bm] want then that's what you'll [E] get, cause cowboy were [A] both packing guns.
[Em] [D] His hand was [Bm] already positioned, [D] his feet wide [Bm] apart on the floor.
[D] I hadn't [Bm] noticed but there on his hip was [Em] a short barreled [F#] bat 44.
[Bm] It was plain he was [Em] ready and waiting, [A] he leaned a bit [D] forward and said.
[F#m] When you call me [Bm] shorty say mister my friend, maybe [E] you'd [A] rather be dead.
[D] In the room was a [Bm] terrible silence [D] as the big one stepped out [Bm] on the floor.
[D] All drinking [Bm] stopped and the tick of the clock said [Em] death would wait ten [F#] seconds more.
[Bm] He cursed once or twice [Em] in a whisper [A] and he said with a snarl [D] on his lips.
[F#m]
Nobody's [Bm] mister to me little man and he [E] grabbed for the gun [A] on his hip.
[Bm] But the little man's hand was like lightning, [D] the bat 44 [Bm] was the same.
The 44 spoke and he sent lead and smoke, [Em] seventeen [F#] inches of flame.
[Bm] Oh the big one had never cleared [Em] leather, [A] beaten before [D] he could start.
[F#] A little round hole [Bm] had appeared on his shirt, [E] the bullet went clear [A] through his heart.
[D] The little man stood [Bm] there a moment [D] then holstered the bat [Bm] 44.
It's always this way so I never stay, [Em] slowly he walked [F#] out the door.
[Bm] Nobody knew [Em] where he came from, [A] they won't forget [D] he came by.
[F#] They won't forget [Bm] how a 44 gun [E] one night made the [A] difference in [D] size.
As for me I'll remember [Bm] the sadness [D] shown in the [Bm] eyes of the man.
If we meet someday you can bet I will say that it's [E] me, Mr.
Shorty, [A] your friend.
[G] [A]
Key:
Bm
D
A
Em
F#
Bm
D
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [D] Nobody knew [Bm] where he came from, [D] they only knew [Bm] he came in.
_ Slowly he walked to the end of the bar [Em] and he ordered up [D] one slug of [F#] gin.
[Bm] Well I could see that he [Em] wasn't a large man, [A] I could tell that he wasn't [D] too tall.
[F#] I judged him to be [Bm] about five foot three [E] and his voice was a soft [A] Texas drawl.
[D] Said he was needing [Bm] some wages, [D] for he could ride [Bm] for the West.
_ Said he could do most all kind of work, [Em] said he could ride [F#] with the best.
_ [Bm] There in his blue [Em] eyes was sadness _ that comes from the [D] need of a friend.
_ [F#] And though he tried he [Bm] still couldn't hide [E] the loneliness there deep [A] within.
_ [D] Said he would work through [Bm] the winter for thirty a month and he's bored.
[D] I started to say [Bm] where he might land a job when [Em] a fella came in through [F#] the door.
[Bm] And I could tell he was looking [Em] for trouble, for the way that he [A] came [D] stomping in.
[F#] He told me to leave [Bm] shorty there by himself, [E] come down and wait [A] on a man.
[D] The eyes of the little [Bm] man narrowed, [D] a smile disappeared [Bm] from his face.
_ Gone was the friendliness that I had seen [Em] and a wild look of hate [G#] took its [F#] place.
[Bm] But the big one continued [Em] to mock him [A] and he told me that I [D] had better go.
_ [F#m] Find him a couple [Bm] of glasses of milk [E] and then maybe [A] shorty would grow.
[D] When the little man spoke [Bm] there was stillness, he made sure that everyone heard.
_ [D] Slowly he [Bm] stepped away from the bar and I [Em] still [F#] remember these words.
[Bm] Oh it's plain that you're looking for [Em] trouble, _ [A] troubles would I [D] try to shun.
[D] [F#] If that's what you [Bm] want then that's what you'll [E] get, cause cowboy were [A] both packing guns.
_ [Em] [D] His hand was [Bm] already positioned, _ [D] his feet wide [Bm] apart on the floor.
_ [D] I hadn't [Bm] noticed but there on his hip was [Em] a short barreled [F#] bat 44.
[Bm] It was plain he was [Em] ready and waiting, _ [A] he leaned a bit [D] forward and said.
_ [F#m] When you call me [Bm] shorty say mister my friend, maybe [E] you'd [A] rather be dead.
[D] In the room was a [Bm] terrible silence [D] as the big one stepped out [Bm] on the floor.
_ [D] All drinking [Bm] stopped and the tick of the clock said [Em] death would wait ten [F#] seconds more.
_ [Bm] He cursed once or twice [Em] in a whisper [A] and he said with a snarl [D] on his lips.
_ [F#m] _
Nobody's [Bm] mister to me little man and he [E] grabbed for the gun [A] on his hip.
[Bm] But the little man's hand was like lightning, _ [D] the bat 44 [Bm] was the same.
_ The 44 spoke and he sent lead and smoke, [Em] seventeen [F#] inches of flame.
[Bm] Oh the big one had never cleared [Em] leather, _ [A] beaten before [D] he could start.
[F#] A little round hole [Bm] had appeared on his shirt, [E] the bullet went clear [A] through his heart.
_ [D] The little man stood [Bm] there a moment [D] then holstered the bat [Bm] 44.
_ _ It's always this way so I never stay, [Em] slowly he walked [F#] out the door.
_ [Bm] Nobody knew [Em] where he came from, [A] they won't forget [D] he came by.
_ [F#] They won't forget [Bm] how a 44 gun [E] one night made the [A] difference in [D] size.
As for me I'll remember [Bm] the sadness _ [D] shown in the [Bm] eyes of the man.
If we meet someday you can bet I will say that it's [E] me, Mr.
Shorty, _ [A] your friend.
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ [D] Nobody knew [Bm] where he came from, [D] they only knew [Bm] he came in.
_ Slowly he walked to the end of the bar [Em] and he ordered up [D] one slug of [F#] gin.
[Bm] Well I could see that he [Em] wasn't a large man, [A] I could tell that he wasn't [D] too tall.
[F#] I judged him to be [Bm] about five foot three [E] and his voice was a soft [A] Texas drawl.
[D] Said he was needing [Bm] some wages, [D] for he could ride [Bm] for the West.
_ Said he could do most all kind of work, [Em] said he could ride [F#] with the best.
_ [Bm] There in his blue [Em] eyes was sadness _ that comes from the [D] need of a friend.
_ [F#] And though he tried he [Bm] still couldn't hide [E] the loneliness there deep [A] within.
_ [D] Said he would work through [Bm] the winter for thirty a month and he's bored.
[D] I started to say [Bm] where he might land a job when [Em] a fella came in through [F#] the door.
[Bm] And I could tell he was looking [Em] for trouble, for the way that he [A] came [D] stomping in.
[F#] He told me to leave [Bm] shorty there by himself, [E] come down and wait [A] on a man.
[D] The eyes of the little [Bm] man narrowed, [D] a smile disappeared [Bm] from his face.
_ Gone was the friendliness that I had seen [Em] and a wild look of hate [G#] took its [F#] place.
[Bm] But the big one continued [Em] to mock him [A] and he told me that I [D] had better go.
_ [F#m] Find him a couple [Bm] of glasses of milk [E] and then maybe [A] shorty would grow.
[D] When the little man spoke [Bm] there was stillness, he made sure that everyone heard.
_ [D] Slowly he [Bm] stepped away from the bar and I [Em] still [F#] remember these words.
[Bm] Oh it's plain that you're looking for [Em] trouble, _ [A] troubles would I [D] try to shun.
[D] [F#] If that's what you [Bm] want then that's what you'll [E] get, cause cowboy were [A] both packing guns.
_ [Em] [D] His hand was [Bm] already positioned, _ [D] his feet wide [Bm] apart on the floor.
_ [D] I hadn't [Bm] noticed but there on his hip was [Em] a short barreled [F#] bat 44.
[Bm] It was plain he was [Em] ready and waiting, _ [A] he leaned a bit [D] forward and said.
_ [F#m] When you call me [Bm] shorty say mister my friend, maybe [E] you'd [A] rather be dead.
[D] In the room was a [Bm] terrible silence [D] as the big one stepped out [Bm] on the floor.
_ [D] All drinking [Bm] stopped and the tick of the clock said [Em] death would wait ten [F#] seconds more.
_ [Bm] He cursed once or twice [Em] in a whisper [A] and he said with a snarl [D] on his lips.
_ [F#m] _
Nobody's [Bm] mister to me little man and he [E] grabbed for the gun [A] on his hip.
[Bm] But the little man's hand was like lightning, _ [D] the bat 44 [Bm] was the same.
_ The 44 spoke and he sent lead and smoke, [Em] seventeen [F#] inches of flame.
[Bm] Oh the big one had never cleared [Em] leather, _ [A] beaten before [D] he could start.
[F#] A little round hole [Bm] had appeared on his shirt, [E] the bullet went clear [A] through his heart.
_ [D] The little man stood [Bm] there a moment [D] then holstered the bat [Bm] 44.
_ _ It's always this way so I never stay, [Em] slowly he walked [F#] out the door.
_ [Bm] Nobody knew [Em] where he came from, [A] they won't forget [D] he came by.
_ [F#] They won't forget [Bm] how a 44 gun [E] one night made the [A] difference in [D] size.
As for me I'll remember [Bm] the sadness _ [D] shown in the [Bm] eyes of the man.
If we meet someday you can bet I will say that it's [E] me, Mr.
Shorty, _ [A] your friend.
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _