Chords for Eddie Cochran - Cut Across Shorty ( correct speed, stereo )
Tempo:
85.45 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
C#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] Our country boy called Shorty, [E] and said it for me
[B] Had to prove to come the fastest, [C#] to win Miss [F#] Lucy's hand
[B] Batman had all the money, [E] and he also had the looks
[B] But Shorty must have had something for [F#] his head, found [B] in the book
[Em] Well I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
[E] Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are gonna [B] win, Batman had a pretty face
[E] But he'd rip all the race, [B] he'd made up his mind
Shorty [C#] would end [F#] in second place
[B] Often with his long legs flying, [E] but Shorty far behind
[B] Shorty would follow out [F#] Miss Lucy's [B] mind
[E] Well I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
[E] Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are gonna [B] win
But Shorty wasn't worried, there [E] was a smile upon his face
[B] He knew he was gonna win, [C#] cause Lucy had big [F#] slurries
[B] Just like that old story, [E] about the turtle and the pear
[B] Lift and crossed over the finish line, [F#] oh Shorty would have [B] written them there
Well [E] I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
Cut [E] across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are gonna win
[B] [N]
[B] Had to prove to come the fastest, [C#] to win Miss [F#] Lucy's hand
[B] Batman had all the money, [E] and he also had the looks
[B] But Shorty must have had something for [F#] his head, found [B] in the book
[Em] Well I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
[E] Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are gonna [B] win, Batman had a pretty face
[E] But he'd rip all the race, [B] he'd made up his mind
Shorty [C#] would end [F#] in second place
[B] Often with his long legs flying, [E] but Shorty far behind
[B] Shorty would follow out [F#] Miss Lucy's [B] mind
[E] Well I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
[E] Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are gonna [B] win
But Shorty wasn't worried, there [E] was a smile upon his face
[B] He knew he was gonna win, [C#] cause Lucy had big [F#] slurries
[B] Just like that old story, [E] about the turtle and the pear
[B] Lift and crossed over the finish line, [F#] oh Shorty would have [B] written them there
Well [E] I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
Cut [E] across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are gonna win
[B] [N]
Key:
B
F#
E
C#
Em
B
F#
E
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Our country boy called Shorty, [E] and said it for me
[B] Had to prove to come the fastest, [C#] to win Miss [F#] Lucy's hand
[B] Batman had all the money, [E] and he also had the looks
[B] But Shorty must have had something for [F#] his head, found [B] in the book
[Em] Well I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
[E] Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are gonna [B] win, _ _ Batman had a pretty face
[E] But he'd rip all the race, [B] he'd made up his mind
Shorty [C#] would end [F#] in second place
[B] Often with his long legs flying, [E] but Shorty far behind
[B] _ Shorty would follow out [F#] Miss Lucy's [B] mind
_ [E] Well I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
[E] Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are gonna [B] win
But _ Shorty wasn't worried, there [E] was a smile upon his face
[B] He knew he was gonna win, [C#] cause Lucy had big [F#] slurries
[B] Just like that old story, [E] about the turtle and the pear
[B] Lift and crossed over the finish line, [F#] oh Shorty would have [B] written them there
Well [E] I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
Cut [E] across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are gonna win
[B] _ _ _ [N] _ _
[B] Had to prove to come the fastest, [C#] to win Miss [F#] Lucy's hand
[B] Batman had all the money, [E] and he also had the looks
[B] But Shorty must have had something for [F#] his head, found [B] in the book
[Em] Well I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
[E] Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are gonna [B] win, _ _ Batman had a pretty face
[E] But he'd rip all the race, [B] he'd made up his mind
Shorty [C#] would end [F#] in second place
[B] Often with his long legs flying, [E] but Shorty far behind
[B] _ Shorty would follow out [F#] Miss Lucy's [B] mind
_ [E] Well I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
[E] Cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are gonna [B] win
But _ Shorty wasn't worried, there [E] was a smile upon his face
[B] He knew he was gonna win, [C#] cause Lucy had big [F#] slurries
[B] Just like that old story, [E] about the turtle and the pear
[B] Lift and crossed over the finish line, [F#] oh Shorty would have [B] written them there
Well [E] I cut across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[B] That's what Miss Lucy said
Cut [E] across Shorty, Shorty cut across
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are [B] gonna win
[F#] If you are gonna win
[B] _ _ _ [N] _ _