Mr. Shorty Chords by Marty Robbins
Tempo:
97.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
D
Em
A
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 he came [Bm] in.
Slowly he walked to the end of the bar and [Em] he ordered up one slug of [F#] gin.
[Bm] Well I could see that he wasn't [Em] a large man, [A] I could tell that he wasn't [D] too tall.
[F#] I judged him to be [G] about five foot three [E] and his voice was a soft [G] Texas drawl.
[D] Said he was needing [Bm] some wages, for he could ride for the West.
Said he could do most all kind of work, [Em] said he could ride with [F#] the best.
[Bm] There in his blue [Em] eyes was sadness that comes from the [D] need of a friend.
[F#] And though he [Bm] tried he still couldn't hide [E] the loneliness there deep [A] within.
[C#] [D] Said he would work through [Bm] the winter for thirty a month and he's bored.
[D] I [Bm] started to say 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 came [D] stomping in.
[F#] He told me to leave [Bm] shorty there by himself, [E] come down and wait [A] on a man.
[Bm] The eyes of the little man narrowed, a [D] smile disappeared [Bm] from his face.
Gone was the friendliness that I had seen [Em] and a wild look of hate [F#] took its place.
[Bm] But the big one continued [Em] to mock him [A] and he told me that I [D] had better go.
[F#] Find him a couple [Bm] of glasses of milk and then maybe [E] shorty [F#m] would grow.
[D] When the little man spoke there [Bm] was stillness, he made sure that everyone heard.
Slowly he stepped away from the bar and I [Em] still remember [F#] 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 want [Bm] then that's what you'll get, [E] cause cowboy were both [A] packing guns.
[Em] [D] His hand was already [Bm]
positioned, feet wide apart on the floor.
I hadn't noticed but there on his hip was a [Em] short barreled bat [F#] 44.
[Bm] It was plain he was ready and [Em] waiting, [A] he leaned a bit [D] forward and said.
[F#m] When you call me [Bm] shorty say mister my friend, maybe you'd rather [A] be dead.
[D] In the room was a terrible [Bm]
silence as the big one stepped out on the floor.
All drinking stopped and the tick of the clock said death [Em] 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 mister [Bm] to me little man and he grabbed [Em] for the gun on [A] his hip.
[D] But the little man's hand was [Bm] like lightning, [D] the bat 44 was [Bm] the same.
The 44 spoke and he sent lead and smoke, [Em] 17 inches [F#] of flame.
[Bm] Oh the big one had never [Em] cleared leather, [A] beaten before he [D] could start.
[F#] A little round hole [Bm] had appeared on his shirt, the bullet went clear through [A] his heart.
[D] The little man stood there [Bm] a moment, [D] then holstered the bat [Bm] 44.
It's always this way so I never stayed, [Em] slowly he walked out [F#] the door.
[Bm] Nobody knew where [Em] he came from, they [A] won't forget he [D] came by.
[F#] They won't forget how [Bm] a 44 gun one night made the difference in size.
As for me I'll remember the sadness shown in the eyes of the man.
If we meet someday you can bet I will say that [E] it's me, Mr.
Shorty, [A] your friend.
[Dm] [A] [Em] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[D] Nobody knew [Bm] where he came from, [D] they only knew he came [Bm] in.
Slowly he walked to the end of the bar and [Em] he ordered up one slug of [F#] gin.
[Bm] Well I could see that he wasn't [Em] a large man, [A] I could tell that he wasn't [D] too tall.
[F#] I judged him to be [G] about five foot three [E] and his voice was a soft [G] Texas drawl.
[D] Said he was needing [Bm] some wages, for he could ride for the West.
Said he could do most all kind of work, [Em] said he could ride with [F#] the best.
[Bm] There in his blue [Em] eyes was sadness that comes from the [D] need of a friend.
[F#] And though he [Bm] tried he still couldn't hide [E] the loneliness there deep [A] within.
[C#] [D] Said he would work through [Bm] the winter for thirty a month and he's bored.
[D] I [Bm] started to say 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 came [D] stomping in.
[F#] He told me to leave [Bm] shorty there by himself, [E] come down and wait [A] on a man.
[Bm] The eyes of the little man narrowed, a [D] smile disappeared [Bm] from his face.
Gone was the friendliness that I had seen [Em] and a wild look of hate [F#] took its place.
[Bm] But the big one continued [Em] to mock him [A] and he told me that I [D] had better go.
[F#] Find him a couple [Bm] of glasses of milk and then maybe [E] shorty [F#m] would grow.
[D] When the little man spoke there [Bm] was stillness, he made sure that everyone heard.
Slowly he stepped away from the bar and I [Em] still remember [F#] 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 want [Bm] then that's what you'll get, [E] cause cowboy were both [A] packing guns.
[Em] [D] His hand was already [Bm]
positioned, feet wide apart on the floor.
I hadn't noticed but there on his hip was a [Em] short barreled bat [F#] 44.
[Bm] It was plain he was ready and [Em] waiting, [A] he leaned a bit [D] forward and said.
[F#m] When you call me [Bm] shorty say mister my friend, maybe you'd rather [A] be dead.
[D] In the room was a terrible [Bm]
silence as the big one stepped out on the floor.
All drinking stopped and the tick of the clock said death [Em] 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 mister [Bm] to me little man and he grabbed [Em] for the gun on [A] his hip.
[D] But the little man's hand was [Bm] like lightning, [D] the bat 44 was [Bm] the same.
The 44 spoke and he sent lead and smoke, [Em] 17 inches [F#] of flame.
[Bm] Oh the big one had never [Em] cleared leather, [A] beaten before he [D] could start.
[F#] A little round hole [Bm] had appeared on his shirt, the bullet went clear through [A] his heart.
[D] The little man stood there [Bm] a moment, [D] then holstered the bat [Bm] 44.
It's always this way so I never stayed, [Em] slowly he walked out [F#] the door.
[Bm] Nobody knew where [Em] he came from, they [A] won't forget he [D] came by.
[F#] They won't forget how [Bm] a 44 gun one night made the difference in size.
As for me I'll remember the sadness shown in the eyes of the man.
If we meet someday you can bet I will say that [E] it's me, Mr.
Shorty, [A] your friend.
[Dm] [A] [Em] [A]
Key:
Bm
D
Em
A
F#
Bm
D
Em
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[D] Nobody knew [Bm] where he came from, [D] they only knew he came [Bm] in. _
Slowly he walked to the end of the bar and [Em] he ordered up one slug of [F#] gin.
[Bm] Well I could see that he wasn't [Em] a large man, [A] I could tell that he wasn't [D] too tall.
[F#] I judged him to be [G] about five foot three [E] and his voice was a soft [G] Texas drawl.
[D] Said he was needing [Bm] some wages, for he could ride for the West.
_ Said he could do most all kind of work, [Em] said he could ride with [F#] the best.
_ [Bm] There in his blue [Em] eyes was sadness _ that comes from the [D] need of a friend.
_ [F#] And though he [Bm] tried he still couldn't hide [E] the loneliness there deep [A] within.
[C#] _ [D] Said he would work through [Bm] the winter for thirty a month and he's bored.
[D] I [Bm] started to say 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 came [D] stomping in.
[F#] He told me to leave [Bm] shorty there by himself, [E] come down and wait [A] on a man.
[Bm] The eyes of the little man narrowed, a [D] smile disappeared [Bm] from his face.
_ Gone was the friendliness that I had seen [Em] and a wild look of hate [F#] took its place.
[Bm] But the big one continued [Em] to mock him [A] and he told me that I [D] had better go.
_ [F#] Find him a couple [Bm] of glasses of milk and then maybe [E] shorty [F#m] would grow.
_ [D] When the little man spoke there [Bm] was stillness, he made sure that everyone heard.
_ Slowly he stepped away from the bar and I [Em] still remember [F#] 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 want [Bm] then that's what you'll get, [E] cause cowboy were both [A] packing guns.
[Em] [D] His hand was already [Bm]
positioned, _ feet wide apart on the floor.
_ I hadn't noticed but there on his hip was a [Em] short barreled bat [F#] 44.
_ [Bm] It was plain he was ready and [Em] waiting, [A] he leaned a bit [D] forward and said.
[F#m] When you call me [Bm] shorty say mister my friend, maybe you'd rather [A] be dead.
[D] In the room was a terrible [Bm]
silence as the big one stepped out on the floor.
_ All drinking stopped and the tick of the clock said death [Em] 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 mister [Bm] to me little man and he grabbed [Em] for the gun on [A] his hip.
_ [D] But the little man's hand was [Bm] like lightning, [D] the bat 44 was [Bm] the same.
The 44 spoke and he sent lead and smoke, [Em] 17 inches [F#] of flame.
_ [Bm] Oh the big one had never [Em] cleared leather, [A] beaten before he [D] could start.
[F#] A little round hole [Bm] had appeared on his shirt, the bullet went clear through [A] his heart.
_ [D] The little man stood there [Bm] a moment, [D] then holstered the bat [Bm] 44.
_ It's always this way so I never stayed, [Em] slowly he walked out [F#] the door.
_ [Bm] Nobody knew where [Em] he came from, they [A] won't forget he [D] came by.
_ [F#] They won't forget how [Bm] a 44 gun one night made the difference in size.
As for me I'll remember the sadness shown in the eyes of the man.
_ If we meet someday you can bet I will say that [E] it's me, Mr.
Shorty, _ [A] your _ _ friend.
[Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[D] Nobody knew [Bm] where he came from, [D] they only knew he came [Bm] in. _
Slowly he walked to the end of the bar and [Em] he ordered up one slug of [F#] gin.
[Bm] Well I could see that he wasn't [Em] a large man, [A] I could tell that he wasn't [D] too tall.
[F#] I judged him to be [G] about five foot three [E] and his voice was a soft [G] Texas drawl.
[D] Said he was needing [Bm] some wages, for he could ride for the West.
_ Said he could do most all kind of work, [Em] said he could ride with [F#] the best.
_ [Bm] There in his blue [Em] eyes was sadness _ that comes from the [D] need of a friend.
_ [F#] And though he [Bm] tried he still couldn't hide [E] the loneliness there deep [A] within.
[C#] _ [D] Said he would work through [Bm] the winter for thirty a month and he's bored.
[D] I [Bm] started to say 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 came [D] stomping in.
[F#] He told me to leave [Bm] shorty there by himself, [E] come down and wait [A] on a man.
[Bm] The eyes of the little man narrowed, a [D] smile disappeared [Bm] from his face.
_ Gone was the friendliness that I had seen [Em] and a wild look of hate [F#] took its place.
[Bm] But the big one continued [Em] to mock him [A] and he told me that I [D] had better go.
_ [F#] Find him a couple [Bm] of glasses of milk and then maybe [E] shorty [F#m] would grow.
_ [D] When the little man spoke there [Bm] was stillness, he made sure that everyone heard.
_ Slowly he stepped away from the bar and I [Em] still remember [F#] 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 want [Bm] then that's what you'll get, [E] cause cowboy were both [A] packing guns.
[Em] [D] His hand was already [Bm]
positioned, _ feet wide apart on the floor.
_ I hadn't noticed but there on his hip was a [Em] short barreled bat [F#] 44.
_ [Bm] It was plain he was ready and [Em] waiting, [A] he leaned a bit [D] forward and said.
[F#m] When you call me [Bm] shorty say mister my friend, maybe you'd rather [A] be dead.
[D] In the room was a terrible [Bm]
silence as the big one stepped out on the floor.
_ All drinking stopped and the tick of the clock said death [Em] 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 mister [Bm] to me little man and he grabbed [Em] for the gun on [A] his hip.
_ [D] But the little man's hand was [Bm] like lightning, [D] the bat 44 was [Bm] the same.
The 44 spoke and he sent lead and smoke, [Em] 17 inches [F#] of flame.
_ [Bm] Oh the big one had never [Em] cleared leather, [A] beaten before he [D] could start.
[F#] A little round hole [Bm] had appeared on his shirt, the bullet went clear through [A] his heart.
_ [D] The little man stood there [Bm] a moment, [D] then holstered the bat [Bm] 44.
_ It's always this way so I never stayed, [Em] slowly he walked out [F#] the door.
_ [Bm] Nobody knew where [Em] he came from, they [A] won't forget he [D] came by.
_ [F#] They won't forget how [Bm] a 44 gun one night made the difference in size.
As for me I'll remember the sadness shown in the eyes of the man.
_ If we meet someday you can bet I will say that [E] it's me, Mr.
Shorty, _ [A] your _ _ friend.
[Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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