Cut Across Shorty chords by Eddie Cochran

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Verse 1
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 (C major) Now a country boy called Shorty
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And a city  (F major) boy named Dan
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Had to prove  (C major) who could run the fastest
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To  (D major) win miss Lucy's hand  (G major) 
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Now Dan  (C major) had all the money
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And he  (F major) also had the looks
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But Shorty  (C major) must have had something,
boys
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That can (G major) 't be found in  (C major) books
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 (G major) Well, a- cut across shorty,

Verse 2
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 (F major) 
shorty cut across
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That's  (C major) what miss Lucy said
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Cut across  (F major) shorty, shorty cut across
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It's you  (G major) I want to wed
C 
 (C major) 

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Verse 3
Now Dan had been in training
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A  (F major) week before the race
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He made up  (C major) his mind old Shorty
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Would end  (D major) in second place  (G major) 
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And Dan  (C major) with his long legs a- flyin'
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Left shorty  (F major) far behind
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And shorty  (C major) heard him holler out
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Mis (G major) s  Lucy, you'll soon be mine
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 (C major) 

Verse 4
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Well, a- cut  (G major) across  (F major) shorty,
shorty cut across
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That's  (C major) what miss Lucy said
F 
Cut across  (F major) shorty, shorty cut across
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It's you  (G major) I want to wed
C 
 (C major) 

Verse 5
But shorty wasn't worried
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There was a smile  (F major) upon his face
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He knew  (C major) that he was a- goin' to win
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'Cause  (D major) Lucy had fixed the race  (G major) 
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And just  (C major) like that old story
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About the  (F major) turtle and the hare
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When  (C major) Dan crossed over the finish line
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He found  (G major) shorty waiting there
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 (C major) 

Verse 6
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Well, a- cut across  (F major) shorty,
shorty cut across
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That's what  (C major) miss Lucy said
F 
Cut across shorty,  (F major) shorty cut across
G 
C 
It's you  (G major) I want to wed  (C major) 
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C 
It's  (G major) you I want to wed  (C major) 
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C 
It's  (G major) you I want to wed  (C major) 
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It's you  (G major) I  want to wed