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Key: A major•
Verse 1
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It was a crunchy boy named Shorty
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And a city boy named Dan
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To see who could run the fastest
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Just a quickness was his hand
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Not that Dan had all of the money
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But he also had good looks
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But Shorty must have had something,
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but it can't be found in books
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Won't you cut across, Shorty,

Shorty, cut across
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That's what Miss Lucy said
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Cut across, Shorty, Shorty, cut across
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Well, it's here I wanna win

I'm a man with his longest fight
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He left Shorty far behind
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Shorty could hear him hollering, Miss Lucy,
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I wonder if that's only mine
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Shorty wasn't worrying,
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he got a smile on his face
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He knew that he was finally waiting
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for Miss Lucy to fix the braces
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Won't you cut across, Shorty,

shorty, cut across
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That's what Miss Lucy said
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Cut across, Shorty, shorty, cut across
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As you are blowing
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Cut across, shorty, shorty, cut across
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That's what this bluesy say
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Cut across, shorty, shorty, cut across
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Yes, you are on our way

Counting and pinning, training
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It was weeks before the race
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He was short a little shorty
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Was gonna end up in second place
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But just like that story
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about the tortoise and the hare
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When Dan went across the finish line
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Where he found a little shoddy there
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Watch him cut across, shoddy,

shoddy, cut across
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That's what Miss Lucy said
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Cut across, shoddy, shoddy, cut across
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It's you I'm gonna win
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Watch him cut across, shoddy,

shoddy, cut across
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But Miss Lucy said,
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Won't you cut a fly shorty, shorty, cut a fly
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Is it you I wanna wed?
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Cut a fly shorty, shorty, cut a fly
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But Miss Lucy said,
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Cut a fly shorty, shorty, cut a fly
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Is it you I wanna wed?
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Cut a fly shorty, shorty, cut a fly
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But Miss Lucy said,
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Cut a fly shorty, shorty, cut a fly
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Is your heart on?


Roger Hill and Tom Farnell

join from the centre of music's universe,

Birmingham. Birmingham!

American guitarist David Ray

pops over for a week or two.

The Rosie album is made

but the lads don't much like it

and Trevor Lucas is brought in

to produce a new version.

Now Trevor had come over

from Australia

some years previously

and had made something

of a name for himself

singing Aussie folk songs.

He then formed Fatheringay with Sandy

and it was fellow Fatheringay musicians

Jerry Donoghue on guitar

and Jerry Conway on the drums

who helped out on the Rosie album.

DM also played along.

Trevor, Jerry D,

DM decided to join up with Peggy

and swarm

to form the new Fairport

and off they went gigging extensively.

This lineup stays together

and records the very fine album Nine.

So let's bring them on.
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You met most of them already

but here for the first time

is a man whose digits are so fast

they can type out the Bible

in 14 seconds flat.

This guitarist makes Albert Lee

and Eddie Van Halen

sound like Sammy the Snail

and Cyril the Slug.

How can you keep so cool

when you're peddling up Everest

at 150 miles per hour?

This man does all this,

the token American in our show,

Jerry Donoghue!

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • A

  • D

  • Dm

  • F

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Cut Across Shorty by Fairport Convention is A major.

The primary chords used in Cut Across Shorty are A, D, B, E, Em, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, B, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Cut Across Shorty is approximately 162 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Cut Across Shorty using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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