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Mr. Shorty easy guitar chords by 
Marty Robbins
Intro 1
C
Am
G
C
Am
G
Verse 1
C
Am
Nobody knew where he came from
C
Am
They only knew he came in
C
Am
Slowly he walked to the end of the bar
Dm
E
And he ordered up one slug of gin
Am
Dm
Well, I could see that he wasn't a large man
G
C
I could tell that he wasn't too tall
E
Am
I judged him to be 'bout five-foot three
D
G
And his voice was a soft Texas drawl
Verse 2
C
Am
Said he was needin' some wages
C
Am
'Fore he could ride for the west
C
Am
Said he could do most all kind of work
Dm
E
Said he could ride with the best
Am
Dm
There in his blue eyes was sadness
G
C
That comes from the need of a friend
E
Am
And though he tried, he still couldn't hide
D
G
The loneliness there, deep within
Verse 3
C
Am
Said he would work through the winter
C
Am
For thirty a month and his board
C
Am
I started to say where he might land a job
Dm
E
When a fellow came in through the door
Am
Dm
And I could tell he was lookin' for trouble
G
C
From the way that he came stompin' in
E
Am
He told me to leave Shorty there by himself
D
G
Come down and wait on a man
Verse 4
C
Am
The eyes of the little man narrowed
C
Am
The smile disappeared from his face
C
Am
Gone was the friendliness that I had seen
Dm
E
And a wild look of hate took its' place
Am
Dm
But the big one continued to mock him
G
C
And he told me that I'd better go
E
Am
Find him a couple of glasses of milk
D
G
Then maybe Shorty would grow
Verse 5
C
Am
When the little man spoke, there was stillness
C
Am
He made sure that everyone heard
C
Am
Slowly he stepped away from the bar
Dm
E
And I still remember these words
Am
Dm
Oh! it's plain that you're lookin' for trouble
G
C
Trouble's what I try to shun
E
If that's what you want,
Am
then that's what you'll get
D
G
'Cause cowboy, we're both packin' guns
Verse 6
C
Am
His hand was already positioned
C
Am
Feet wide apart on the floor
C
Am
I hadn't noticed but there on his hip
Dm
E
Was a short-barreled Forty-Four
Am
Dm
It was plain he was ready and waitin'
G
C
He leaned a bit forward and said
E
When you call me Shorty,
Am
say Mister, my friend
D
G
Maybe you'd rather be dead
Verse 7
C
Am
In the room was a terrible silence
C
Am
As the big one stepped out on the floor
C
Am
All drinkin' stopped and the tick of the clock
Dm
E
Said death would wait ten seconds more
Am
Dm
He cursed once or twice in a whisper
G
C
And he said with a snarl on his lips
E
Am
Nobody's Mister to me, little man!
D
G
And he grabbed for the gun on his hips
Verse 8
C
Am
But the little man's hands was like lightning
C
Am
The bad Forty-Four was the same
C
The Forty-Four spoke and it
Am
sent lead and smoke
Dm
E
And seventeen inches of flame
Am
Dm
For the big one had never cleared leather
G
C
Beaten before he could start
E
Am
A little round hole had appeared on his shirt
D
G
The bullet went clear through his heart
Verse 9
C
Am
The little man stood there a moment
C
Am
Then holstered the bad Forty-Four
C
Am
It's always this way so I never stay
Dm
E
Slowly he walked out the door
Am
Dm
Nobody knew where he came from
G
C
They won't forget he came by
E
Am
They won't forget how a Forty-Four gun
D
G
One night made the difference in size
Verse 10
C
Am
As for me, I'll remember the sadness
C
Am
Shown in the eyes of the man
C
Am
If we meet someday, you can bet I would say
D
G
F
That it's me, Mr. Shorty, your friend
G
G
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