Mr. Shorty

Mr. Shorty easy guitar chords by Marty Robbins

1966Country
Guitar
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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    Nobody 
    knew 
    where 
    he 
    came 
    from 

    They 
    only 
    knew 
    he 
    came 
    in 

    Slowly 
    he 
    walked 
    to 
    the 
    end 
    of 
    the 
    bar 

    And 
    he 
    ordered 
    up 
    one 
    slug 
    of 
    gin 

    Well, 
    could 
    see 
    that 
    he 
    wasn't 
    large 
    man 

    could 
    tell 
    that 
    he 
    wasn't 
    too 
    tall 

    judged 
    him 
    to 
    be 
    'bout 
    five-foot 
    three 

    And 
    his 
    voice 
    was 
    soft 
    Texas 
    drawl 

    Verse 2
    Said 
    he 
    was 
    needin' 
    some 
    wages 

    'Fore 
    he 
    could 
    ride 
    for 
    the 
    west 

    Said 
    he 
    could 
    do 
    most 
    all 
    kind 
    of 
    work 

    Said 
    he 
    could 
    ride 
    with 
    the 
    best 

    There 
    in 
    his 
    blue 
    eyes 
    was 
    sadness 

    That 
    comes 
    from 
    the 
    need 
    of 
    friend 

    And 
    though 
    he 
    tried, 
    he 
    still 
    couldn't 
    hide 

    The 
    loneliness 
    there, 
    deep 
    with
    in 

    Verse 3
    Said 
    he 
    would 
    work 
    through 
    the 
    winter 

    For 
    thirty 
    month 
    and 
    his 
    board 

    started 
    to 
    say 
    where 
    he 
    might 
    land 
    job 

    When 
    fellow 
    came 
    in 
    through 
    the 
    door 

    And 
    could 
    tell 
    he 
    was 
    lookin' 
    for 
    trouble 

    From 
    the 
    way 
    that 
    he 
    came 
    stompin' 
    in 

    He 
    told 
    me 
    to 
    leave 
    Shorty 
    there 
    by 
    himself 

    Come 
    down 
    and 
    wait 
    on 
    man 

    Verse 4
    The 
    eyes 
    of 
    the 
    little 
    man 
    narrowed 

    The 
    smile 
    disappeared 
    from 
    his 
    face 

    Gone 
    was 
    the 
    friendliness 
    that 
    had 
    seen 

    And 
    wild 
    look 
    of 
    hate 
    took 
    its' 
    place 

    But 
    the 
    big 
    one 
    continued 
    to 
    mock 
    him 

    And 
    he 
    told 
    me 
    that 
    I'd 
    better 
    go 

    Find 
    him 
    couple 
    of 
    glasses 
    of 
    milk 

    Then 
    maybe 
    Shorty 
    would 
    grow 

    Verse 5
    When 
    the 
    little 
    man 
    spoke, 
    there 
    was 
    stillness 

    He 
    made 
    sure 
    that 
    everyone 
    heard 

    Slowly 
    he 
    stepped 
    a
    way 
    from 
    the 
    bar 

    And 
    still 
    remember 
    these 
    words 

    Oh! 
    it's 
    plain 
    that 
    you're 
    lookin' 
    for 
    trouble 

    Trouble's 
    what 
    try 
    to 
    shun 

    If 
    that's 
    what 
    you 
    want, 

    then 
    that's 
    what 
    you'll 
    get 

    'Cause 
    cowboy, 
    we're 
    both 
    packin' 
    guns 

    Verse 6
    His 
    hand 
    was 
    already 
    po
    sitioned 

    Feet 
    wide 
    apart 
    on 
    the 
    floor 

    hadn't 
    noticed 
    but 
    there 
    on 
    his 
    hip 

    Was 
    short-barreled 
    Forty-
    Four 

    It 
    was 
    plain 
    he 
    was 
    ready 
    and 
    waitin' 

    He 
    leaned 
    bit 
    forward 
    and 
    said 

    When 
    you 
    call 
    me 
    Shorty, 

    say 
    Mister, 
    my 
    friend 

    Maybe 
    you'd 
    rather 
    be 
    dead 

    Verse 7
    In 
    the 
    room 
    was 
    terrible 
    silence 

    As 
    the 
    big 
    one 
    stepped 
    out 
    on 
    the 
    floor 

    All 
    drinkin' 
    stopped 
    and 
    the 
    tick 
    of 
    the 
    clock 

    Said 
    death 
    would 
    wait 
    ten 
    seconds 
    more 

    He 
    cursed 
    once 
    or 
    twice 
    in 
    whisper 

    And 
    he 
    said 
    with 
    snarl 
    on 
    his 
    lips 

    Nobody's 
    Mister 
    to 
    me, 
    little 
    man! 

    And 
    he 
    grabbed 
    for 
    the 
    gun 
    on 
    his 
    hips 

    Verse 8
    But 
    the 
    little 
    man's 
    hands 
    was 
    like 
    lightning 

    The 
    bad 
    Forty-Four 
    was 
    the 
    same 

    The 
    Forty-Four 
    spoke 
    and 
    it 

    sent 
    lead 
    and 
    smoke 

    And 
    seventeen 
    inches 
    of 
    flame 

    For 
    the 
    big 
    one 
    had 
    never 
    cleared 
    leather 

    Beaten 
    before 
    he 
    could 
    start 

    little 
    round 
    hole 
    had 
    ap
    peared 
    on 
    his 
    shirt 

    The 
    bullet 
    went 
    clear 
    through 
    his 
    heart 

    Verse 9
    The 
    little 
    man 
    stood 
    there 
    moment 

    Then 
    holstered 
    the 
    bad 
    Forty-
    Four 

    It's 
    always 
    this 
    way 
    so 
    never 
    stay 

    Slowly 
    he 
    walked 
    out 
    the 
    door 

    Nobody 
    knew 
    where 
    he 
    came 
    from 

    They 
    won't 
    forget 
    he 
    came 
    by 

    They 
    won't 
    forget 
    how 
    Forty-Four 
    gun 

    One 
    night 
    made 
    the 
    difference 
    in 
    size 

    Verse 10
    As 
    for 
    me, 
    I'll 
    remember 
    the 
    sadness 

    Shown 
    in 
    the 
    eyes 
    of 
    the 
    man 

    If 
    we 
    meet 
    someday, 
    you 
    can 
    bet 
    would 
    say 

    That 
    it's 
    me, 
    Mr. 
    Shorty, 
    your 
    friend 

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