Mr. Shorty chords by Marty Robbins (Official Version)
Skip chords and lyricsGet now
Intro 1
(D major) (B minor) (A7) (D major) (B minor) (A7)
Verse 1
(D major) Nobody knew where he came (B minor) from
(D major) They only knew he came in (B minor)
(D major) Slowly he walked to the end (B minor) of the bar
And he (E minor) ordered up one slug of gin (F sharp7)
Well, I could (B minor) see that he wasn't a large (E minor) man
I could (A7) tell that he wasn't too (D major) tall
I judged (F sharp7) him to be (B minor) 'bout five-foot three
And his (E7) voice was a soft Texas (A7) drawl
New- Play with audio & scroll
Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.
Verse 2
(D major) Said he was needin' some (B minor) wages
(D major) 'Fore he could ride for the west (B minor)
(D major) Said he could do most all (B minor) kind of work
(E minor) Said he could ride with the (F sharp7) best
(B minor) There in his blue eyes was (E minor) sadness
That (A7) comes from the need of a (D major) friend
(F sharp7) And though he tried, he (B minor) still couldn't hide
The (E7) loneliness there, deep within (A7)
Verse 3
(D major) Said he would work through the (B minor) winter
For (D major) thirty a month and his (B minor) board
I (D major) started to say where he might (B minor) land a job
When a (E minor) fellow came in through the door (F sharp7)
And I could (B minor) tell he was lookin' for (E minor) trouble
From the (A7) way that he came stompin' (D major) in
He (F sharp7) told me to leave Shorty (B minor) there by himself
(E7) Come down and wait on a man (A7)
Verse 4
The (D major) eyes of the little man (B minor) narrowed
The (D major) smile disappeared from his (B minor) face
Gone (D major) was the friendliness that (B minor) I had seen
And a wild (E minor) look of hate took its' (F sharp7) place
But the (B minor) big one continued to mock (E minor) him
And he (A7) told me that I'd better go (D major)
(F sharp7) Find him a couple of glasses (B minor) of milk
(E7) Then maybe Shorty would grow (A7)
Verse 5
When the (D major) little man spoke, there was stillness (B minor)
He made (D major) sure that everyone (B minor) heard
(D major) Slowly he stepped a (B minor) way from the bar
And I (E minor) still remember these (F sharp7) words
Oh! it's (B minor) plain that you're lookin' for (E minor) trouble
(A7) Trouble's what I try to shun (D major)
If that's (F sharp7) what you want,
then that's (B minor) what you'll get
'Cause (E7) cowboy, we're both packin' guns (A7)
Verse 6
His hand (D major) was already positioned (B minor)
(D major) Feet wide apart on the floor (B minor)
(D major) I hadn't noticed but there (B minor) on his hip
Was a short-barreled (E minor) Forty-Four (F sharp7)
It was (B minor) plain he was ready and waitin' (E minor)
He (A7) leaned a bit forward and (D major) said
When (F sharp7) you call me Shorty,
say (B minor) Mister, my friend
(E7) Maybe you'd rather be dead (A7)
Verse 7
In the (D major) room was a terrible silence (B minor)
As the (D major) big one stepped out on the floor (B minor)
All (D major) drinkin' stopped and the (B minor) tick of the clock
Said death (E minor) would wait ten seconds (F sharp7) more
He (B minor) cursed once or twice in a (E minor) whisper
And he (A7) said with a snarl on his (D major) lips
(F sharp7) Nobody's Mister to me, (B minor) little man!
And he grabbed (E7) for the gun on his (A7) hips
Verse 8
But the (D major) little man's hands was like lightning (B minor)
The bad (D major) Forty-Four was the same (B minor)
The (D major) Forty-Four spoke and it
(B minor) sent lead and smoke
And (E minor) seventeen inches of (F sharp7) flame
For the (B minor) big one had never cleared (E minor) leather
(A7) Beaten before he could (D major) start
A (F sharp7) little round hole had appeared (B minor) on his shirt
The (E7) bullet went clear through his heart (A7)
Verse 9
The (D major) little man stood there a moment (B minor)
Then (D major) holstered the bad Forty-Four (B minor)
It's (D major) always this way so (B minor) I never stay
(E minor) Slowly he walked out the (F sharp7) door
(B minor) Nobody knew where he came (E minor) from
(A7) They won't forget he came by (D major)
(F sharp7) They won't forget how a Forty-Four (B minor) gun
One night (E7) made the difference in (A7) size
Verse 10
As for (D major) me, I'll remember the sadness (B minor)
(D major) Shown in the eyes of the man (B minor)
If (D major) we meet someday, you can (B minor) bet I would say
That it's (E7) me, Mr. Shorty, your (A7) friend (G major)
(A7) (A7)
Mr. Shorty
Marty Robbins
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopDisable audioMore songs by Marty Robbins
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.9
