Shorty's Got To Go chords by Bull Moose Jackson

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Verse 1
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 (E minor) I   was  (F sharp minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor) 
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way away  (B major) from home,  (E major) 
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I  (B major)  (E minor) didn't know what to do
So I grabbed the telephone,
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because I felt so  (A minor) blue  (E minor)  (C major) 
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 (B major) It rang  (E minor) and rang and rang,
it rang till it was dizzy
And then a deep bass voice
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said, hello,  (A minor) stop ringing,  (E minor) 
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cause  (B major) I'm  (E minor) busy
I said, who is you?
He said, who is you?
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 (B major) I  (E minor) said, this is Mr. Poe
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He  (B major) said,  (E minor) who is you?
I said, who is you?
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He  (A minor) said,  (E minor) this is Shorty  (B major) Joe  (E minor)  (B major) 
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Get out of  (E minor) my  house, get out of my house
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 (B major) Get  (E minor) out of my house, you louse
Let the door hit you
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where the door fit (C major) s  you,  (E minor) get out  (F major) 
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Has  (E minor) anybody here seen Shorty? No!
Has anybody here seen Shorty? No!
He stole my wife and wrecked my life,
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 (C major) so Shorty's  (B major) got to go  (E minor) 
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 (B major) Does  (E minor) anybody here know Shorty? No!
Has anybody here seen Shorty? No!
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Well, tell that guy he's got to  (C major) die,
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yeah,  (B major) shorty's  (E minor) got to go
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He took my  (B major) suit for  (E minor) shoes to boot,
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 (B major) shorty's  (E minor) got  (B major) to go  (E minor) 
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He's  (B major)  (E minor) got my hat,
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the  (C major) low -down rat,
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 (B major) shorty's got to go  (E minor) 
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He's wearing my ten -dollar tie,  (B major) 
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 (E minor) shorty's got to  (B major) go  (E minor) 
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He's  (B major) got  (E minor) my last pair
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of long un (C major) derwear
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So short  (E minor) it's  (B major) got to go  (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (A minor)  (E minor)  (B major) 
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 (F sharp minor)  (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor)  (B major)  (F sharp minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 
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 (B major)  (E minor) 
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No!  (F sharp minor)  (B major)  (E minor) anybody there
seen Shorty? No!
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Has anybody there seen  (B major) Shorty?  (E minor) No!
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Has anybody there  (D major) seen Shorty  (E minor) anywhere?
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 (C major) For Shorty  (B major)  (E minor) has got to go!