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============================ Marty Robbins - Mr. Shorty ============================ No capo [Intro] C Am G C Am G [Part A] 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 [Part B] 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 [Part A] 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 [Part B] Am Dm There in his blue eyes was sadness G C That comes from the need of a friend E Am And tho' he tried, he still couldn't hide D G The loneliness there, deep within [Part A] 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 [Part B] 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 [Part A] 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 [Part B] 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 And then maybe Shorty would grow [Part A] 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 [Part B] Am Dm "Oh, it's plain that you're lookin' for trouble G C Trouble's what I try to shun E Am If that's what you want, then that's what you'll get D G Cause cowboy, we're both packin' guns" [Part A] C Am His hand was already positioned C Am His feet wide apart on the floor C Am I hadn't noticed but there on his hip Dm E Was a short-barreled bat .44 [Part B] Am Dm It was plain he was ready and waitin' G C He leaned a bit forward and said E Am "When you call me Shorty, say Mister, my friend D G Maybe you'd rather be dead" [Part A] 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 [Part B] 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 hip [Part A] C Am But the little man's hand was like lightning C Am The bat .44 was the same C Am The .44 spoke and it sent lead and smoke Dm E And seventeen inches of flame [Part B] 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 [Part A] C Am The little man stood there a moment C Am Then holstered the bat .44 C Am "It's always this way so I never stay" Dm E Slowly he walked out the door [Part B] 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 .44 gun D G One night made the difference in size [Outro] 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 N.C. G F G That it's me, Mr. Shorty, your friendX
