Rod Stewart - Cut Across Shorty

rod stewart – cut across shorty mtv unplugged ( 1993 )
original : by eddie cochran ( 1959 )
chords by jdoubleop

intro :
Cadd9 G/B G/B ( 2x hammer on C ) Dsus2 4x

#1 .
D
now a country boy named shorty

and a city boy named dan ,

had to prove who could run the fastest
E A
to win miss lucy’s hand .
D G
now dan had all the money and he also

had the looks .
D
but shorty must have had something boys ,
A D
that can’t be found in books .

chorus :
G
cut across shorty , shorty , cut across .

that’s what miss lucy said .
D
cut across shorty , shorty , cut across . .
A D
it’s you that i wanna wed .

Cadd9 G/B G/B ( 2x hammer on C ) Dsus2 1

x#2 .
D
now , dan had been in training

about a week before the race
E
he made up his mind ol’ shorty , would end
A
in second place .
D
and dan with his long legs A – flyin’ he left
G
shorty far behind .
D
and shorty heard him holler out . .
A D
miss lucy , you’ll soon be mine!

chorus :
G
well , cut across shorty , shorty , cut across

that’s what miss lucy said .
D
cut across shorty , shorty , cut across . .
A D
it’s you that i wanna wed .

solo :
Cadd9 G/B G/B ( 2x hammer on C ) Dsus2 4

x#3 .
D
but shorty wasn’t worried ,

there was a smile upon his face .

E A
cause old lucy had fixed the race .
D G
and just like that old story , about the turtle

and the hare .
D
when dan crossed over the finish line ,
A D
he found shorty waiting there .

chorus 2x :
G
cut across shorty , shorty , cut across .

that’s what miss lucy said .
D
cut across shorty , shorty , cut across . .
A D
it’s you that i wanna wed . . .

outro :
Cadd9 G/B G/B ( 2x hammer on C ) Dsus2
o yeah , it’s you i wanna wed .

Cadd9 G/B G/B ( 2x hammer on C ) Dsus2 ( 3x )

have fun with this great song .
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