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Cut Across Shorty

Biography:

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer-songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English lineage.

With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Rod Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group (1967-1969) and then Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his début album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album).

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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 1x

#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 4x

#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)

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