Intro:
Badd9F#/A#F#/B(2x hammer on B)C#sus2 4x
#1.
C#
Now a country boy named Shorty
And a city boy named Dan,
had to prove who could run the fastest
D#G#
to win miss Lucy's hand.
C#F#
Now Dan had all the money and he also
had the looks.
C#
But Shorty must have had something boys,
G#C#
that can't be found in books.
Chorus:
F#
Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across.
That's what miss Lucy said.
C#
Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across..
G#C#
it's you that I wanna wed.
Badd9F#/A#F#/B(2x hammer on B)C#sus2 1x
#2.
C#
Now, Dan had been in training
About a week before the race
D#
He made up his mind ol' Shorty, would end
G#
in second place.
C#
And Dan with his long legs a-flyin' he left
F#
Shorty far behind.
C#
And Shorty heard him holler out..
G#C#
Miss Lucy, you'll soon be mine!
Chorus:
F#
Well, Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across
That's what miss Lucy said.
C#
Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across..
G#C#
it's you that I wanna wed.
Solo:
Badd9F#/A#F#/B(2x hammer on B)C#sus2 4x
#3.
C#
But Shorty wasn't worried,
there was a smile upon his face.
D#G#
cause old Lucy had fixed the race.
C#F#
And just like that old story, about the turtle
and the hare.
C#
When Dan crossed over the finish line,
G#C#
he found Shorty waiting there.
Chorus 2x:
F#
Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across.
That's what miss Lucy said.
C#
Cut across Shorty, Shorty, cut across..
G#C#
it's you that I wanna wed...
Outro:
Badd9F#/A#F#/B(2x hammer on B)C#sus2
O yeah, It's you I wanna wed.
Badd9F#/A#F#/B(2x hammer on B)C#sus2 (3x)
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