Cut Across Shorty

cut across , shorty : eddie cochran . recorded in 1959 . #1 . C now a country boy called shorty and A F city boy named dan , C had to prove who could run the fastest D7 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 , G7 C that can’t be found in books . Chorus : F well , ’cut across shorty , shorty , cut across . ’ C that’s what miss lucy said . F ’cut across shorty , shorty , cut across . . G7 C it’s you i wanna wed . #2 . C F now , dan had been in training , a week before the race . C D7 he made up his mind ol’ shorty , would end G in second place . C and dan with his long legs A - flyin’ left F shorty far behind . C and shorty heard him holler out . . G7 C ’miss lucy , you’ll soon be mine!’ Chorus : F well , ’cut across shorty , shorty , cut across . ’ C that’s what miss lucy said . F ’cut across shorty , shorty , cut across . . G7 C it’s you i wanna wed . #3 . C F but shorty wasn’t worried , there was a smile upon his face . C he knew that he was A - goin’ to win , D7 G cause 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 , G7 C he found shorty waiting there . Chorus : F well , ’cut across shorty , shorty , cut across . ’ C that’s what miss lucy said . F ’cut across shorty , shorty , cut across . . G7 C it’s you i wanna wed . . . Outro : G7 C G7 C it’s you i wanna wed . . it’s you i wanna wed . ( fade . ) a fifties smash from kraziekhat .