Written by: Covey/Abramson
Capo the third fret and play a blues shuffle in A.
They call me the [A]Long Tall Shorty
[D]'Cause I know what love is all a[A]bout
They call me [D]Long Tall Shorty
'Cause I know what love is all a[A]bout
Well I can [E]tell you where the lights go
[D]Oh, when they go [A]out
[A] Girls, if you get lonely
[D] Dial 4-2-4-6-8-[A]9
Well, [D]girls, if you get lonely
Dial 4-2-4-6-8-[A]9
And your [E]troubles will be over
[D] I'll even give you back you [A]dime
Oh yeah
I like 'em [A7]long, I like 'em tall[D7] [A7]
I like 'em short, and that ain't all[D7] [A7]
Now when I die, don't bury me deep [D7][A7]
Just put some women to my head, to my feet[D7] [A7]
D7 A7 (Hold)
Tell all the world now, to come and peep
Long Tall Shorty now has gone to [A7]sleep
D (Shuffle!)
Whoa now
I like 'em long, I like 'em [A]tall
Oh ye[E]ah [D][A]
They call me the [A]Long Tall Shorty
[D]'Cause I know what love is all a[A]bout
They call me [D]Long Tall Shorty
'Cause I know what love is all a[A]bout
Well I can [E]tell you where the lights go
[D]Oh, when they go [A]out [Bb7][A7]
Capo the third fret and play a blues shuffle in A.
They call me the [A]Long Tall Shorty
[D]'Cause I know what love is all a[A]bout
They call me [D]Long Tall Shorty
'Cause I know what love is all a[A]bout
Well I can [E]tell you where the lights go
[D]Oh, when they go [A]out
[A] Girls, if you get lonely
[D] Dial 4-2-4-6-8-[A]9
Well, [D]girls, if you get lonely
Dial 4-2-4-6-8-[A]9
And your [E]troubles will be over
[D] I'll even give you back you [A]dime
Oh yeah
I like 'em [A7]long, I like 'em tall[D7] [A7]
I like 'em short, and that ain't all[D7] [A7]
Now when I die, don't bury me deep [D7][A7]
Just put some women to my head, to my feet[D7] [A7]
D7 A7 (Hold)
Tell all the world now, to come and peep
Long Tall Shorty now has gone to [A7]sleep
D (Shuffle!)
Whoa now
I like 'em long, I like 'em [A]tall
Oh ye[E]ah [D][A]
They call me the [A]Long Tall Shorty
[D]'Cause I know what love is all a[A]bout
They call me [D]Long Tall Shorty
'Cause I know what love is all a[A]bout
Well I can [E]tell you where the lights go
[D]Oh, when they go [A]out [Bb7][A7]