Short Mans Room Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

D Bm A x2

Em D C♯ A

G A D

DThis is a Bmshort man's roomA

 The Dbetter Bmyou watch your headA

EmI've still got Dmy one good C♯eye A

 I keGep it right Anext to my bDed

DI keep my Bmmoney down hereA

 I Ddressed it to Bmlook like a shoeA

EmI'm saving Dup for a pC♯air A

 Then GI'll have more Amoney than Dyou

 I dBmrink more than maybe I Fshould

 But BmI don't go out when I Fdo

 I Bmput my feet Aup in the G♯mwindow E

 And I Gride my dreams like a Acanoe

(Same pattern all the way through.)

And I write letters to the newspapers

And I dance to the talk radio

I'm a volunteer fireman each Christmas

'Cause there's brandy wherever you go

(Break, same chords as intro)

My dad was a natural tenor

He worked at the mill in Lenore

My mother was a mule skinner

And a band leader during the war

I once thought that I'd live forever

I pitched for the Indian leagues

But now I guess I learned some better

You'e only as good as your knees

The better you watch your head

Guy like you

You're not near as tall as you're thinking

But then this is a short man's room

(End on D, add lick)