Shortnin Bread chords by The Cramps

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:


                  E
Put on the skillet!
             D  E
Put on the lid!
                          G#    B      E
Mammy's little baby loves shortnin' bread


Chorus:

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Every little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
                        F#         E
Every little baby loves shortnin' bread
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Every little baby loves shortnin', sure
                        F#         E
Every little baby loves shortnin' bread


Verse:

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I put on the skillet
  E
I put on the lid
E                       F#       E
I'm gonna make us some shortnin' bread
      E
Well, if that ain't an orgy
     E
Then what I'd do
E
Mamma gonna make us atomic too, well


Chorus:

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Every little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
                        F#         E
Every little baby loves shortnin' bread
E
Every little baby loves shortnin', sure
                        F#         E
Every little baby loves shortnin' bread


Verse:

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Well, two little children
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Layin in the bed
E                    F#    E
One was sick and the other most dead
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Called for the doctor
    E
And here's what he said
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"Feed those brats shortnin' bread"


Chorus:

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Every little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
                        F#         E
Every little baby loves shortnin' bread
E
Every little baby loves shortnin', sure
                        F#         E
Every little baby loves shortnin' bread


Solo:

A D A


Verse:

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I went to the kitchen
  E
I opened the lid
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I filled my pockets full of shortnin' bread
      E
I went to the corner
     E
And stood on my head
  E
I stood right there and ate shortnin' bread


Chorus:

E
Every little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
                        F#         E
Every little baby loves shortnin' bread
E
Every little baby loves shortnin', sure
                        F#         E
Every little baby loves shortnin' bread


Verse:
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Well, I stole the skillet
  E
I stole the lid
  E                     F#         E
I stole that gal making shortnin' bread
        E
I got a year for the skillet
  E
A year for the lid
           E
A year for taking that gal making shortnin' bread


Chorus:

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Every little baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
                        F#         E
Every little baby loves shortnin' bread
E
Every little baby loves shortnin', sure
                        F#         E
Every little baby loves shortnin' bread
F#         E
Shortnin' bread
F#         E
Shortnin' bread