X. means the note is below middle C
X' means the note is once 8ve above middle c

 E   D     C    A/   C    A/
Hey girl, keep your head high
E  D C   C   A/
I never said I
 E    E  E   E    D    C   C  A/  C  A/ C  A/
Wouldn't be back when I'm leaving on a red eye
E  E  E   E    E   A/ C  A/ C   C    C
Gotta do this show so I can get my dough
 C    C    C   C    A/  A/  C  A/
Blow then lay low with you and I
 E  E   E  D   C   C    C   A/ C   C   C   A/
Huggin' up at the house on the top of the hill
 C    C   C   C    C   C   A/  
Where we can drop and get ill
C  C  C   C   C   C   A/
A little spot we can chill
A/  E    E   D  D C    C    C    A/
Or hide out whenever things get real
C   A/   C  C    C    C  C  C   A/
Shorty, wontcha tell me how ya feel
C  C  A/
If I will
 E   E  G E   D
How can I be sure 
 D    C  D C  E   C
That you love me too
 C    A/  C C  A/
Well, I  gotta go
 D D  D   D   E    C
Until we get this clear
C   A/   C C   A/
Ya just gotta know 
 D    D      D   D    D E  C    C
When you're not there I be so tight
A/  C A/   C   A/  C   C    C   D    C
No matter what I  try, it won't go right


G   G  A

G/  G/ A/
My shorty
 D   D  EC  C   C
Coz you got my back
G   G  A

G/  G/ A/
My shorty
A/  C   A/  C    C    A/
We keep it real like that
G   G  A

G/  G/ A/
My shorty
E  E E  EC   C   C  C
I wanna be where ya at
G   G  A

G/  G/ A/
My shorty
 A/     C   A/  C  C    C    D
That's why I'm feelin' like that 

[Chorus]
 C  C   C    C  CA/
Shorty ain't around
G/  G/    E    D
I  don't feel right
D   D  E
My shorty
D  D E
My baby
D  D E
My lady
 D    D   E
Come with me

(Repeat)


E E  F G   E    E   D    E E   E    E C
Onto a 2 months 8 weeks sixty days later 
C   D   D  D D   D   C    C
I threw so many groupies off
 D  D D D   D    C   C
One I even made her cry
 E  E   E    C  C  D  D   D D    D    C     C 
Had to tell her I really didn't hate her, right?
 E  E     E   C  C
Couldn't lay awhile
 D  D   D  D   D   C   C
Coz we had to say goodbye
E  E E    E      C    C
I never thought that I'd
D D   D   D   D    C  C 
Ever see the day that I 
 B/   B/  B/  B/  B/  A/  A/
Fall for her the way that I 
G/   G/  G/   A/  B/  C
Did, so I'll say that I
 E E   E     C  C  D   D  D D    D    C  C
Never stray coz I find a better way when I 
 D   D   D    D   D   C    C 
Hold it down and keep it tight
 E     E F   G   E  E D
Could never say goodbye


G   G  A

G/  G/ A/
My shorty
 D   D  EC  C   C
Coz you got my back
G   G  A

G/  G/ A/
My shorty
A/  C   A/  C    C    A/
We keep it real like that
G   G  A

G/  G/ A/
My shorty
E  E E  EC   C   C  C
I wanna be where ya at
G   G  A

G/  G/ A/
My shorty
 A/     C   A/  C  C    C    D
That's why I'm gettin' like that

[Repeat Chorus]


G   F  E
My shorty
G   F  E   D    E FED
My shorty ain't around
G   F  E
My shorty
G   F  E   D    E FEDC
My shorty ain't around

[Repeat Chorus]


 C  C   C     C  A/ G   F  E   D    E FEDC
Shorty ain't around(My shorty ain't around)
G/  G/    E     D
I  don't feel right
D   D  E
My shorty
D  D E
My baby
D  D E
My lady
 D    D   E 
Come with me

(x5)