Short People and Tall People

[Intro] –  [ C | Am | D | G ]      (x2)

[C] Short people got [Am] no reason . . . [D] Short people got [G] no reason
[C] Short people got [Am] no reason . . . To [D] live [G]

[C] They got little hands, and little eyes
[F] And they walk around tellin’ [G#] great big lies
They got [C] little noses, and tiny little teeth
They wear [F] platform shoes on their [G#] nasty little feet

Well, I [C] don’t [Am] want no [D] short [G] people
[C] Don’t [Am] want no [D] short [G] people
[C] Don’t [Am] want no [D] short [G] people
‘Round [C] here

[ C – Am – D – G ]

[F] Short people are [C] just the same
As [Dm] you and I [F]   – – – (A fool such as I)
[F] All men are [Em] brothers until the [Dm] day they die
[F]  (It’s a wonderful world)

[C] Short people got [Am] nobody . . . .[D] Short people got [G] nobody
[C] Short people got [Am] nobody . . . . To [D] love [G] 

They got [C] little baby legs, and they stand so low
You got to [F] pick ’em up just to [G#] say hello
They got [C] little cars that got beep, beep, beep
They got [F] little voices goin’ [G#] peep, peep, peep
They got [C] grubby little fingers, and dirty little minds
[F] They’re gonna get you [G#] every time

Well, I [C] don’t [Am] want no [D] short [G] people
[C] Don’t [Am] want no [D] short [G] people
[C] Don’t [Am] want no [D] short [G] people
‘Round [C] here

[ C – Am – D – G ]
[ C – Am – D – G ]
And now, equal time for Tall People

[C] Tall People got [Am] no reason . . . [D] Tall People got no [G] reason
[C] Tall People got [Am] no reason . . . To [D] live [G] 

[C] They have huge hands, and monster arms
[F] And they can’t even fit [G#] inside a car
They got [C] giant noses, and enormous teeth
They wear [F] too tall shoes on their [G#] gigantic feet

Well, I [C] don’t [Am] want no [D] Tall [G] People
[C] Don’t [Am] want no [D] Tall [G] People
[C] Don’t [Am] want no [D] Tall [G] People
Round [C] here

[F] Tall People are [C] just half as fast as [Dm] you and I [F]
[F] All men under 6’0″ are [Em] brothers until the [Dm] day they die
[F] (It’s An Average World)

[C] Tall People got [Am] nobody . . . [D] Tall People got [G] nobody
[C] Tall People got [Am] nobody . . . To [D] love [G]

Well, I [C] don’t [Am] want no [D] Tall [G] People
[C] No [Am] Basket-[D]-ball [G] People
[C] Hooray [Am] for [D] short [G] people down here.

[ C – Am – D – G ]
[ C – Am – D – G ]

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