These are the chords that I could discern from the album recording, and they sound
right to me. Capo on 1
(Intro)
x2
This is a short man s room
The better you watch your head
I ve still got my one good eye
I keep it right next to my bed
I keep my money down here
I dressed it to look like a shoe
I m saving up for a pair
Then I ll have more money than you
I drink more than maybe I should
But I don t go out when I do
I put my feet up in the window
And I ride my dreams like a canoe
(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)