Thanx for all your help you guys. I've checked out a few different sites that list lyrics, and so far, they have all said 'shady so cold' - altho' shanty does make more sense. We watched Ricky Skaggs on You Tube, and the guitar player standing behind him was playing D and A chords with the capo on the second fret, so we tried that and it seemed to work. Also most of the videos of artists we watched seemed to say 'shady' as well. I almost wondered if he was digging her a grave because he had plans to get rid of her or something.....I don't know, I just thought there had to be some sort of meaning to this one. Anyhow, thanks again so much!!!!!