Frankie And Johnny Chords by Big Bill Broonzy

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_ [D] _ _ _ _
Frankie and Johnny was lovers, _ oh how they could love.
[F#m] _ [G] _ They swore to be true to each other, true as the [A#] [A] skies [D] above.
It was [E] her man, _ [A] _
but she's doing [D] her wrong. _
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Frankie went down to the corner _ _ to get her a stein of beer.
_ [F#m] _ _ [G] She asked the big old fat bartender, have my love and [A#] Johnny [D] been here?
Was [E] my man, _ [A] _
but he's doing [D] me wrong. _
_ _ _ _ Said I ain't gonna tell you no story, _ _ I ain't gonna tell you no lie.
_ [F#] _ [G] _ He was here about an hour ago with that gal they called [A#] Nelly [A] Flight.
[D] He was [E] your man, _ [A] _
but he's doing [D] you wrong. _
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Frankie went down to the hotel, _ she didn't go down there for fun.
_ [F#] _ [G] _ Under her [D] long red kimono [G] she carried a [A#] .44
[D] gun,
looking [E] for the man _ [A] _
that had done [D] her wrong. _
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Johnny pulled off his stuts and hat, _ hollered now baby don't shoot.
_ _ [F#] _ [G] _ Frankie pressed her finger on the trigger and that gun went [A#] [A] .
[D] She killed [E] her man, _ [A]
cuz he [D] done her wrong. _
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This is the end of my story, _ _ this is the end of my song.
_ [F#] _ [G] Frankie's down in the county jail, whole thing down there all [A] [D] alone.
She killed her [E] man, _ [A] _
cause he done her [D] wrong. _ _
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