Frankie And Johnny ( 1947 ) Chords
Tempo:
116.75 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
G
B
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [C] [B] [A] [Eb] He [Gb] is [F] [Gb] [E] [Eb] a lover [Ab] of Frankie [F] and Johnny [Ab] were
[Ebm] sweethearts [Ab] and oh what a couple in love.
[Db] [Abm] Frankie was loyal [Db] to Johnny just as true as [Ab] the stars [F] above.
He [Bb] was her man.
[Ab] [Eb] What he [Ab] was doing wrong, [A] wrong.
Now Frankie [E] went down to [A] the drugstore [Ab]
[A] some ice [Abm] cream she wanted [A] to buy.
[D] And the sort of jerk told her that Johnny [Bm] was making love [Ebm] to [A] Nellie Bly.
[Gb]
He was [B] her man.
[E] What he was [Bm] doing [A] wrong.
[Bb]
[G] Now Frankie's dad was a [Bb] police.
So she stole [Eb] his old .44
[Bb] gun.
[Ab] And [Eb] then back to the drugstore she beat it just as fast as she [Bb] could run.
[G]
After [C] the man.
[F] What he was doing [Eb] [Bb] wrong.
[B]
[Gb] [B] And Frankie [Gb] peeped in on [B] the party.
She got a [Gb] surprise when [B] she saw.
[E] Nellie and Johnny were making [Dbm] love and sipping soda [Fm] through [B] a straw.
[Ab]
He was [Db] her man.
[Gb] What he was doing [B] wrong.
[C]
So Frankie [G] flew into [C] a tent.
[G] [C] And she whipped out [G] that long [C] .44.
[F] And the roots of that gal did shoot through that [C] hardwood swinging door.
[A]
She [D] shot her man.
[E] [D] [G] What he was [F] doing [C] wrong.
[Db]
Bring on [Ab] your crates and [Db] your flowers.
And bring on [Ab] your rubber [Db] tied hack.
[Gb] Cause there's eight men to go to the graveyard.
But [Ebm] only Jeff and I [Gm] are coming [Ab] back.
[Bb] She [Eb] got her man.
[Ab] Cause he was doing [Dbm] her wrong.
[Db] [D]
This [G] is the end [D] of my story.
And this [G] is the end [D] of my song.
[G] Frankie is down in the jailhouse.
And she [Ab] cries the whole [D] night [B] long.
He was [E] my man.
[Bb] [A] But he done [D] me [G] wrong.
[D] [G] [D]
[N]
[Ab]
[Ebm] sweethearts [Ab] and oh what a couple in love.
[Db] [Abm] Frankie was loyal [Db] to Johnny just as true as [Ab] the stars [F] above.
He [Bb] was her man.
[Ab] [Eb] What he [Ab] was doing wrong, [A] wrong.
Now Frankie [E] went down to [A] the drugstore [Ab]
[A] some ice [Abm] cream she wanted [A] to buy.
[D] And the sort of jerk told her that Johnny [Bm] was making love [Ebm] to [A] Nellie Bly.
[Gb]
He was [B] her man.
[E] What he was [Bm] doing [A] wrong.
[Bb]
[G] Now Frankie's dad was a [Bb] police.
So she stole [Eb] his old .44
[Bb] gun.
[Ab] And [Eb] then back to the drugstore she beat it just as fast as she [Bb] could run.
[G]
After [C] the man.
[F] What he was doing [Eb] [Bb] wrong.
[B]
[Gb] [B] And Frankie [Gb] peeped in on [B] the party.
She got a [Gb] surprise when [B] she saw.
[E] Nellie and Johnny were making [Dbm] love and sipping soda [Fm] through [B] a straw.
[Ab]
He was [Db] her man.
[Gb] What he was doing [B] wrong.
[C]
So Frankie [G] flew into [C] a tent.
[G] [C] And she whipped out [G] that long [C] .44.
[F] And the roots of that gal did shoot through that [C] hardwood swinging door.
[A]
She [D] shot her man.
[E] [D] [G] What he was [F] doing [C] wrong.
[Db]
Bring on [Ab] your crates and [Db] your flowers.
And bring on [Ab] your rubber [Db] tied hack.
[Gb] Cause there's eight men to go to the graveyard.
But [Ebm] only Jeff and I [Gm] are coming [Ab] back.
[Bb] She [Eb] got her man.
[Ab] Cause he was doing [Dbm] her wrong.
[Db] [D]
This [G] is the end [D] of my story.
And this [G] is the end [D] of my song.
[G] Frankie is down in the jailhouse.
And she [Ab] cries the whole [D] night [B] long.
He was [E] my man.
[Bb] [A] But he done [D] me [G] wrong.
[D] [G] [D]
[N]
[Ab]
Key:
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A
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[B] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ _ [A] [Eb] He [Gb] is [F] _ [Gb] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Eb] a lover [Ab] of Frankie [F] and Johnny [Ab] were _
[Ebm] sweethearts [Ab] and oh what a couple in love. _
_ [Db] _ [Abm] Frankie was loyal [Db] to Johnny _ just as true as [Ab] the stars [F] above.
He [Bb] was her man.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] What he [Ab] was doing wrong, _ [A] wrong. _ _
_ Now Frankie [E] went down to [A] the drugstore [Ab]
[A] some ice [Abm] cream she wanted [A] to buy. _
[D] And the sort of jerk told her that Johnny [Bm] was making love [Ebm] to [A] Nellie Bly.
[Gb]
He was [B] her man.
_ _ [E] What he was [Bm] doing [A] wrong.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] Now Frankie's dad was a [Bb] police. _
So she stole [Eb] his old .44
[Bb] gun.
[Ab] And [Eb] then back to the drugstore she beat it just as fast as she [Bb] could run.
[G]
After [C] the man.
_ _ _ [F] What he was doing [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ wrong.
[B] _ _ _
[Gb] [B] And Frankie [Gb] peeped in on [B] the party. _ _
She got a [Gb] surprise when [B] she saw. _ _
_ [E] Nellie and Johnny were making [Dbm] love and sipping soda [Fm] through [B] a straw.
[Ab]
He was [Db] her man.
_ _ [Gb] What he was doing [B] wrong.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
So Frankie [G] flew into [C] a tent. _ _
[G] [C] And she whipped out [G] that long [C] .44. _ _
[F] And the roots of that gal did shoot through that _ [C] hardwood swinging door.
[A]
She [D] shot her man.
[E] _ [D] _ [G] What he was [F] doing [C] wrong.
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ Bring on [Ab] your crates and [Db] your flowers. _
And bring on [Ab] your rubber [Db] tied hack. _
[Gb] Cause there's eight men to go to the graveyard.
But [Ebm] only Jeff and I [Gm] are coming _ [Ab] back.
[Bb] She [Eb] got her man.
_ _ [Ab] _ Cause he was doing [Dbm] her wrong.
[Db] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ This [G] is the end [D] of my story. _
_ And this [G] is the end [D] of my song.
_ [G] Frankie is down in the _ jailhouse.
And she [Ab] cries the whole [D] night [B] long.
He was [E] my man.
[Bb] _ _ [A] But he done [D] me [G] wrong.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] sweethearts [Ab] and oh what a couple in love. _
_ [Db] _ [Abm] Frankie was loyal [Db] to Johnny _ just as true as [Ab] the stars [F] above.
He [Bb] was her man.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] What he [Ab] was doing wrong, _ [A] wrong. _ _
_ Now Frankie [E] went down to [A] the drugstore [Ab]
[A] some ice [Abm] cream she wanted [A] to buy. _
[D] And the sort of jerk told her that Johnny [Bm] was making love [Ebm] to [A] Nellie Bly.
[Gb]
He was [B] her man.
_ _ [E] What he was [Bm] doing [A] wrong.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] Now Frankie's dad was a [Bb] police. _
So she stole [Eb] his old .44
[Bb] gun.
[Ab] And [Eb] then back to the drugstore she beat it just as fast as she [Bb] could run.
[G]
After [C] the man.
_ _ _ [F] What he was doing [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ wrong.
[B] _ _ _
[Gb] [B] And Frankie [Gb] peeped in on [B] the party. _ _
She got a [Gb] surprise when [B] she saw. _ _
_ [E] Nellie and Johnny were making [Dbm] love and sipping soda [Fm] through [B] a straw.
[Ab]
He was [Db] her man.
_ _ [Gb] What he was doing [B] wrong.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
So Frankie [G] flew into [C] a tent. _ _
[G] [C] And she whipped out [G] that long [C] .44. _ _
[F] And the roots of that gal did shoot through that _ [C] hardwood swinging door.
[A]
She [D] shot her man.
[E] _ [D] _ [G] What he was [F] doing [C] wrong.
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ Bring on [Ab] your crates and [Db] your flowers. _
And bring on [Ab] your rubber [Db] tied hack. _
[Gb] Cause there's eight men to go to the graveyard.
But [Ebm] only Jeff and I [Gm] are coming _ [Ab] back.
[Bb] She [Eb] got her man.
_ _ [Ab] _ Cause he was doing [Dbm] her wrong.
[Db] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ This [G] is the end [D] of my story. _
_ And this [G] is the end [D] of my song.
_ [G] Frankie is down in the _ jailhouse.
And she [Ab] cries the whole [D] night [B] long.
He was [E] my man.
[Bb] _ _ [A] But he done [D] me [G] wrong.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _