Merle Haggard - Frankie and Johnny Chords

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Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts, oh lordy how they could love.
[F] Swore to be true to each other, true as the [C] stars above.
He was her [G] man, but he was [C] doing her wrong. _ _
Frankie went down to the corner, just for a bucket of beer.
[F] She said, oh Mr.
Bartender, has me loving [C] Johnny been here?
He [G] is my man, he wouldn't [C] do me wrong. _
Hey, I don't want to cause you no trouble, I ain't gonna tell you no lies.
[F] I saw your lover an hour ago, with a gal named [C] Nellie Bly.
He [G] was your man, but he was [C] doing you wrong.
Here he comes now.
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[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Frankie looked over the transom, and she saw to her surprise.
_ [F] There on the cot said, Johnny, [F] make love to [C] Nellie Bly.
He [G] is my man, but he's [C] doing me wrong. _ _
Frankie drew back her kimono, and she took out her old forty-fold.
[F] She rudely threw two, three times, right through that [C] hardwood door.
She [G] shot her man, cause he was [C] doing her wrong.
Here comes one more time, me. _ _ _ _ _
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Hell, bring out your rubber-tired hearses, and bring out the rubber-tired bag.
[F] She's taking her man to the graveyard, now she ain't [Am] gonna bring him back.
Frankie thought he was [G] her man, and he was doing [C] her wrong. _
Bring out a thousand policemen, and bring them around today.
[F] Lock her down in the dungeon, and throw that key [C] away.
She shot [G] her man, _ cause he was doing [C] her wrong. _
Hey, Frankie said to the warden, what are you going to do?
[F] And the warden said to Frankie, it's a lechery chair [C] for you.
You shot [G] your man, cause he was doing [C] you wrong. _ _
Hey, this story has no moral, this story has no end.
[F] The only thing this story goes to show is there ain't no good [C] in men.
She shot her [G] man, cause he was doing [C] her wrong. _ _
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