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Frankie And Johnny by Jimmie Rodgers - Guitar Chords

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            [Intro]
C      C     G7       C
 yodel ay ee ay ee oh lay ee

[Verse 1]
C                                                            C7
Frankie and Johnny was sweethearts, oh Lord how they did love
F                                                  C
Swore to be true to each other, true as the stars above
           G7                      C
He was her man, he wouldn't do her wrong

[Verse 2]
C                                                            C7
Frankie went down to the corner, just for a bucket of beer
F                                                C
She says, Mr Bartender has my loving Johnny been here
        G7                      C
He's my man, he wouldn't do me wrong

[Verse 3]
C                                                                C7
I don't want cause you no trouble, I ain't gonna tell you no lie
F                                                    C
I saw your lover an hour ago with a gal named Nellie Bligh
            G7                      C
He was your man, but he's doing you wrong

[Verse 4]
C                                                          C7
Frankie looked over the transom, she saw to her surprise
F                                                C
There on a cot sat Johnny, making love to Nellie Bligh
         G7                     C
He is my man, and he's doing me wrong
C      C     G7       C
 yodel ay ee ay ee oh lay ee

[Verse 5]
C                                                       C7
Frankie drew back her kimono, she took out a little 44
F                                                                  C
Rooty toot toot, three times she shot, right through that hardwood door
         G7                    C
Shot her man, he was doing her wrong

[Verse 6]
C                                                              C7
Bring out the rubber tied buggy, bring out the rubber tied hack
F                                                               C
I'm taking my man to the graveyard, but I ain't gonna bring him back
                G7                  C
Lord, he was my man, and he done me wrong

[Instrumental]
                                                      C
e |-------|----------|---------------|--------------|---0-0-------|---0----0--|
B |-------|----------|---------------|--------------|---1-1-------|---1----1--|
G |-------|----------|---------------|--------------|---0-0-------|---0----0--|
D |-------|----------|---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|
A |---0-2-|-3-3--1-1-|--0-0-0------0-|-3-3-0-2--0---|-3-------0-2-|-3---------|
E |-3-----|----------|---------4-4---|------------3-|-------3-----|-------3---|


[Verse 7]
C                                                        C7
Bring out a thousand policemen, bring 'em around today
F                                                        C
To lock me down in the dungeon cell, and throw that key away
          G7                   C
I shot my man, he was doing me wrong

[Verse 8]
C                                                       C7
Frankie said to the warden what are they going to do
F                                                      C
The warden he said to Frankie, it's electric chair for you
                     G7                    C
'Cause you shot your man, he was doing you wrong

[Verse 9]
C                                               C7
This story has no moral, this story has no end
F                                                         C
This story just goes to show, that there ain't no good in men
           G7                   C
He was her man, and he done her wrong
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