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Frankly Mr Shankly by The Smiths - Guitar Chords

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            The Smiths - Frankly Mr Shankly from The Queen is Dead
Transcribed by Craig Ablitt

Capo 2nd Fret - make the chord shapes as detailed below

Intro - D

1ST VERSE
G                            B#m         A 
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held 

   B#m     A               D
It pays my way, and it corrodes my soul

          G                   B#m      A
I want to leave, you will not miss me 

          B#m        A          G        D
I want to go down in musical history 


VERSE 2
G                           B#m       A
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, I'm a sickening wreck 

             B#m   A       D
I've got the 21st century breathing down my neck 

             G             B#m      A
I must move fast, you understand me 

             B#m     A         G
I want to go down in celluloid history, Mr. Shankly 

MIDDLE


VERSE 3
G                 B#m    A
Fame, Fame, fatal Fame 

            B#m     A             D
It can play hideous tricks on the brain

               G 
But still I'd rather be famous 

     B#m          A
Than righteous or holy 

B#m          A        G        D
Any day, any day, any day 


VERSE 4    
    G                          B#m      A
But sometimes I'd feel more fulfilled 

       B#m            A                  D
Making Christmas cards with the mentally ill 

          G                  B#m     A
I want to live and I want to Love 

          B#m                  A           G          D
I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of 


VERSE 5
G                            B#m         A
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held 

   B#m     A             D
It pays my way and it corrodes my soul 

              G                     B#m    A
Oh, I didn't realise that you wrote poetry 

         B#m               A                 G                     D
I didn't realise you wrote such bloody awful poetry, Mr. Shankly 


VERSE 6

G                            B#m    A
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you ask 

          B#m       A           D
You are a flatulent pain in the arse 

         G             B#m   A
I didn't mean to be so rude 

         B#m        A            G
Still, I must speak frankly, Mr. Shankly 

                 D
Oh, give us your money !  
        

We also have 49 songs by The Smiths

• A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
• Ask
• Asleep
• Bigmouth Strikes Again
• Cemetry Gates
• Death Of A Disco Dancer
• Frankly Mr Shankly
• Girl Afraid
• Girlfriend In A Coma
• Half A Person
• Hand In Glove
• Heaven Knows Im Miserable Now
• How Soon Is Now
• I Know Its Over
• I Started Something I Couldnt Finish
• I Want The One I Cant Have
• I Wont Share You
• Is It Really So Strange
• Jeane
• Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
• Meat Is Murder
• Never Had No One Ever
• Nowhere Fast
• Paint A Vulgar Picture
• Panic
• Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
• Pretty Girls Make Graves
• Reel Around The Fountain
• Rusholme Ruffians
• Shoplifters Of The World Unite
• Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
• Still Ill
• Stop Me If You Think Youve Heard This One Before
• Stretch Out And Wait
• Suffer Little Children
• Sweet And Tender Hooligan
• That Joke Isnt Funny Anymore
• The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
• The Headmaster Ritual
• The Queen Is Dead
• There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
• These Things Take Time
• This Charming Man
• This Night Has Opened My Eyes
• Unhappy Birthday
• Vicar In A Tutu
• Well I Wonder
• What Difference Does It Make
• William It Was Really Nothing

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