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Frankly Mr Shankly by The Smiths - Guitar Chords

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            [Intro]

C

[Verse 1]

F                            Am         G
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held 
   Am      G               C
It pays my way, and it corrodes my soul
          F                   Am       G
I want to leave, you will not miss me 
          Am         G          F        C
I want to go down in musical history 


[Verse 2]

F                           Am       G
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, I'm a sickening wreck 
             Am    G       C
I've got the 21st century breathing down my neck 
             F             Am       G
I must move fast, you understand me 
             Am      G         F                            C
I want to go down in celluloid history, Mr. Shankly 


[Instrumental]

F  C  G  Am    F  C  G  Am    F  C  G  Am    Eb  G  C
F  C  G  Am    F  C  G  Am    F  C  G  Am    Eb  G  F
C


[Verse 3]

F                 Am     G
Fame, fame, fatal fame 
            Am      G             C
It can play hideous tricks on the brain
               F 
But still I'd rather be famous 
     Am           G
Than righteous or holy 
Am           G        F        C
Any day, any day, any day 


[Verse 4]

    F                          Am       G
But sometimes I'd feel more fulfilled 
       Am            G                  C
Making Christmas cards with the mentally ill
          F                  Am      G
I want to live and I want to love 
          Am                   G           F          C
I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of 


[Verse 5]

F                            Am          G
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held 
   Am      G             C
It pays my way and it corrodes my soul 
              F                     Am     G
Oh, I didn't realise that you wrote poetry 
         Am                G                 F                     C
I didn't realise you wrote such bloody awful poetry, Mr. Shankly 


[Verse 6]

F                            Am     G
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you asked 
          Am        G           C
You are a flatulent pain in the arse 
         F             Am    G
I didn't mean to be so rude 
         Am         G            F
Still, I must speak frankly, Mr. Shankly 
                 C
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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