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Tuning: E A D G B E
CFrankie and Johnny were lovers COh lord how they could loveC7 FThey swore to be true to each other FJust as true as the Cdim7stars Cabove
A7He was her mD7an G7 C ( C7 F Fm C ) G7 But he did her wrong
CFrankie went down to the bar room CTo buy her Johnny a beer C7 FSaid to the bartender FHas my ever-lovin' Cdim7Johnny Cbeen here?
A7He is my mD7an G7 C ( C7 F Fm C ) G7 But he's doin' me wrong.
CI cannot tell you no story CI cannot tell you no lieC7 FJohnny left about an hour ago FWith a gal named Cdim7Nellie CBly
A7He is your mD7an G7 C ( C7 F Fm C ) G7 But he's doin' you wrong.
CFrankie went down The Broadway CWith a forty four in her handC7 FSaid "Stand aside all you chorus gals FI'm a-lookin' Cdim7for my Cman!"
A7He is my mD7an G7 C ( C7 F Fm C ) G7 But he's doin' me wrong.
CThe first time she shot him he staggered CThe next time she shot him he fellC7 FThe last time she shot him oh lord FThere was another man's Cdim7face in Chell
A7He was her mD7an G7 C ( C7 F Fm C ) G7 But he did her wrong.
This is how I play it...with a bit of the melody cross-picked over the chords. The lyrics are a variant on one of those collected by John and Alan Lomax and the chords are a little jazzier than the standard versions.