Frankie And Johnny Chords
by Jimmie Rodgers11,155 views, added to favorites 88 times
Recorded in 1929 by Jimmie Rodgers the singing brakeman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-JGrpko6d0).Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Key: | C |
Capo: | no capo |
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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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Well done! Funny about the lyrics to these old barroom songs, everybody's got a different version! These are pretty good! I like to dig around for as many verses as I can and put the ones together that seem to fit. Not the right way to do it, but in music, there is no wrong way (depending on the conductor!)
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I love this song
Great job, thanks a lot
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