Frankie And Johnny Chords

by Jimmie Rodgers
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Recorded in 1929 by Jimmie Rodgers the singing brakeman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-JGrpko6d0).Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author beatboy65 [a] 9,726. Last edit on Aug 29, 2017

Chords

C
G7
C7
F

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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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Frankie And Johnny – Jimmie Rodgers
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2 comments
samtgodfrey31
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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thom@ksaa.ch
I love this song Great job, thanks a lot
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