Frankie And Johnny - Burl Ives Chords
Chords: A, D, E
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Genre: folk, country, traditional
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A
Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts Lordy, how they could love
D A
Swore to be true to each other Yeah, true to the skies above
E A
He was her man, wouldn't do her no wrong
A
And Frankie and Johnny went walkin' And Johnny had on a new suit
D A
Yeah, Frankie spent one-hundred dollar notes Just to make her man look cute
E A
He was her man, he wouldn't do her no wrong
A
Frankie went over to the barroom Stopped for a bottle of beer
D A
Said to the old bartender man "Has my lover Johnny man been here?"
E A
"He was my man, Lord, but he'd been doin' me wrong, so wrong."
A
Yeah, Frankie looked over the transom door And there to her great surprise
D A
There sat her lover man Johnny Makin' love to Nellie Bly
E A
He was her man, but he was doin' her wrong
A
Well, Frankie lifted up her kimono dress And she drew (ladaladalala) out a
little .44
D
She shot once, twice, three times (three times) she shot him And through
that hardwood
A
door
E
Yeah, she shot her man (yeah he was her man) Well, but he been doin' her
A
wrong yeah
A
He said," roll me over so careful ah Roll me over so slow,
D A
Oh roll me off to my left hand side, Because your bullet hurt me so,
E A
I was your man, but I been doin' you wrong."
(Instrumental & trombone & guitar solo)
Well, they sent for Frankie's mother Come down to Huddie's saloon
To see what's the matter with her boy She come down, Frankie looked up at
her
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