Key: E major
Verse 1
G
A
Bum -ba -dum -ba -dum,
bum -ba -dum -ba -dum
Bum -ba -dum -ba -dum,
bum -ba -dum
D
G
Farewell, my love
A
G
Bm
D
G
Farewell, my love
D
G
A
D
Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts, 'all
At least that's the way the story goes,
y 'all
everything for Johnny
D
A
Oh, he was a man alright
G
D
Oh, but he was doin' it wrong
Just to show you what could happen
Look fellas, a friend came
runnin' to Frankie
And said, you know,
I wouldn't tell you no lie, girl
D
Bm
G
with the chick named Nelly Bly
D
A
G
A
Oh, he was a man alright
Bm
D
Gregor ran around that corner
G
D
And she peeped in a swinging place
A
G
A
Oh, he a man al right
E
A
But Frankie could see
G
D
that he was doin' her wrong
And oh, let me tell the fellas
what happened
Frankie reached down in her pocketbook
And came up with a long forty -four
A
G
She shot him once, twice, three times
A
D
G
A
Oh, he was a man all right
But the last thing he told her was Frankie,
D
A
Why baby, honey,
D
G
D
why did you shoot me
D
G
D
cause I was telling her about you
A
D
A
Now you know that I love you
D
G
D
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm not frankin'
D
Bm
Why?
A
D
G
Cause I've always loved you,
D
G
baby, baby, frankin'
A
D
A
Bm
G
A
Now you know that I love you, I'm your man
G
D
I know I was doin' you wrong, wrong
G
D
G
D
I love you, I need you,
G
A
D
A
D
to me Frankie!
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