Frankie & Johnnie chords by David Allan Coe

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
 (G major) Frankie and Johnnie were lovers
A 
G 
And, oh Lordy, how they did love  (A major)  (G major) 
C 
 (C major) They swore they's be
true to each other
G 
Just as true as the stars above  (G major) 
A 
He was her man  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) But he was doin' her wrong
G 
 (G major) 

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Verse 2

Now his luck at poker was fading

When a pretty girl gave him the eye

Well, he gambled he could change his luck

With this lady named Nellie Bligh

He was Frankie's man

But he was doin' her wrong

Verse 3
Now Frankie went lookin' for Johnnie
C 
And she wasn't lookin' for fun  (C major) 
In her eye there was danger
G 
In her hand there was a loaded gun (G major) 
A 
D 
To shoot the  (A major) man  (D major) 
That been doin' her wrong
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 4
G 
 (G major) Frankie looked in through the window
A 
G 
She wasn't even surprised  (A major)  (G major) 
C 
 (C major) There was that smooth
talkin' Johnnie
G 
Kissin' on Nellie Bligh  (G major) 
A 
He was her man  (A major) 
D 
 (D major) But he was doin' her wrong
G 
E 
 (G major)  (E major) 

Verse 5
A 
 (A major) Frankie stormed into the barroom
People were jumpin' around
D 
She  (D major) started shootin' that pistol
A 
She gunned old Johnnie down  (A major) 
B 
E 
He was her man  (B major)  (E major) 
But he done her wrong
A 
 (A major) 

Verse 6
A 
 (A major) This is the end of my story
And this is the end of my song
D 
Frankie  (D major) killed Johnnie for cheatin'
She sent him where he belong
A 
B 
 (A major) He was her man  (B major) 
E 
 (E major) But he was doin' her wrong