Frankie & Johnnie chords by
David Allan Coe
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Key: Bb major•
Intro 1
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Bb

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Verse 1
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Frankie and Johnnie were lovers
C
C

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And, oh Lordy, how they did love
Eb
Eb
6

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They swore they's be
true to each other
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Just as true as the stars above
C
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He was her man
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F

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But he was doin' her wrong
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Verse 2
Now his luck at poker was fading
When a pretty girl gave him the eye
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6

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Well, he gambled he could change his luck
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With this lady named Nellie Bligh
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C

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He was Frankie's man
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But he was doin' her wrong
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Verse 3
Now Frankie went lookin' for Johnnie
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Eb
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And she wasn't lookin' for fun
In her eye there was danger
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Bb

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In her hand there was a loaded gun
C
C

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F
F

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To shoot the man
That been doin' her wrong
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Bb

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Verse 4
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Frankie looked in through the window
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She wasn't even surprised
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Eb
6

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There was that smooth
talkin' Johnnie
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Kissin' on Nellie Bligh
C
C

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He was her man
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But he was doin' her wrong
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Verse 5
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Frankie stormed into the barroom
People were jumpin' around
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She started shootin' that pistol
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C

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She gunned old Johnnie down
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G

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He was her man
But he done her wrong
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C

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Verse 6
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C

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This is the end of my story
And this is the end of my song
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F

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Frankie killed Johnnie for cheatin'
She sent him where he belong
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C

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D
D

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He was her man
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G

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But he was doin' her wrong
Outro 1
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