Frankie & Johnny chords by Stevie Wonder

SimplifiedC · Bb · F · Eb · Cm …

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Verse 1
C 
Bb 
C 
Bb 
F 
I wanna tell you 'bout Frankie,
Bb 
C 
yeah, and Johnny
F 
They were lovers,
C 
F 
yes they were (yes they were)
Bb 
Uh huh, I just wanna tell
F 
you how they could
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F 
Bb 
Love, love, oh yeah
They were true to each other,
Eb 
Bb 
yeah
F 
Bb 
Just as true as the stars above
F 
C 
Cm 
He was her man, he was her man
C 
F 
But he done her wrong
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F 
C 
Yes he did, he done her wrong

Verse 2
F 
C 
F 
Frankie went down to the dance hall
C 
F 
Yes she did, ahh
Bb 
And tell that she looked in
F 
the window so high
Bb 
High, oh yeah
When she saw her loving Johnny, yeah
Eb 
Bb 
F 
Bb 
With his arm around Ellis Bly
F 
C 
Cm 
He was her man, he was her man
C 
F 
But he done her wrong
Bb 
F 
Yes he  did, he done her wrong
C 

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Verse 3

They told me that Frankie shot Johnny once,

ohh

They told me that Frankie shot Johnny twice,

oh yeah

But the third time she shot him

That bullet took his life

Verse 4
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C 
F 
The judge said to Frankie,
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F 
C 
F 
yes he did, uh- huh
C 
F 
Just as plain as plain can be,
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oh, oh yeah
You have shot your loving Johnny,
yeah
C 
F 
(Murder) in the first degree

Verse 5
F 
C 
He was her man (you shot
Gm 
your man)
C 
You shot your man (you shot
Cm 
your man)
F 
But he done her wrong
(done her wrong)
Bb 
F 
Yes he did, he done her wrong