The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest chords by
Thea Gilmore

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Key: Bb major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Well, Frankie

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Lee an d Judas Priest

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They were the best of friends

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So when Frankie Lee needed

money one day

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Judas quickly pulled out

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a roll of tens

Verse 2

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And placed them on a footstool

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Just above the plotted plain

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Sayin', "Take your pick, Frankie Boy

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My loss will be your gain"

Verse 3

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Well, Frankie Lee, he sat right down

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And put his fingers to his chin

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But with the cold eyes of Judas on him

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His head began to spin

Verse 4

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"Would ya please not stare at

me like that," he said

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"It's just my foolish pride

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But sometimes a man must be alone

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And this is no place to hide"

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Verse 5

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Well, Judas, he just winked and said

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"All right, I'll leave you here

But you'd better hurry up and choose

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Which of those bills you want

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Before they all disappear"

Verse 6

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"I'm gonna start my pickin' right now

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Just tell me where you'll be"

Verse 7

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Judas pointed down the road

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And said, "Eternity"

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"Eternity?" said Frankie Lee

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With a voice as cold as ice

"That's right," said Judas Priest

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"Eternity,

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though you might call it Paradise"

Verse 8

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Bm

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"I don't call it any thing"

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Said Frankie Lee with a smile

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"All right," said Judas Priest

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"I'll see you after a while"

Interlude 1

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Verse 9

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Bm

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Well, Frankie Lee, he sat back down

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Feelin' low and mean

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When just then a passin' stranger

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Burst upon the scene

Verse 10

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Saying, "Are you Frankie Lee,

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the gam bler

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Whose father is deceased? Well,

if you are

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There's a fellow callin'

you down the road

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And they say his name is Priest"

Verse 11

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"Oh, yes, he is my friend"

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Said Frankie Lee in fright

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"I do recall him very well

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In fact, he just left my sight"

Verse 12

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"Yes, that's the one,"

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said the stranger

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As quiet as a mouse

"Well, my message is,

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he's down the road

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Stranded in a house"

Verse 13

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Well, Frankie Lee, he panicked

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He dropped ev'rything and ran

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Until he came up to the spot

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Where Ju das Priest did stand

Verse 14

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"What kind of house is

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this," he said

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"Where I have come to roam?"

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"It's not a house" said Judas Priest

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"It's not a house, it's a home"

Verse 15

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Well, Frankie Lee, he trembled

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He soon lost all control

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Over ev'rything which he had made

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While the mission bells did toll

Verse 16

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He just stood there starin'

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At that big house as bright

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as any sun

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With four and twenty win dows

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And a woman's face in ev'ry one

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Verse 17

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Well, up the stairs ran Frankie Lee

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With a soulful, boundin' leap

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And, foamin' at the mouth

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He began to make his

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midnight creep

Verse 18

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For sixteen nights and days he raved

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But on the seventeenth he burst

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Into the arms of Judas Priest

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Which is where he died of thirst

Verse 19

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No one tried to say a thing

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When they took him out in jest

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Except, of course, the little neighbor boy

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Who carried him to rest

Verse 20

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Bm

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And he just walked along, alone

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With his guilt so well concealed

And muttered underneath

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his breath

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"Nothing is revealed"

Interlude 2

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Verse 21

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Well, the moral of the story

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The moral of this song

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Is simply that one should never be

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Where one does not belong

Verse 22

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So when you see your neighbor

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carryin' somethin'

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Help him with his load

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And don't go mistakin' paradise

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For that home across the road

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest by Thea Gilmore is Bb major.

The primary chords used in The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest are Bb, Dm, Eb, F.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Dm, Eb, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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