Frankie And Johnny Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Frankie and Johnny were sweethearts,
[D]oh [G]Lor[C]dy how they cou[D]ld lov[Am]e.[G]
[C]They swore to be [Am]true to [G]each [C]oth[D]er,
[Em][G]
[C]true as the[C#dim] stars abo[G]ve.[E]
[Am]He was [Eb]her man,
[G]but he'd [D]done [G]her wrong
[Em]Frankie [G]and[C] Jo[G]hnn[Em]y went walki[D]ng Johnny[G] in[C][G]
his brand -new suit said [C]Frankie Johnny, [G]oh [C]Lordy,
don't my Johnny [G]man look cute?
He [Em]was h[Eb]er man,
[Ab]but [D]he done her [G]wron[C]g.[G]
Johnny said, [D]I've got to [G]leave you,
but I won't be [D]very long[G]
[C]Don't wait up for me, honey,
or [C#dim]worry while I'm gon[G]e
He [Em]was her m[D]an,
[C]but [D]he [G]was doing her wro[Em]ng.[G]
Frankie went down [D]to [G]the corner,[Em]
[G]went in the saloon for [D]some [G]beer.
She [C]said to the fat bartender,
[G]Has [C]my Johnny man[G] bee[C#dim]n here?[G]
He was [D]her man,
[C]but [D]he'[G]d don[D]e her wro[G]ng
[Ab]Well, I [C#]won't tell you no [Ab]story
[Eb]An d[Ab] I won't tell[C#] you no lies
[Ab]I sa[G]w yo[Ab]ur J[C#]ohnny
about an hour ago
[F#]With [Bbm]a gal na[Abdim]med Nellie Bly
[Ab]If h[Fm]e's y[C#]our man[Bb][E]
He's [C#]a -doin' you wrong
[Ab][G][C#][Ab]
[Eb]Frankie [Ab]got off at S[Eb]outh 12th Street[Ab]
Looked up in the window so [Eb]high
[Ab]There she saw her [C#]Johnny [Ab]a -hu[C#]ggin'
That old, old Nellie Bly
[Ab]He was h[G]er man,
[Bb]but [E]he w[Eb]as doin' her wron[Ab]g[Ebdim][Ab][G][Ab]
[Eb]Frankie [Ab]pulled out her six -shooter,
pulled out her old .44, I've [Db]my Rudy toot,
[Ab]toot, toot, toot, [Db]toot.[F]
[Fm]And Johnny r[F]olled over the floor.
He [G]was [Ab]her m[Eb]an.
But [Ab]he'd done her [Ab]wrong[G][E]
[Am]Oh, roll m[F]e over so [D]easy[A]
[Am]Oh, roll m[Dm]e over s[G]o slow
[Dm]Roll me over easy, boys
For my [F]wounds, they [E]hurt me so
[Am]I wa[G]s he[D]r man,
[Cbm]but I'[Cbdim]d done he[E]r wrong[Am]
Frankie got down on her [G]knees,[Am]
[C]took [Am]Johnny into[Dm] her l[Am]ap
[Dm]She started to hug and kiss him
But [F]there was [Dm]no b[E]ringing him back
He was her man
[E]But he'd done her [Am]wrong
Get me a thousand [Am]policemen
Oh, throw me into your [Dm]cell
[Am]Cause I've[Dm] shot my Johnny so dead,
I know I'm going [E]to hell
Though he was my man,
[E]and he done me [Am]wrong
So roll out your [E]rubber -tied car[A]riage
[Am]An d[G] roll [A]out your old -time hat[A]
There's [D]twelve men goin'
to [D]the graveyard
An[Gbdim]d el even[D] comin' bac[Ebdim]k,
he was her [E]man
But he done her wrong
[A]He was her [E]man
But he done her wrong
[A]