Frankie & Johnnie Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

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

[Verse 2]
Now his luck at poker was fading
When a pretty girl gave him the eye
Well, he [C]gambled he could change his luck
With this lady named Nellie [G]Bligh
He was [A]Frankie's man
[D]But he was doin' her wrong
[G]

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

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

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

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

[Outro 1]
[A][B][E][A]