Misc Traditional – Frankie And Johnny (Guitar)

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C
[tab]C                          C7
Oh lord how they could love

F
They swore to be true to each other

F                   Cdim7 C
Just as true as the stars above

A7          D7  G7
He was her man

                C ( C7 F Fm C ) G7
But he did her wrong

C
Frankie went down to the bar room

C                        C7
To buy her Johnny a beer

F
Said to the bartender

F                  Cdim7  C
Has my ever-lovin' Johnny been here?

A7        D7  G7
He is my man 

                   C ( C7 F Fm C ) G7    
But he's doin' me wrong.

C
I cannot tell you no story 

C                       C7
I cannot tell you no lie

F
Johnny left about an hour ago

F                Cdim7  C
With a gal named Nellie Bly

A7          D7  G7 
He is your man

                    C ( C7 F Fm C ) G7
But he's doin' you wrong.

C
Frankie went down The Broadway

C                            C7
With a forty four in her hand

F
Said "Stand aside all you chorus gals

F             Cdim7  C        
I'm a-lookin' for my man!"

A7        D7  G7
He is my man

                   C ( C7 F Fm C ) G7
But he's doin' me wrong.

C
The first time she shot him he staggered

C                                 C7
The next time she shot him he fell

F
The last time she shot him oh lord

F                       Cdim7   C   
There was another man's face in hell

A7          D7  G7
He was her man 

                C ( C7 F Fm C ) G7
But he did her wrong.
This is how I play it...with a bit of the melody cross-picked over the chords. The lyrics are a variant on one of those collected by John and Alan Lomax and the chords are a little jazzier than the standard versions.