Chords for Pearl Bailey - Frankie And Johnny
Tempo:
123.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[G] [C] [Bb] [G] [D] [G]
Frankie [D] and Johnny [G] were sweethearts, oh what [D] a [G] couple in [B] love.
[C] Frankie was loyal to Johnny, [Am] just as true [G] as stars above.
[E] He [A] was her [G]
man, [C] but he [D] done [G] her [C]
[G] wrong.
[D] Frankie [G] went down to the drugstore, some ice cream [D] she [G] wanted to buy.
And the [Am] soda jerk told her that Johnny was making [G] love to Nellie Bly.
[E] Now that [A] was her man,
[D] [C] but [Am] he was [G] doing her [C] [Db] wrong.
[G] See Frankie's [C] dad [Em] was a policeman, [C] so she stole [D] his old [Em] .44
gun.
[B] [Cm] Then [C] back to the drugstore she beat it, [N] just as fast as she [Em] could run.
After that man, [G] [C]
who was [G] doing her [C] wrong.
[Gb] [G]
[D] [G] Frankie [Em] peeked in on the little party, and she [G] got a [D] surprise [G] when she [Em] saw
That [C] Nellie and Johnny were making that [Ab] love, and sipping [Bm] soda through a straw.
[Bb] Now [Em] you know that was wrong, [C]
[D] yes he [G] was doing her [C] wrong.
[Dbm]
[G] Naturally Frankie flew [C] into a little [G] tantrum, so she whipped out that [D] old [G] .44.
And [C] then her own to toot, the gal did shoot, right through the [E] swinging door.
[Fm] She shot [A] that man,
[D] cause he was [G] doing her [C] wrong.
[Dbm]
[D] I don't blame her, she'll kill him.
[G] Bring [Eb] on your crepe and your [Gm] flowers, [Cm] and [G] bring on your [Cm] rubber [Gm] tied hack.
[A] Cause there's eight men to go to the graveyard, with only seven [Gm] coming back.
She shot [D] that man, cause he was [Gm] doing her [Cm] wrong.
[Gm] There's [G] no more [C] to [G] my story, [Em] there [D] is no more [Em] to this song.
[C] Frankie is down in the jailhouse, and she cries [G] the whole night long.
I didn't mean to [Eb] do it, [D] but he [G] done me [C] wrong.
[Am] [G] Yes he's done [C] her wrong.
[Am] [D] [Gm]
[C] He's drunk, [A] that's what, he's drunk, [G] she had to shoot him, he had to go.
[G] [C] [Bb] [G] [D] [G]
Frankie [D] and Johnny [G] were sweethearts, oh what [D] a [G] couple in [B] love.
[C] Frankie was loyal to Johnny, [Am] just as true [G] as stars above.
[E] He [A] was her [G]
man, [C] but he [D] done [G] her [C]
[G] wrong.
[D] Frankie [G] went down to the drugstore, some ice cream [D] she [G] wanted to buy.
And the [Am] soda jerk told her that Johnny was making [G] love to Nellie Bly.
[E] Now that [A] was her man,
[D] [C] but [Am] he was [G] doing her [C] [Db] wrong.
[G] See Frankie's [C] dad [Em] was a policeman, [C] so she stole [D] his old [Em] .44
gun.
[B] [Cm] Then [C] back to the drugstore she beat it, [N] just as fast as she [Em] could run.
After that man, [G] [C]
who was [G] doing her [C] wrong.
[Gb] [G]
[D] [G] Frankie [Em] peeked in on the little party, and she [G] got a [D] surprise [G] when she [Em] saw
That [C] Nellie and Johnny were making that [Ab] love, and sipping [Bm] soda through a straw.
[Bb] Now [Em] you know that was wrong, [C]
[D] yes he [G] was doing her [C] wrong.
[Dbm]
[G] Naturally Frankie flew [C] into a little [G] tantrum, so she whipped out that [D] old [G] .44.
And [C] then her own to toot, the gal did shoot, right through the [E] swinging door.
[Fm] She shot [A] that man,
[D] cause he was [G] doing her [C] wrong.
[Dbm]
[D] I don't blame her, she'll kill him.
[G] Bring [Eb] on your crepe and your [Gm] flowers, [Cm] and [G] bring on your [Cm] rubber [Gm] tied hack.
[A] Cause there's eight men to go to the graveyard, with only seven [Gm] coming back.
She shot [D] that man, cause he was [Gm] doing her [Cm] wrong.
[Gm] There's [G] no more [C] to [G] my story, [Em] there [D] is no more [Em] to this song.
[C] Frankie is down in the jailhouse, and she cries [G] the whole night long.
I didn't mean to [Eb] do it, [D] but he [G] done me [C] wrong.
[Am] [G] Yes he's done [C] her wrong.
[Am] [D] [Gm]
[C] He's drunk, [A] that's what, he's drunk, [G] she had to shoot him, he had to go.
Key:
G
C
D
Em
A
G
C
D
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G]
Frankie [D] and Johnny [G] were sweethearts, _ oh what [D] a [G] couple in [B] love.
_ [C] Frankie was loyal to Johnny, _ [Am] just as true [G] as stars above.
[E] He [A] was her [G]
man, [C] _ but he [D] done [G] her [C]
[G] wrong.
[D] _ _ Frankie [G] went down to the drugstore, some ice cream [D] she [G] wanted to buy.
And the [Am] soda jerk told her that Johnny was making [G] love to Nellie Bly.
[E] Now that [A] was her man, _
[D] [C] but [Am] he was [G] doing her [C] [Db] wrong.
[G] _ _ See Frankie's [C] dad [Em] was a policeman, [C] so she stole [D] his old [Em] .44
gun.
[B] _ [Cm] Then [C] back to the drugstore she beat it, [N] just as fast as she [Em] could run.
After that man, [G] _ _ [C] _
who was [G] doing her [C] wrong.
[Gb] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] Frankie [Em] peeked in on the little party, and she [G] got a [D] surprise [G] when she [Em] saw
That [C] Nellie and Johnny were making that [Ab] love, and sipping [Bm] soda through a straw.
[Bb] Now [Em] you know that was wrong, _ [C] _
_ [D] yes he [G] was doing her [C] wrong.
[Dbm] _
[G] _ _ _ Naturally Frankie flew [C] into a little [G] tantrum, so she whipped out that [D] old [G] .44.
_ And [C] then her own to toot, the gal did shoot, right through the [E] swinging door.
[Fm] She shot [A] that man, _ _
[D] _ cause he was [G] doing her [C] wrong.
[Dbm]
[D] I don't blame her, she'll kill him.
_ [G] Bring [Eb] on your crepe and your [Gm] flowers, [Cm] and [G] bring on your [Cm] rubber [Gm] tied hack.
_ [A] Cause there's eight men to go to the graveyard, with only seven [Gm] coming back.
She shot [D] that man, _ _ _ cause he was [Gm] doing her [Cm] wrong.
_ [Gm] _ _ There's [G] no more [C] to [G] my story, _ _ [Em] there [D] is no more [Em] to this song.
_ [C] Frankie is down in the _ jailhouse, and she cries [G] the whole night long.
I didn't mean to [Eb] do it, _ [D] _ but he [G] done me [C] wrong.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] Yes he's done [C] her wrong.
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] He's drunk, [A] that's what, he's drunk, [G] she had to shoot him, he had to go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G]
Frankie [D] and Johnny [G] were sweethearts, _ oh what [D] a [G] couple in [B] love.
_ [C] Frankie was loyal to Johnny, _ [Am] just as true [G] as stars above.
[E] He [A] was her [G]
man, [C] _ but he [D] done [G] her [C]
[G] wrong.
[D] _ _ Frankie [G] went down to the drugstore, some ice cream [D] she [G] wanted to buy.
And the [Am] soda jerk told her that Johnny was making [G] love to Nellie Bly.
[E] Now that [A] was her man, _
[D] [C] but [Am] he was [G] doing her [C] [Db] wrong.
[G] _ _ See Frankie's [C] dad [Em] was a policeman, [C] so she stole [D] his old [Em] .44
gun.
[B] _ [Cm] Then [C] back to the drugstore she beat it, [N] just as fast as she [Em] could run.
After that man, [G] _ _ [C] _
who was [G] doing her [C] wrong.
[Gb] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] Frankie [Em] peeked in on the little party, and she [G] got a [D] surprise [G] when she [Em] saw
That [C] Nellie and Johnny were making that [Ab] love, and sipping [Bm] soda through a straw.
[Bb] Now [Em] you know that was wrong, _ [C] _
_ [D] yes he [G] was doing her [C] wrong.
[Dbm] _
[G] _ _ _ Naturally Frankie flew [C] into a little [G] tantrum, so she whipped out that [D] old [G] .44.
_ And [C] then her own to toot, the gal did shoot, right through the [E] swinging door.
[Fm] She shot [A] that man, _ _
[D] _ cause he was [G] doing her [C] wrong.
[Dbm]
[D] I don't blame her, she'll kill him.
_ [G] Bring [Eb] on your crepe and your [Gm] flowers, [Cm] and [G] bring on your [Cm] rubber [Gm] tied hack.
_ [A] Cause there's eight men to go to the graveyard, with only seven [Gm] coming back.
She shot [D] that man, _ _ _ cause he was [Gm] doing her [Cm] wrong.
_ [Gm] _ _ There's [G] no more [C] to [G] my story, _ _ [Em] there [D] is no more [Em] to this song.
_ [C] Frankie is down in the _ jailhouse, and she cries [G] the whole night long.
I didn't mean to [Eb] do it, _ [D] _ but he [G] done me [C] wrong.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] Yes he's done [C] her wrong.
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] He's drunk, [A] that's what, he's drunk, [G] she had to shoot him, he had to go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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