Frankly, Mr. Shankly Chords by The Smiths
Tempo:
111.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#m
B
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A]
Frankly, Mr Shankly, [C#m] put your knife [B] out It [E] pays my [B] way and [E] it corrodes my soul
I [C#m] want to [A] leave, you [E] will not miss me I want to [C#m] go down in [B] musical [A] history
[E] Frankly, [A]
Mr [C#m] Shankly, I'm [G#m] sickening like I've got the [C#m] [G#m] 21st century
[E] Breathing down my neck, I [A] must move fast You [G#m] understand me
I [C#m] want to go [B] down in [A] celluloid history
Mr Shankly, [E] [A] fame,
[E] [B] [A] [E] [B]
[G] [E] [A] [E]
[B] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [B] [C#] [G]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] fame, fatal fame It can play hideous tricks on the brain
But still [A] I'd rather be famous [C#m] than [B] righteous or holy
[E] Any [B] day, any day, any [A] day
[E] But
[C#m] sometimes I feel more [G#m] fulfilled [E] Making Christmas [G#m] cards with an [E] elderly ill
I [A] want to live and I want [E] to love I want to catch something that I might be [A] ashamed of
[E]
[A] Frankly, Mr [C#m] Shankly, the position [B] I've held [C#m] It pays [G#m] my way and [E] it corrodes my soul
I didn't [C#m] realize [E] that you wrote poetry I didn't realize you wrote such bloody [A] awful poetry
Mr [E] Shankly, [A] frankly, Mr [C#m] Shankly, since [E] you [B] ask You [E] are a fraction [G#m] and pain in [E] the ass
I [A] do not mean to [E] be so rude Still I must speak frankly, [A] Mr Shankly Oh, [E] Christmas
Frankly, Mr Shankly, [C#m] put your knife [B] out It [E] pays my [B] way and [E] it corrodes my soul
I [C#m] want to [A] leave, you [E] will not miss me I want to [C#m] go down in [B] musical [A] history
[E] Frankly, [A]
Mr [C#m] Shankly, I'm [G#m] sickening like I've got the [C#m] [G#m] 21st century
[E] Breathing down my neck, I [A] must move fast You [G#m] understand me
I [C#m] want to go [B] down in [A] celluloid history
Mr Shankly, [E] [A] fame,
[E] [B] [A] [E] [B]
[G] [E] [A] [E]
[B] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [B] [C#] [G]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] fame, fatal fame It can play hideous tricks on the brain
But still [A] I'd rather be famous [C#m] than [B] righteous or holy
[E] Any [B] day, any day, any [A] day
[E] But
[C#m] sometimes I feel more [G#m] fulfilled [E] Making Christmas [G#m] cards with an [E] elderly ill
I [A] want to live and I want [E] to love I want to catch something that I might be [A] ashamed of
[E]
[A] Frankly, Mr [C#m] Shankly, the position [B] I've held [C#m] It pays [G#m] my way and [E] it corrodes my soul
I didn't [C#m] realize [E] that you wrote poetry I didn't realize you wrote such bloody [A] awful poetry
Mr [E] Shankly, [A] frankly, Mr [C#m] Shankly, since [E] you [B] ask You [E] are a fraction [G#m] and pain in [E] the ass
I [A] do not mean to [E] be so rude Still I must speak frankly, [A] Mr Shankly Oh, [E] Christmas
Key:
E
A
C#m
B
G#m
E
A
C#m
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Frankly, Mr Shankly, [C#m] put your knife [B] out It [E] pays my [B] way and [E] it corrodes my soul
I [C#m] want to [A] leave, you [E] will not miss me I want to [C#m] go down in [B] musical [A] history _ _
[E] _ Frankly, _ [A] _
Mr [C#m] Shankly, I'm [G#m] sickening like I've got the [C#m] [G#m] 21st century
[E] Breathing down my neck, I [A] must move fast You [G#m] understand me
I [C#m] want to go [B] down in [A] celluloid history
Mr Shankly, _ [E] _ [A] fame, _
[E] _ [B] _ [A] _ [E] _ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _
[B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [B] _ [C#] _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] [E] fame, fatal fame It can play hideous tricks on the brain
But still [A] I'd rather be famous [C#m] than [B] righteous or holy
[E] Any [B] day, any day, any [A] day
_ [E] But _ _ _
[C#m] sometimes I feel more [G#m] fulfilled _ [E] Making Christmas [G#m] cards with an [E] elderly ill
I [A] want to live and I want [E] to love I want to catch something that I might be [A] ashamed of
[E] _ _ _ _
[A] Frankly, Mr [C#m] Shankly, the position [B] I've held [C#m] It pays [G#m] my way and [E] it corrodes my soul
I didn't [C#m] realize [E] that you wrote poetry _ I didn't realize you wrote such bloody [A] awful poetry
Mr [E] Shankly, _ _ [A] frankly, Mr [C#m] Shankly, since [E] you [B] ask You [E] are a fraction [G#m] and pain in [E] the ass
I [A] do not mean to [E] be so rude Still I must speak frankly, [A] Mr Shankly Oh, [E] Christmas _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Frankly, Mr Shankly, [C#m] put your knife [B] out It [E] pays my [B] way and [E] it corrodes my soul
I [C#m] want to [A] leave, you [E] will not miss me I want to [C#m] go down in [B] musical [A] history _ _
[E] _ Frankly, _ [A] _
Mr [C#m] Shankly, I'm [G#m] sickening like I've got the [C#m] [G#m] 21st century
[E] Breathing down my neck, I [A] must move fast You [G#m] understand me
I [C#m] want to go [B] down in [A] celluloid history
Mr Shankly, _ [E] _ [A] fame, _
[E] _ [B] _ [A] _ [E] _ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _
[B] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [B] _ [C#] _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] [E] fame, fatal fame It can play hideous tricks on the brain
But still [A] I'd rather be famous [C#m] than [B] righteous or holy
[E] Any [B] day, any day, any [A] day
_ [E] But _ _ _
[C#m] sometimes I feel more [G#m] fulfilled _ [E] Making Christmas [G#m] cards with an [E] elderly ill
I [A] want to live and I want [E] to love I want to catch something that I might be [A] ashamed of
[E] _ _ _ _
[A] Frankly, Mr [C#m] Shankly, the position [B] I've held [C#m] It pays [G#m] my way and [E] it corrodes my soul
I didn't [C#m] realize [E] that you wrote poetry _ I didn't realize you wrote such bloody [A] awful poetry
Mr [E] Shankly, _ _ [A] frankly, Mr [C#m] Shankly, since [E] you [B] ask You [E] are a fraction [G#m] and pain in [E] the ass
I [A] do not mean to [E] be so rude Still I must speak frankly, [A] Mr Shankly Oh, [E] Christmas _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _