G G7
Frankie and Johnnie were lovers, oh Lordy how they could love.
C G
They swore to be true to each other, true as the stars above.
D-D7 G
He was her man, but he was doin' her wrong.
G G7
Frankie and Johnnie went walking, Johnnie in his brand new suit.
C G
Then "Oh good Lord," says Frankie, "don't my Johnnie look real cute!"
D-D7 G
He was her man, but he was doin' her wrong.
G G7
Frankie she was a good woman, as everybody knows.
C G
Spent a hundred dollars just to buy her man some clothes.
D-D7 G
He was her man, but he was doin' her wrong.
G G7
Frankie went down to the corner just for a bucket of beer,
C G
She said to the fat bartender, "Has my loving Johnnie been here?"
D-D7 G
He was her man, but he was doin' her wrong.
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G G7
"I don't want to tell you no stories, and I don't want to tell you no lies,
C G
But I saw your man about an hour ago with gal named Nellie Bly.
D-D7 G
If he's your man, he's a-doin' you wrong."
G G7
Frankie went down to the hotel, didn't go there for fun.
C G
Underneath her kimono she carried a forty-four gun.
D-D7 G
He was her man, but he was doin' her wrong.
G G7
Frankie looked over the transom and found to her great surprise
C G
There on the bed sat Johnnie a-lovin' up Nellie Bly.
D-D7 G
He was her man, but he was doin' her wrong.
G G7
Now the first time that Frankie shot Johnnie he let out an awful yell.
C G
Second time she shot him, there was a new man's face in hell.
D-D7 G
He was her man, but he was doin' her wrong.
G G7
"Roll me over so easy, roll me over so slow,
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