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The Ballad Of Frankie Lee And Judas Priest chords by Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan - The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest

from the album "John Wesley Harding"

Played on a steel string acoustic guitar

The song consists of one chord loop repeated throughout the song, this
is:

C, Em, Dm, Chord diagramC majorC

These can be fingered as open chords like so:

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

x30210 022000 xx0231 x30210

Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramDmDm Chord diagramC majorC

However, the actual version seems to use barre chords thus:

Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramDmDm Chord diagramC majorC

Chord diagramE MajorE|--8--------7--------5--------8-----

Chord diagramBB|--8--------8--------6--------8-----

Chord diagramG+G|--9--------9--------7--------9-----

Chord diagramD MajorD|--10-------9--------7--------10----

Chord diagramA augmentedA|--10-------7--------5--------10----

Chord diagramE MajorE|--8--------x--------x--------8-----


The strumming pattern goes roughly like this:

d = down stroke

u = up stroke

1---2---3---4---

d* d d u d u

*with the first downstroke, only strum the bass notes of the chord

intro - cycle through chord loop twice,

      Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramE minorEm
Well, Frankie Lee and J...
     Chord diagramDmDm                        Chord diagramC majorC
They were the best of friends.
        Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramE minorEm
So when Frankie Lee needed m...
      Chord diagramDmDm                                Chord diagramC majorC
Judas quickly pulled out a roll of tens
    Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramE minorEm
And placed them on a f...
     Chord diagramDmDm                      Chord diagramC majorC
Just above the plotted plain,
        Chord diagramC majorC                Chord diagramDmDm
Sayin', "Take your pick, F...
   Chord diagramE minorEm                       Chord diagramC majorC
My loss will be your gain."

These can be fingered as open chords like so:

EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE
x30210    022000    xx0231    x30210

  Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramE minorEm        Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramC majorC

However, the actual version seems to use barre chords thus:

    Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramDmDm       Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramE MajorE|--8--------7--------5--------8-----
Chord diagramBB|--8--------8--------6--------8-----
Chord diagramG+G|--9--------9--------7--------9-----
Chord diagramD MajorD|--10-------9--------7--------10----
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--10-------7--------5--------10----
Chord diagramE MajorE|--8--------x--------x--------8-----


The strumming pattern goes roughly like this:

d = down stroke
u = up stroke

1---2---3---4---
d*  d   d u d u

*with the first downstroke, only strum the bass notes of the chord

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