Frankie And Johnny tab by Sam Cooke

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Verse:
  C +   +   +   +    +   + G +    C +   +   +   +    +   + C7 +
E|----0--3--5----\3-p0-----|-----------------------|----0--3--5----\3-p0-----|-----------------------|
B|-1--------------------1--|----1------------------|-1--------------------1--|-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------0-----0------|-------------------------|----0-----0-----3------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------0---|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2---|
A|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3---------|-------------3-----------|-------------3---------|

  F +   +   +   +    +   +   +   +    +   +   +    C +   +   +
E|-1-h3--5--8-----10---\5--|-8--8--------------5-/7--|-8-----8--8--7---\-5---|-3-------p0--0---------|
B|-------------------------|----------6--------------|-----------------------|-------------------4-\-|
G|-------------------------|----------------0--------|----0-----------0------|----0-----------0------|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------------|-------0---------------|-------2-----------0---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-3-----------3---------|
E|-1-----------8-----------|-8-----------8-----5-/7--|-8-----------7---\-5---|-----------------------|

  G +   +   +      +   +   +    C +   +   +      +   + G +
E|-----------------------|----5-----3--5-\3-p0---|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-3---------------------|-----------------------|-1---------------------|-----------------------|
G|----0-----0-----0------|-----------------------|----0-----0-----0------|----0-----0-----0------|
D|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-------2-----------2---|-------2-----------0---|
A|-------------2---------|-------------0---------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
E|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-------------3---------|-------------3---------|

Verse:
  C +   +   +   +    +   + G +    C +   +   +   +    +   + C7 +
E|-------0--1--------0-----|-----------------------|-------0--1--------0-----|-----------------------|
B|----1-----------------1--|----1------------------|----1-----------------1--|-----------------------|
G|-0--------------0--------|----------0-----0------|-0--------------0--------|----0-----0-----3------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------0---|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2---|
A|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------3---------|-------------3-----------|-------------3---------|

  F +   + F +      +   +   +   +    +   +   +    C +   +   +
E|-------1--3----/5------|-5--5--------------1-h3--|-5-----5--5--3----p1---|-0--------3--3-----2---|
B|----1------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-1--------1--1---------|
G|-2-----------------5---|----------5-----5--------|----5-----------0------|----0-----------0------|
D|-------0---------------|-------3-----------0-----|-------3-----------0---|-------2-----------0---|
A|-------------0---------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0---------|-3-----------3---------|
E|-1---------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|

  G7 +   +   +      +   +   +    C +   +   +      +   + G +
E|-1---------------------|----1--------1-----3---|-0---------------------|-----------------------|
B|-0---------------------|----0--------0-----0---|-1---------------------|-----------------------|
G|----0-----0-----0------|----------0-----0------|----0-----0-----0------|----0-----0-----0------|
D|-------0-----------0---|-------0-----------0---|-------2-----------2---|-------2-----------0---|
A|-------------2---------|-------------0---------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
E|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|-------------3---------|-------------3---------|

Lyrics:
Frankie and Johnny was sweethearts
At least that's the way the story goes
Frankie bought everything for Johnny
From his sports car to his Ivy League clothes
Oh, he was a man alright
Oh, but he was doing her wrong
(Just to show you what can happen)

A friend came running to Frankie
She said you know I wouldn't tell you no lie
I saw your man riding in his Jaguar
With a chick named Nellie Blye
Oh, if he was your man, honey
Let me tell you he was doing you wrong
(Let me tell the story)

Frankie ran around the corner
And peeked in a swinging place
And there she saw Johnny with a woman
He had his arm around her waist
Oh, he was a man alright
But Frankie could see that he was doing her wrong
(And oh, let me tell you)

Frankie reached down in her pocketbook
And up with a long forty-four
She shot once, twice, three times
And Johnny fell on the hard wood floor
Oh, he was a man alright
But she shot him because he was doing her wrong
(But the last thing he told her was)

Frankie, you know I love you
Why? Honey, why did you do that?
Frankie, I was telling her about you
Frankie, you know I love you
Frankie, you know I love you
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Now Frankie, you know good and well that I love you
Frankie, I'll always love you, baby
Frankie, you know I can't do without you
Frankie, you know I love you
And I know, man, although I was doing you wrong
Frankie, baby, you know I love you

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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down

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