Jimmie Rodgers - Frankie and johnny

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^CFrankie and Johnny were sweethearts. Oh Lordy, how they did love!^{C7 F}Swore to be true to each other, true as the stars ab^Cove. He was her ^G7man, he wouldn’t do her w^Crong.

^CFrankie went down to the corner, just for a bucket of beer.^{C7 F}She says, “Mr, Bartender has my loving Johnny been ^Chere? He is my^G7 man. He wouldn’t do me ^Cwrong.”

^C“I don’t want to cause you no trouble. I ain’t gonna tell you no lies^C7. ^FI saw your lover an hour ago with a girl named Nellie ^CBly. He is your ^G7man, and he’s doing you ^Cwrong.”

^CFrankie looked over the transom. She saw to her surprise,^{C7 F}There on a cot sat Johnny making love to Nellie ^CBly. He is my ^G7man, and he’s doing me ^Cwrong.

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^CFrankie drew back her kimona. She took out a little forty-four.^{C7 F}Rooty-toot-toot, three times she shot right through that hardwood ^Cdoor. She shot her ^G7man. He was doing her ^Cwrong.

^CBring out your rubber-tired buggies. Bring out your rubber-tired hacks.^{C7 F}I’m taking my man to the graveyard, but I ain’t gonna bring him ^Cback. Lord, he was my ^G7man, and he done me ^Cwrong.

^CBring out a thousand policemen. Bring 'em around today^{C7 F}To lock me down in the dungeon cell and throw that key a^Cway. I shot my ^G7man. He was doing me ^Cwrong.

^CFrankie she said to the warden, “What are they going to do?”^{C7 F}The warden he said to Frankie, “It's electric chair for ^Cyou Cause you shot your ^G7man. He was doing you ^Cwrong.”

^CThis story has no moral. This story has no end.^{C7 F}This story just goes to show that there ain’t no good in ^Cmen. He was her ^G7man, and he done her w^Crong.