Tuning: E A D G B E

To play acoustically, play the chords as written. To go electric, use power chords. [Intro] G F# Bm D A E [Verse 1]

^ASomething must ^Ghave happened^F# over Manhattan ^BmWho can ^Dexpound a^All the children^E this time ^GCould they ever, ^F#could they ever ^BmExpect such a ^DFrankenstein, ^AFranke^Enstein ^AI remember when you were ^Gjammin' ^F#You worked at 'em and any of them ^BmThere was never ^Dnothing y^Aou would ever ^Eunderstand ^GBut you know who ^F#was there to be your master ^BmMaking his demands and ^Dplans ^AAs though he's making his ^Efriends

[Verse 2]

^AAnd when those plans they ^Gdon't mix your style ^F#You get a feeling of your own ordeal ^BmThat's when he starts ^Dcalling you, wow ^ABud, you just don't know what to ^Edo ^ASo now you come around ^Ghere ^F#And you're trying to take over the town ^BmJust because of back ^Dhome, baby ^AOh, he puts you ^Edown ^GOh, ^F#baby, ^BmHow he puts you ^Ddown ^AI know they ^Eput you down

[Chorus]

^ASo now, you're off starting 'round ^Ehere ^AHere you ask and d^Eemand ^AIn a place where they don't expect ^Enothing ^AYou're trying not to dirty your ^Ehands ^GWhen asking you as a ^F#person ^BmIs it a ^Dcrime, ^Ais it a ^Ecrime ^AFor you to f^Gall in love^F# with Frankenstein ^BmIs it wrong, ^Dcould it be wrong ^AWrong, baby, don't you^E want a friend ^ACause you're trying to be so ^Gselective ^F#You never realise the whole time ^BmWho's the one you're ^Dloving ^AMisunderstood like a ^EFrankenstein ^GAnd down, down, down,^F# just go just down ^BmLike Frankenst^Dein, l^Aike Frankenst^Eein

[Chorus]

^ASo now you're telling ^Eme ^AWhat every time you can get down ^Ehome ^AWell don't you know there's place, it is my ^Ehome ^ASo where am I gonna ^Ego ^GYou know, when you don't expect ^F#nothing ^BmYou know, when you're not ^Dalone, ^Ayou know you're not ^Ealone ^ACause something must have ^Ghappened^F# over Manhattan ^BmWho can e^Dxpound ^Aall the children ^Ethis time ^ACould you ever,^G could you ever ^F#Expect such a Frankenstein, ^BmFrankenst^Dein, ^AFrankenst^Eein

[Instrumental] G F# Bm D A E [Chorus]

^AAnd all this shoes are too^E big ^AAnd house jacket's too ^Esmall ^AHow you don't know ^EFrankenstein, ^Aa Frankens^Etein ^GWe're asking you as a ^F#person ^BmIs it a ^Dcrime, ^Ais it a ^Ecrime ^AFor you to ^Gfall in love in ^F#with Frankenstein ^BmWrong, could it be ^Dwrong ^ABaby, don't you want a ^Efriend ^AWell, Frankenst^Gein, ^F#oh, Frankenstein, ^BmFrankens^Dtein, ^AFrankens^Etein ^AFrankenstein, ^GFrankenstein, ^F#Frankenstein, Frankenstein, ^BmFrankenstein, ^DFrankenstein ^AFrankenst^Eein

[Chorus]

You're gonna ^Aget it, you're gonna ^Gget it You're gonna ^F#get it, from Frankenstein You're gonna ^Bmget it, you're gonna ^Dget it, You're gonna ^Aget from Frankens^Etein ^AThat's what I'm gonna shout about ^GGonna scream about it, ^F#I'm gonna shout about it, bitch about it, scream about it ^BmFrankenstein, ^DFrankenstein, ^AFrankenstein, F^Erankenstein ^AFrankenstein,^G Frankenstein, ^F#Frankenstein, Frankenstein ^BmFrankenstein, ^DFrankenstein, ^AFrankenstei^En,

[Outro] I've gotta ask you one question

^ADo you think that ^Gyou could make it ^F#with Frankenstein?

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New York Dolls - Frankenstein