Capo: 2

The Smiths - Frankly Mr Shankly from The Queen is Dead Transcribed by Craig Ablitt Capo 2nd Fret - make the chord shapes as detailed below Intro - D 1ST VERSE

^GFrankly, Mr. Shankly, this po^B#msition I've ^Aheld It ^B#mpays my ^Away, and it corr^Dodes my soul

I want to ^Gleave, you will not ^B#mmiss me ^A I want to ^B#mgo down in ^Amusical his^Gtory ^D

VERSE 2

^GFrankly, Mr. Shankly, I'm a ^B#msickening ^Awreck I've got the ^B#m21st c^Aentury b^Dreathing down my neck

I must move f^Gast, you under^B#mstand me ^A I want to go ^B#mdown in ^Acelluloid ^Ghistory, Mr. Shankly

MIDDLE VERSE 3

^GFame, Fame, fatal ^B#mFame ^A It can play ^B#mhideous ^Atricks on the ^Dbrain

But still I'd r^Gather be famous Than ^B#mrighteous or ^Aholy

^B#mAny day, any ^Aday, any ^Gday ^D

VERSE 4

But ^Gsometimes I'd feel more ful^B#mfilled ^A Making ^B#mChristmas cards^A with the mentally ^Dill

I want to ^Glive and I want to ^B#mLove ^A I want to ^B#mcatch something that ^AI might be a^Gshamed of ^D

VERSE 5

^GFrankly, Mr. Shankly, this po^B#msition I've ^Aheld It ^B#mpays my ^Away and it cor^Drodes my soul

Oh, I didn't r^Gealise that you wrote ^B#mpoetry ^A I didn't ^B#mrealise you wrote ^Asuch bloody awful ^Gpoetry, Mr. Shankly ^D

VERSE 6

^GFrankly, Mr. Shankly, since y^B#mou ask ^A You are a ^B#mflatulent ^Apain in the ^Darse

I didn't ^Gmean to be so ^B#mrude ^A Still, I ^B#mmust speak ^Afrankly, Mr. ^GShankly

Oh, give us your ^Dmoney !

The Smiths - Frankly mr shankly