Bb
     >    >    >    >       >   >    >    >        >     >     >     >         > > > 
E|-------------------------------------------------0-----0-----0-------------0-2-0-5---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0----3/5---3/5---3/5---3/5-0----3/5----------|
D|--0----0----0----0------0----0----0----0---------0-----0-----0-------------0-0-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      Eb                     Bb        C                        Bb 
   slide   >    >    >    >> >      >  >                      >   >    >    >    >     
E|----------------------------------0-------------------------0-----------------------|
B|------------------------3----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2/5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--4-0---3/5-5-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----3/5--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|
D|--2/5---5----5----5----5-----------------0----0----0-----------0----0----0----0----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   You can ad lib this kind of phrase                Slide up to Eb     Go from C back to Bb like so
   Bb                                                          Eb        C            Bb
E|----0------------------------0----0-2-0----0-----|-----------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------4--h-p---------------------|
G|-3/5---0-0--5\3-0--0-0----3/5--3/5------3/5------|--0-3-4-5--5-5---|----3h5--0-2-0--0-----------------|
D|-0--0---0---0-------0---------------0-0----------|---2-3-4----5----|---------------2------------------|
A|----------------0--------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|

This riff practically says the 
     'he  was doin' her wrong' part of the lyrics.
E|---------0--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----3/5-----2-0--------0------------------------|
D|-------------------2----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

But, basically, the song is firmly anchored on this driving 1,2,3 groove which goes on throughout the verses,
for each chord. Remember to mute it with your palm and kind of snap the 3 of each.
   Bb           Eb            C
     >    >       >    >        >    > 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-0--0-0-----5-5--5-5------2-2--2-2---------------------------------------|
D|--0----0-------5----5--------0----0----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]
Bb
Frankie an' Albert was sweethearts,       Lordy, how they could love
                       Eb                                 Bb
Vowed to love one an - other    baby 'neath the stars a - bove
           C                                Bb
It was her man...    an' he was doin' her wrong.

[Verse 2]
Bb
Frankie went down to da' bar room, get herself a bucket a beer
                          Eb                                     Bb
Say hey to da' lone bar - tender, say hey has my lovely man been here?
          C                               Bb
It was my man...    an' he was doin' me wrong

[Verse 3]
Bb
Bartender say "Miss Frankie, huh,     honey I can't tell ya' no lie
        Eb                                                  Bb
He lef' here 'bout an' hour ago with that hussy named Nelly Bly"
           C                             Bb
It was yo' man...   an' he was doin' you wrong

[Verse 4]
Bb
Frankie she cried, she cried, she cried,    Lordy what have I done?
       Eb                                              Bb
I done give my love to dis man an' he took my love an' run
          C                             Bb
It was my man...    an' he was doin' me wrong

[Verse 5]
Bb
Albert saw Frankie comin', he say, "Oh Lord, baby, don't you shoot"
                        Eb                                                Bb
Well you know, out from un-der that red ki-mono  the gun went rootie toot toot
              C                                Bb
She shot that man...    cause he was doin' her wrong

[Verse 6]
Bb
Boo Hoo! Boo Hoo! Boo Hoo! Boo Hoo!  Frankie say 'baby, what have I done'?
          Eb                                              Bb
You know I___ shot the only man I loved with a Colt forty-one
          C                            Bb
It was my man...   an' he was doin' me wrong


Play it for a while... (Instrumental Verse)

   Bb                                             Eb                           Bb         C                                               
         >     >     >     >              >    slide               > >   >     >        > >       
E|-------0-----0-----0--------------0-2-0-5------------------------3-0---0------------0-0------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3----|
G|---3/5---3/5---3/5---3/5-0----3/5---------0-0-2/5--5-5--5-5--5-5----3/5--3/5-0---3/5----2---2------|
D|-------0-----------0--------------0-0------0--2/5---5----5----5--------0------------0--------0-----|
A|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        Bb                         
E|---------------------------------|
B|---0-----------------------------|
G|--2---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---------|
D|-------0----0----0----0----------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

[Verse 7]
Bb
High Sheriff come clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety the trail
           Eb                                                                                          Bb                                  
I say look here Frankie I'm gon' tell ya' you done shot yo' man, I'm gon' hafta' put cha in da' county jail
                   C                              Bb
Talkin' 'bout that man...    an' he was doin' her wrong

[Verse 8]

Bb
Frankie she laid in da' jail house, now ya' know there ain't no one to go her bail
                       Eb                                                        Bb             
But'cha know big Jim say "Honey,I'm workin' on you, trying to get you outta that jail"
               C                                  Bb
Tell about yo' man...'     cause he was doin' you wrong

[Verse 9]

Bb
Frankie an' Albert was sweethearts,       Lordy, how they could love
                       Eb                                 Bb
Vowed to love one an - other     underneath the stars a - bove
           C                                Bb
It was her man...    an' he was doin' her wrong.



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