Frankie And Albert

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   You can ad lib this kind of phrase                Slide up to Eb     Go from C back to Bb like so
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This riff practically says the
     'he  was doin' her wrong' part 
of the lyrics.
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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.
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[Verse 1]
Bb
Frankie an' Albert was sweethearts, 
      Lordy, how they could love
                       Eb          
Vowed to love one an - other    
                       Bb
baby 'neath the stars a - bove
           C                   
It was her man...    an' he was 
             Bb
doin' her wrong.

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

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

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

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

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


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

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               Eb                  
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         Bb         C
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D|-------0-----------0----------
A|-------------------------0----
E|------------------------------

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D|----0-0------0--2/5---5----5----5--
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[Verse 7]
Bb
High Sheriff come clippety, 
clippety, clippety, clippety, 
clippety, clippety, clippety the 
trail
           Eb                   
I say look here Frankie I'm gon' 
tell ya' you done shot yo' man, I'm 
gon' hafta' put cha in da' county 
 Bb
jail
                   C               
Talkin' 'bout that man...    an' he
               Bb
 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          
But'cha know big Jim say "Honey,I'm
 workin' on you, trying to get you 
           Bb
outta that jail"
               C                   
Tell about yo' man...'     cause he
               Bb
 was doin' you wrong

[Verse 9]

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



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