Frankie and Johnnie Harmonica Tab
(Hughie Cannon, 1904)
Key: Any key Harmonica played in 1st Position.
Because of the way a diatonic harmonica is tuned you can play this song with any 10-hole harmonica that you have. However, if you want to jam along in tune with a recording, you will need a harmonica in the key of the recording for the tab below.
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Frankie and Johnnie were lovers,
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Oh, Lordy how they could love,
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they swore to be true to each other.
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just as true as the stars above,
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He was her man, but he done her wrong
Frankie and Johnnie went walking John in his brand new suit then "oh good lawd" said Frankie "don't my Johnnie look real cute" he was her man, but he done her wrong
Frankie she was a good woman and Johnnie was a good man and every dollar that she made went right into Johnnie's hand he was her man, but he done her wrong
Frankie went down to the corner just for a bucket of beer she said to the fat bartender has my lovinest man been here he was her man, but he done her wrong
I don't want to cause you no trouble I don't want to tell you no lie but I saw your man an hour ago with a gal named Alice Bly he was her man, but he done her wrong
Frankie looked the transom and found to her great surprise that there on the bed sat Johnnie a lovin up Alice Bly he was her man, but he done her wrong
Frankie drew back her kimono she took out her little forty-four root-a-toot-toot three times she shot right through that hardwood floor she shot her man cause he done her wrong
roll me over easy roll me over slow roll me on de right side cause de bullet hurt me so I was her man, but I done her wrong
the judge said to the jury it's as plain as plain can be this woman shot her lover it's murder in the second degree he was her man, though he done her wrong
this story has no moral this story has no end this story only goes to show that there ain't no good in men they'll do you wrong, just as sure as you're born
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