Frankie And Johnny chords

[C]Frankie and Johnny were lovers
[C]Oh lord how they could love[C7]
[F]They swore to be true to each other
[F]Just as true as the [Cdim7]stars [C]above

[A7]He was her m[D7]an [G7]
[C] ( [C7] [F] [Fm] [C] ) [G7]
But he did her wrong

[C]Frankie went down to the bar room
[C]To buy her Johnny a beer [C7]
[F]Said to the bartender
[F]Has my ever-lovin' [Cdim7]Johnny [C]been here?

[A7]He is my m[D7]an [G7]
[C] ( [C7] [F] [Fm] [C] ) [G7]
But he's doin' me wrong.

[C]I cannot tell you no story
[C]I cannot tell you no lie[C7]
[F]Johnny left about an hour ago
[F]With a gal named [Cdim7]Nellie [C]Bly

[A7]He is your m[D7]an [G7]
[C] ( [C7] [F] [Fm] [C] ) [G7]
But he's doin' you wrong.

[C]Frankie went down The Broadway
[C]With a forty four in her hand[C7]
[F]Said "Stand aside all you chorus gals
[F]I'm a-lookin' [Cdim7]for my [C]man!"

[A7]He is my m[D7]an [G7]
[C] ( [C7] [F] [Fm] [C] ) [G7]
But he's doin' me wrong.

[C]The first time she shot him he staggered
[C]The next time she shot him he fell[C7]
[F]The last time she shot him oh lord
[F]There was another man's [Cdim7]face in [C]hell

[A7]He was her m[D7]an [G7]
[C] ( [C7] [F] [Fm] [C] ) [G7]
But he did her wrong.

This is how I play it...with a bit of the melody cross-picked over the chords.
The lyrics are a variant on one of those collected by John and Alan Lomax and
the chords are a little jazzier than the standard versions.