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Frankenstein

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
G F# Bm D A E
[Verse 1]
ASomething must Ghave happened F#over Manhattan
BmWho can Dexpound aAll the children Ethis time
GCould they ever, F#could they ever
BmExpect such a DFrankenstein, AFrankeEnstein
AI remember when you were Gjammin'
F#You worked at 'em and any of them
BmThere was never Dnothing yAou would ever Eunderstand
GBut you know who F#was there to be your master
BmMaking his demands and Dplans
AAs though he's making his Efriends
[Verse 2]
AAnd when those plans they Gdon't mix your style
F#You get a feeling of your own ordeal
BmThat's when he starts Dcalling you, wow
ABud, you just don't know what to Edo
ASo now you come around Ghere
F#And you're trying to take over the town
BmJust because of back Dhome, baby
AOh, he puts you Edown
GOh, F#baby,
BmHow he puts you Ddown
AI know they Eput you down
[Chorus]
ASo now, you're off starting 'round Ehere
AHere you ask and dEemand
AIn a place where they don't expect Enothing
AYou're trying not to dirty your Ehands
GWhen asking you as a F#person
BmIs it a Dcrime, Ais it a Ecrime
AFor you to fGall in love F#with Frankenstein
BmIs it wrong, Dcould it be wrong
AWrong, baby, don't you Ewant a friend
ACause you're trying to be so Gselective
F#You never realise the whole time
BmWho's the one you're Dloving
AMisunderstood like a EFrankenstein
GAnd down, down, down, F#just go just down
BmLike FrankenstDein, lAike FrankenstEein
[Chorus]
ASo now you're telling Eme
AWhat every time you can get down Ehome
AWell don't you know there's place, it is my Ehome
ASo where am I gonna Ego
GYou know, when you don't expect F#nothing
BmYou know, when you're not Dalone, Ayou know you're not Ealone
ACause something must have Ghappened F#over Manhattan
BmWho can eDxpound Aall the children Ethis time
ACould you ever, Gcould you ever
F#Expect such a Frankenstein, BmFrankenstDein, AFrankenstEein
[Instrumental]
G F# Bm D A E
[Chorus]
AAnd all this shoes are too Ebig
AAnd house jacket's too Esmall
AHow you don't know EFrankenstein, Aa FrankensEtein
GWe're asking you as a F#person
BmIs it a Dcrime, Ais it a Ecrime
AFor you to Gfall in love in F#with Frankenstein
BmWrong, could it be Dwrong
ABaby, don't you want a Efriend
AWell, FrankenstGein, F#oh, Frankenstein, 
BmFrankensDtein, AFrankensEtein
AFrankenstein, GFrankenstein, F#Frankenstein, Frankenstein,
BmFrankenstein, DFrankenstein
AFrankenstEein
[Chorus]
You're gonna Aget it, you're gonna Gget it
You're gonna F#get it, from Frankenstein
You're gonna Bmget it, you're gonna Dget it,
You're gonna Aget from FrankensEtein
AThat's what I'm gonna shout about
GGonna scream about it,
F#I'm gonna shout about it, bitch about it, scream about it
BmFrankenstein, DFrankenstein, AFrankenstein, FErankenstein
AFrankenstein, GFrankenstein, F#Frankenstein, Frankenstein
BmFrankenstein, DFrankenstein, AFrankensteiEn, 
[Outro]
I've gotta ask you one question
ADo you think that Gyou could make it F#with Frankenstein?
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Frankenstein

by New York Dolls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

To play acoustically, play the chords as written. To go electric, use power chords.

[Intro]

G F# Bm D A E

[Verse 1]

A G F#

Something must have happened over Manhattan

Bm D A E

Who can expound all the children this time

G F#

Could they ever, could they ever

Bm D A E

Expect such a Frankenstein, Frankenstein

A G

I remember when you were jammin'

You worked at 'em and any of them

Bm D A E

There was never nothing you would ever understand

G F#

But you know who was there to be your master

Bm D

Making his demands and plans

A E

As though he's making his friends

[Verse 2]

A G

And when those plans they don't mix your style

You get a feeling of your own ordeal

Bm D

That's when he starts calling you, wow

A E

Bud, you just don't know what to do

A G

So now you come around here

And you're trying to take over the town

Bm D

Just because of back home, baby

A E

Oh, he puts you down

G F#

Oh, baby,

Bm D

How he puts you down

A E

I know they put you down

[Chorus]

A E

So now, you're off starting 'round here

A E

Here you ask and demand

A E

In a place where they don't expect nothing

A E

You're trying not to dirty your hands

G F#

When asking you as a person

Bm D A E

Is it a crime, is it a crime

A G F#

For you to fall in love with Frankenstein

Bm D

Is it wrong, could it be wrong

A E

Wrong, baby, don't you want a friend

A G

Cause you're trying to be so selective

You never realise the whole time

Bm D

Who's the one you're loving

A E

Misunderstood like a Frankenstein

G F#

And down, down, down, just go just down

Bm D A E

Like Frankenstein, like Frankenstein

[Chorus]

A E

So now you're telling me

A E

What every time you can get down home

A E

Well don't you know there's place, it is my home

A E

So where am I gonna go

G F#

You know, when you don't expect nothing

Bm D A E

You know, when you're not alone, you know you're not alone

A G F#

Cause something must have happened over Manhattan

Bm D A E

Who can expound all the children this time

A G

Could you ever, could you ever

F# Bm D A E

Expect such a Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Frankenstein

[Instrumental]

G F# Bm D A E

[Chorus]

A E

And all this shoes are too big

A E

And house jacket's too small

A E A E

How you don't know Frankenstein, a Frankenstein

G F#

We're asking you as a person

Bm D A E

Is it a crime, is it a crime

A G F#

For you to fall in love in with Frankenstein

Bm D

Wrong, could it be wrong

A E

Baby, don't you want a friend

A G F#

Well, Frankenstein, oh, Frankenstein,

Bm D A E

Frankenstein, Frankenstein

A G F#

Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Frankenstein,

Bm D

Frankenstein, Frankenstein

A E

Frankenstein

[Chorus]

A G

You're gonna get it, you're gonna get it

You're gonna get it, from Frankenstein

Bm D

You're gonna get it, you're gonna get it,

A E

You're gonna get from Frankenstein

That's what I'm gonna shout about

Gonna scream about it,

I'm gonna shout about it, bitch about it, scream about it

Bm D A E

Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Frankenstein

A G F#

Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Frankenstein

Bm D A E

Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Frankenstein,

[Outro]

I've gotta ask you one question

A G F#

Do you think that you could make it with Frankenstein?

Bm D A E

Riff that occasionally plays during --- chords:

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