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Frankie And Albert

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Intro: Strum E at about 9 times I think.
EFrankie was a good girl.
Everybody knows.
CPayed 100 dollers for Albert's new suite of clothes.
He was her man but he done her wrong.
GAlbert said, "I'm leaving you.
EWon't be gone for long.
DDon't wait for me.
GA-worry about me when I'm gone."
EHe was her man but he done her wrong.
CFrankie went down to the corner saloon.
EGet a bucket of beer.
ASaid to the bartender.
G"Has my lovin' man been here?"
EHe was her man but he done her wrong.
Instrumental solo with the chords above.
C"Well, I ain't gonna tell you no stories.
EI ain't gonna tell you no lies.
DI saw Albert an hour ago.
With a gal named Alice Bly."
EHe was her man but he done her wrong.
EFrankie went down to 12th Street.
CLookin' up through the window high.
DShe saw her Albert there.
GLovein' up Alice Bly.
EHe was her man but he done her wrong.
Solo
 FDrankie pulled out a pistol.
EPulled out a forty-four.
AGun went off a rootie-toot-toot
EAnd Albert fell on the floor.
EHe was her man but he done her wrong.
EFrankie got down upon her knees.
CTook Albert into her lap.
DStarted to hug and kiss him.
DBut there was no bringin' him back.
EHe was her man but he done her wrong.
Solo
"GAimme a thousand policemen.
EThrow me into a cell.
DI shot my Albert dead.
EAnd now I'm goin' to hell.
EHe was her man but he done me wrong
EJudge said to the jury.
A"Plain as a thing can be.
DA woman shot her lover down.
EMurder in the second degree."
EHe was her man but he done her wrong.
Solo
EFrankie went to the scaffold.
ACalm as a girl could be.
DTurned her eyes up towards the heavens.
ESaid, "Nearer, my God, to Thee."
EHe was her man but he done her wrong.

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The story behind the song

This song is a traditional folk and blues piece, recorded by Bob Dylan for his album Good as I Been to You. Dylan is known for infusing folk music with sophisticated lyrical techniques and drawing on classic literature and poetry. Playing this song connects you to the deep roots of American folk music, a genre Dylan explored throughout his career. It’s a chance to channel the storytelling heart of a timeless musical tradition.

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Frankie And Albert

by Bob Dylan

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Intro: Strum E at about 9 times I think.

Frankie was a good girl.

Everybody knows.

Payed 100 dollers for Albert's new suite of clothes.

He was her man but he done her wrong.

Albert said, "I'm leaving you.

Won't be gone for long.

Don't wait for me.

A-worry about me when I'm gone."

He was her man but he done her wrong.

Frankie went down to the corner saloon.

Get a bucket of beer.

Said to the bartender.

"Has my lovin' man been here?"

He was her man but he done her wrong.

Instrumental solo with the chords above.

"Well, I ain't gonna tell you no stories.

I ain't gonna tell you no lies.

I saw Albert an hour ago.

With a gal named Alice Bly."

He was her man but he done her wrong.

Frankie went down to 12th Street.

Lookin' up through the window high.

She saw her Albert there.

Lovein' up Alice Bly.

He was her man but he done her wrong.

Solo

Frankie pulled out a pistol.

Pulled out a forty-four.

Gun went off a rootie-toot-toot

And Albert fell on the floor.

He was her man but he done her wrong.

Frankie got down upon her knees.

Took Albert into her lap.

Started to hug and kiss him.

But there was no bringin' him back.

He was her man but he done her wrong.

Solo

"Gimme a thousand policemen.

Throw me into a cell.

I shot my Albert dead.

And now I'm goin' to hell.

He was her man but he done me wrong

Judge said to the jury.

"Plain as a thing can be.

A woman shot her lover down.

Murder in the second degree."

He was her man but he done her wrong.

Solo

Frankie went to the scaffold.

Calm as a girl could be.

Turned her eyes up towards the heavens.

Said, "Nearer, my God, to Thee."

He was her man but he done her wrong.

About Frankie And Albert Chords by Bob Dylan

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