Frankie And Johnny chords by Traditional

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

A7     D7 G7
He was her man
        C(C7 F Fm C) G7
But he did her wrong

C
Frankie went down to the bar room
C            C7
To buy her Johnny a beer
F

Said to the bartender
F         Cdim7 C
Has my ever-lovin' Johnny been here?

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

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

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


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

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

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

A7     D7 G7
He was her man
        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