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[Verse 1]
D
My name is Joe Roberts
G
I work for the state
D
I'm a sergeant out of Perrineville
A
Barracks Number eight
D
I always done an honest job
G D
As honest as I could
A
I got a brother named Frankie
D
And Frankie ainât no good
[Verse 2]
D
Now, ever since we was youngkids
G D
Itâs been the same come down
I get a call on the short wave
A
Frankieâs in trouble downtown
D
Well, if it was any other man
G D
Iâd put him straight away
A
But when itâs your brother
D
Sometimes you look the otherway
[Chorus]
Yeah,
G D
me and Frankie laugh inâ and drinkinâ
G D
Nothinâ feels better than blood on blood
G D
Tak inâ turns dancinâ with Maria
A
Asthebandplayed âNightoftheJohnstownFloodâ
D
Icatch him when heâs strayinâ
G D
Likeanybrotherwould
A
Amanturnshisbackonhisfamily
D
Well, he just ainât no good
[Verse 3]
D
Well, Frankie went in the army
G D
Back in nineteen sixty five
I got a farm deferment
A
Settled down, took Maria for my wife
D
But themwheatprices kept on droppinâ
G D
'Til it was like we were getting robbed
A
Frankie came home in sixty eight
D
And me, I took this job
[Chorus]
G D
Yeah, weâre laughinâ and drinkinâ
G D
Nothinâ feels better than blood on blood
G D
Takinâ turns dancinâ with Maria
A
As the band played âNight of the Johnstown Floodâ
D
Icatchhim when heâs strayinâ
Gsus2 D
Teach him how to walk that line
Asus4
A man turns his back on his family
D
He ainât no friend of mine
[Verse 4]
G Asus4 D
Well,
D
the nightwas like any other
Gadd9 D
I got a call'bout quarter to nine
There was trouble in a roadhouse
Asus4
Out on theMichigan line
D
There was a kid lyinâ onthefloor,
lookinâbad
Gadd9
Bleedinâ hard from his head
D
Theregirl cryinâ at a table
Asus4 D
And it was Frank, they said
[Verse 5]
D
Well, I went out and I jumped in my car
Gadd9 D
And I hit the lights
Well, I mustâve done a hundred and ten
Asus4
Through Michigan County that night
D
It was out at the crossroads
Gadd9 D
Down âround Willow Bank
Asus4
Seen a Buick with Ohio plates
D
Behind the wheel was Frank
Well,
I chased him through them county roads
Gadd9
'Til a sign said âCanadian border,
D
five miles from hereâ
Asus4
I pulled over on the side of the highway
D
And watched his taillights disappear
[Chorus]
Gadd9 D
Me and Frankie laughinâ and drinkinâ
Gadd9
Nothinâ feels better than blood on blood
D Gadd9 D
Takinâ turns dancinâ with Maria
Asus2 D
As the band played âNight of the Johnstown Floodâ
I catch him when heâs strayinâ
G
Like any brother would
D A
A man turns his back on his family
D
Well, he just ainât no good
[Fade-Out]
| G |
| D |
[Verse 1]
| D | - | - | - |
| G | D | - | - |
| - | A | D | - |
| G | D | - | A |
| D | - |
My name is Joe Roberts
I work for the state
I'm a sergeant out of Perrineville
Barracks Number eight
I always done an honest job
As honest as I could
I got a brother named Frankie
And Frankie ainât no good
[Verse 2]
| D | - |
| G | D | - | - |
| - | A | D | - |
| G | D | - | A |
| D | - |
Now, ever since we was youngkids
Itâs been the same come down
I get a call on the short wave
Frankieâs in trouble downtown
Well, if it was any other man
Iâd put him straight away
But when itâs your brother
Sometimes you look the otherway
[Chorus]
| G | D |
| G | D | G | D |
| - | A | D | - |
| G | D | - | A |
| D | - |
Yeah,
me and Frankie laugh inâ and drinkinâ
Nothinâ feels better than blood on blood
Tak inâ turns dancinâ with Maria
Asthebandplayed âNightoftheJohnstownFloodâ
Icatch him when heâs strayinâ
Likeanybrotherwould
Amanturnshisbackonhisfamily
Well, he just ainât no good
[Verse 3]
| D | - |
| G | D | - | - |
| - | A | D | - |
| G | D | - | A |
| D | - |
Well, Frankie went in the army
Back in nineteen sixty five
I got a farm deferment
Settled down, took Maria for my wife
But themwheatprices kept on droppinâ
'Til it was like we were getting robbed
Frankie came home in sixty eight
And me, I took this job
[Chorus]
| G | D |
| G | D | G | D |
| - | A | D | - |
| Gsus2 | D | - | Asus4 |
| D | - |
Yeah, weâre laughinâ and drinkinâ
Nothinâ feels better than blood on blood
Takinâ turns dancinâ with Maria
As the band played âNight of the Johnstown Floodâ
Icatchhim when heâs strayinâ
Teach him how to walk that line
A man turns his back on his family
He ainât no friend of mine
[Verse 4]
| G | Asus4 |
| D | - | D | - |
| Gadd9 | D | - | - |
| - | Asus4 | D | - |
| Gadd9 | D | - | Asus4 |
| D | - |
Well,
the nightwas like any other
I got a call'bout quarter to nine
There was trouble in a roadhouse
Out on theMichigan line
There was a kid lyinâ onthefloor,
lookinâbad
Bleedinâ hard from his head
Theregirl cryinâ at a table
And it was Frank, they said
[Verse 5]
| D | - |
| Gadd9 | D | - | - |
| - | Asus4 | D | - |
| Gadd9 | D | - | Asus4 |
| D | - | - | - |
| Gadd9 | D | - | Asus4 |
| D | - |
Well, I went out and I jumped in my car
And I hit the lights
Well, I mustâve done a hundred and ten
Through Michigan County that night
It was out at the crossroads
Down âround Willow Bank
Seen a Buick with Ohio plates
Behind the wheel was Frank
Well,
I chased him through them county roads
'Til a sign said âCanadian border,
five miles from hereâ
I pulled over on the side of the highway
And watched his taillights disappear
[Chorus]
| Gadd9 | D |
| Gadd9 | D | Gadd9 | D |
| - | Asus2 | D | - |
| G | D | - | A |
| D | - | - |
Me and Frankie laughinâ and drinkinâ
Nothinâ feels better than blood on blood
Takinâ turns dancinâ with Maria
As the band played âNight of the Johnstown Floodâ
I catch him when heâs strayinâ
Like any brother would
A man turns his back on his family
Well, he just ainât no good
[Fade-Out]
| G |
| D |
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