Frankly Mr. Shankly Uke tab by The Smiths

4 Chords used in the song: G, Bm, A, D

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Artist: 
Year:  1986
Difficulty: 
3.25
(Beginner)
Key: D, BmChords
VERSE 1
G G Bm Bm A A
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held

Bm Bm A A D D
It pays my way, and it corrodes my soul

G G Bm Bm A A
I want to leave, you will not miss me

Bm Bm A A G G D D
I want to go down in musical history


VERSE 2
G G Bm Bm A A
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, I'm a sickening wreck

Bm Bm A A D D
I've got the 21st century breathing down my neck

G G Bm Bm A A
I must move fast, you understand me

Bm Bm A A G G
I want to go down in celluloid history, Mr. Shankly



VERSE 3
G G Bm Bm A A
Fame, Fame, fatal Fame

Bm Bm A A D D
It can play hideous tricks on the brain

G G
But still I'd rather be famous

Bm Bm A A
Than righteous or holy

Bm Bm A A G G D D
Any day, any day, any day


VERSE 4
G G Bm Bm A A
But sometimes I'd feel more fulfilled

Bm Bm A A D D
Making Christmas cards with the mentally ill

G G Bm Bm A A
I want to live and I want to Love

Bm Bm A A G G D D
I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of


VERSE 5
G G Bm Bm A A
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held

Bm Bm A A D D
It pays my way and it corrodes my soul

G G Bm Bm A A
Oh, I didn't realize that you wrote poetry

Bm Bm A A G G D D
I didn't realize you wrote such bloody awful poetry, Mr. Shankly


VERSE 6

G G Bm Bm A A
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you ask

Bm Bm A A D D
You are a flatulent pain in the arse

G G Bm Bm A A
I didn't mean to be so rude

Bm Bm A A G G
Still, I must speak frankly, Mr. Shankly

D D
Oh, give us your money !

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About this song: Frankly Mr. Shankly

According to the Frankly, Mr Shankly Songfacts, it is reputed that the song addresses Geoff Travis, the head of the Smiths' record label Rough Trade. Travis acknowledged in an interview with Mojo April 2011 that a line in the song about "bloody awful poetry" was a reference to a poem he had written for Morrissey.

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