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 chordG Bm chordBm A chordA
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held

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

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

Bm chordBm A chordA G chordG D chordD
I want to go down in musical history


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

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

G chordG Bm chordBm A chordA
I must move fast, you understand me

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



VERSE 3
G chordG Bm chordBm A chordA
Fame, Fame, fatal Fame

Bm chordBm A chordA D chordD
It can play hideous tricks on the brain

G chordG
But still I'd rather be famous

Bm chordBm A chordA
Than righteous or holy

Bm chordBm A chordA G chordG D chordD
Any day, any day, any day


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

Bm chordBm A chordA D chordD
Making Christmas cards with the mentally ill

G chordG Bm chordBm A chordA
I want to live and I want to Love

Bm chordBm A chordA G chordG D chordD
I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of


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

Bm chordBm A chordA D chordD
It pays my way and it corrodes my soul

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

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


VERSE 6

G chordG Bm chordBm A chordA
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you ask

Bm chordBm A chordA D chordD
You are a flatulent pain in the arse

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

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

D chordD
Oh, give us your money !

Uke tab by , 26 Aug 2013

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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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