Ritchie Valens

Framed(Chords)

Ritchie Valens

Key: G

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  Typical riff repeated at beginning of every line of the verses:  
   G   
e|---------------| 
B|---5---3-------| 
G|---5---3h4-----| 
D|-5---5-----5---| 
A|---------------| 
E|---------------| 
The chord backing in the Chorus from R.V in the Chorus are single chords as marked. the chords in ( ) show where the backing changes. #1: G I was walkin' down the street, mindin' my own affair G When two policemen grabbed me, unaware G He says 'Is your name Henry?' I says 'Why sure' G G7 He says 'You the boy I bin lookin' for'
No chord B9 C9 C9 C9 ( G ) F#7 G7 G7 G7 I was framed, framed, I was blamed, framed ( D ) C#9 D9 C7 C7 F#7 G7 Well, I never knew nothin, but I always get framed Oh, framed
#2: G They took him in the line up and let those bright lights shine, G There was ten poor souls like me in that line G I knew I was a victim of someone's evil plan G G7 When a stool pigeon walked in and says 'That's your man'
No chord B9 C9 G F#7 G7 I was framed, framed, I was blamed, oh framed, framed, framed D C#9 D9 C7 G F#7 G7 Well, I never knew nothin, but I always get framed Oh, framed
#3: G Well, the prosecutin' attorney started a'prosecutin' me G Man, that cat didn't give me the one, but the third degree G He says 'Where were you on the night of July 1953?' G G7 'Man I was just home just a tweedly-dee'
No chord B9 C9 G F#7 G7 I was framed oh framed, I was blamed, oh framed, framed, framed, D C#9 D9 C7 G F#7 G7 Well I never knew nothin, but I always get framed Oh, framed, Oh framed

Written by Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller

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