Framed Chords
Framed by Ritchie Valens is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, G7, B9, C9, F#7, D, C#9, D9 and C7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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