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Version 1Framed - Ritchie Valens Composers: Lieber, Stoller Original key: G From the album the best of Ritchie Valens. 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 chorus. R.V plays single chords, the backing guitar and bass changes to G on 'was' and the D on 'never' [Verse 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" [Chorus] N.C. 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 [Verse 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" [Chorus] N.C. 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 [Verse 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" [Chorus] N.C. B9 C9 G F#7 G7 I was framed oh framed, I was blamed, oh framed, framed, framed, D C#9 D9 C7 C7 G F#7 G7 Well I never knew nothin, but I always get framed Oh, framed, Oh framed