Elvis Presley - Frankfort Special: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Frankfort Special" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Frankfort Special Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Elvis Presley

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Frankfort Special" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F
Is this train the Frankfort Special?
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!)
Now, ain't this outfit something special?
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!)
      A#
Well, we heard rumors from the bases,
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!)
  F
Frankfort girls got pretty faces.
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!)

Chorus:
C                A#                   F
Go, Special go, blow whistle, blow, Frankfort
A#              Fm6             F
Special's got a special way to go.
F
Whoa-oh-oh!..whoa-oh-oh!..

Now, when we get to our headquarters, we'll be
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!)
good boys and follow orders.
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!)
Now, don't take girls from one another.
No! No! No! No! No!
We'll treat a sailor like a brother.
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!)

Chorus

A#
Round wheels singin' on a long flat track.
C
Boiler bustin' to blow its stack.
D
Towns and villages flyin' by.
E
Farewell, Frauleins, don't you cry, you'll soon

Come on, train, and get the lead out.
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!)
Well, one more day we gotta sweat out.
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!)
Frantic Frauleins at the station..
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!)
they're ready for a celebration.
(yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!!)

Chorus:
C                A#                   F
Go, Special go, blow whistle, blow, Frankfort
A#              Fm6             F
Special's got a special way to go.

F D# F D# F A# F

Chorus:
C                A#                   F
Go, Special go, blow whistle, blow, Frankfort
A#              Fm6             F
Special's got a special way to go.
F    D# F    F    D# F
Whoa-oh-oh!..whoa-oh-oh!..

F    D# F    F    D# F
Whoa-oh-oh!..whoa-oh-oh!.
 F
(whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-
 Fm6        Fm        F
 whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fm6

Guitar chord Fm6

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Frankfort Special" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Frankfort Special" by Elvis Presley.

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