The opener is a version of the old murder ballad usually called Frankie and Johnny.
The words
A woman shoots the man who cheated on her and faces the consequences.
This old murder ballad follows Frankie, who loves Albert devotedly until she learns he has been seeing another woman. She goes after him with a gun and shoots him, and then the law and its judgment close in on her. Each verse moves the story forward plainly, with a refrain that keeps returning to her sense of betrayal. Dylan's version opens Good as I Been to You, sung alone with acoustic guitar in a brisk, matter-of-fact way.
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The words
A woman shoots the man who cheated on her and faces the consequences.
This old murder ballad follows Frankie, who loves Albert devotedly until she learns he has been seeing another woman. She goes after him with a gun and shoots him, and then the law and its judgment close in on her. Each verse moves the story forward plainly, with a refrain that keeps returning to her sense of betrayal. Dylan's version opens Good as I Been to You, sung alone with acoustic guitar in a brisk, matter-of-fact way.
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