Guess Who - Straighten out
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Song: Straighten Out (Cummings, Wallace)
Artist: The Guess Who
Album: Road Food
Tabber: Nick Gray
Email: ngray8725@yahoo.ca
Tuning: Standard
One very simple song with a couple of interesting jazz chords. The song has a great
jazz feel to it. My favorite from
the Road Food album. The chords are complimenting the piano. Lyrics from
http://www.ghg.net/bnsteiss/lyrics/lyricsmain.html
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Piano Intro (0:00-0:04) Guitar starts at 0:05 seconds.
E7WelE7l you asked me to be youAm7r esAm7cort baby
E7On E7Graduation Day Am7 Am7
E7WroE7te me a note and here's Am7whatAm7 you wrote
E7YouD#7 criD7ed boo hoo hoo
And your tears were killin' me babe
E7WahD#7 wahD7 wah.
I think you better E7strE7aigF7hteF7n oF#7ut F#7 F7 F7
E7GimE7me F7a bF7reaF#7k F#7 F7 F7
E7StrE7aigF7hteF7n oF#7ut .F#7.. iF7f yF7ou cE7an
E7I hF7earF#7d yoF7u knockin' but you couldn't come in
E7AndF7 weF#7 wenF7t walkin' down the road to the bin
E7ThaD#7t waD7s when you were ten, now is now, then was then
E7Ha D#7ha hD7a.
Well I telephoned you and I askE7ed E7if I might just Am7happAm7en to be your chaperone
To the HE7ighE7bridge comin'-ouAm7t doAm7
You said E7gooE7dbye and I beganAm7 to Am7cry
E7I sD#7aid D7boo hoo hoo
'Cause your leavin' was shakin' me up
E7WahD#7 wahD7 wah.
I think you better E7strE7aigF7hteF7n oF#7ut. F#7 F7 F7
Gimme a break
E7StrE7aigF7hteF7n oF#7ut .F#7.. iF7f yF7ou cE7an
E7I hF7earF#7d yoF7u knockin' but you couldn't come in
E7AndF7 weF#7 wenF7t walkin' down the road to the bin
E7ThaD#7t waD7s when you were ten, now is now, then was then
E7Ha D#7ha hD7a.
The Laughters shakin me up
Bo Whoo Whooin
E7Wa D#7Wa WD7a
Everybody Cryin' Cryin'
E7Ha D#7ha hD7a
E7BooD#7 whoD7 who
And The Cryins Killing me
E7Wa D#7Wa WD7a
And The laughter killin me
E7Ha D#7ha hD7a