Nat King Cole - Straighten up and fly right

^AbA buzzard took a^Ab6/C monkey for a^Db6 ride in the air ^{Ddim7 Ab6}The monkey thou^Fm7ght that everything was on the sq^E9uare ^{Eb9 Ab}The buzzard trie^Ab6/Cd to throw th^Db6e monkey off his ^Ddim7back ^Ab6The monkey grab^Fm7bed his neck and said, “Now l^Bb7(#5)isten, Ja^Eb9ck…”

^Ab6/CStraighten up an^Db6d fly right ^AbStraighten up an^Bb7(#5)d fly rig^Eb9ht ^Ab6/CStraighten up an^Db6d fly right ^Ab6Cool down papa, don’t yo^E9u blow ^Eb9your top ^Ab6/CAin’t no use in ^Db6divin’ ^AbWhat’s the use o^Bb7(#5)f jiving ^Ab6/CStraighten up an^Db6d fly right ^Eb9Cool down papa, don’t yo^Eb9u blow^Eb7 your ^Ab6top

^C7The buzzard told the monkey, “you are choking me” ^F7“Release your hold, an^Gb9d I will set yo^F9u free” ^Bb9The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye ^Bb7And said, “Your ^Eb9story i^Bb7(#5)s so touching, but ^Eb9it sounds j^Eb7ust like a ^Ab6lie”

^Ab6/CStraighten up an^Db6d fly right ^AbStraighten up an^Bb7(#5)d stay r^Eb9ight ^Ab6/CStraighten up an^Db6d fly right ^Ab6Cool down papa, don’t yo^E9u blow ^Eb9your top

^Ab6/CStraighten up an^Db6d fly right [Chorus 2] ^AbStraighten up an^Bb7(#5)d stay right ^Ab6/CStraighten up an^Db6d fly right ^Eb9Cool down papa, don’t yo^Eb9u blow^Eb7 your ^Ab6top