The Animals - White houses

^AWhite houses in ^Gneat little rows con^Dtrasting against the ^Esky ^ATumbled down black shacks ^Gover the tracks ^Dchildren so hungry they could ^Ecry The ^Achrome the steel the ^Gmetal dream ^Dleaving the teepee to ^Erot The es^Acapist young mind ^Gleft behind saving ^Ddimes for community ^Epot

You better get s^Atraight ^{G D E}Better, better get ^Astraight ^{G D}I ^Emean you better get s^Atraight right now ^{G D}Better get it, you ^Ebetter, better get s^Atraight babe ^{G D E}

They're ^Acrying out for love ^Gall the time but they ^Dfail to see their ^E neighbours eyes The ^ATV is on ^G6 o'clock news the ^Dchannel's in full colored ^Elies The ^Acompany meets, the ^GPresident speaks he's ^Dyoung but his bones ^Ecreak Young ^Agirl dresses for the ^Ghigh school dance and the ^Dguy next door is ^Edyin' for a peek

Get ^Astraight ^G You ^Dbetter, ^Eyeah, you better get ^Astraight babe ^G Oh^D did you ^Eget what I said, I ^Asaid to you ^G That ^Dyou, you ^Ebetter, you better get ^Aangry You ^Gbetter, you ^Dbetter get straight ^E

They put a ^Abible in the drawer of the ^Gmotel room and it's ^Dcrying out to be ^Eread But it ^Astays right there col^Glecting dust, no one ^Dunderstands what's being ^Esaid ^ALovers make love in ^Gcomfy boxes,^D what will tomorrow ^Ebring A G D They've bee^En told that it's wrong but they don't give a damn, soon another life it will bring

You better get ^Astraight baby ^{G D}Yeah ^Eyou, you better get s^Atraight baby ^{G D}Oh and I think^E I better get my^Aself to get it babe ^G You know what I ^Dmean I been ^Ebent so very long ^{A G} I wanna ^Dfly right, I wanna ^Edo it alright