The Guess Who – Straighten Out (Guitar)
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Song: Straighten Out (Cummings, Wallace)
Artist: The Guess Who
Album: Road Food
Tabber: Nick Gray
Email: [email protected]
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.
E7 E7 Am7 Am7 Well you asked me to be your escort baby E7 E7 Am7 Am7 On Graduation Day E7 E7 Am7 Am7 Wrote me a note and here's what you wrote E7 D#7 D7 You cried boo hoo hoo
And your tears were killin' me babe
E7 D#7 D7 Wah wah wah. E7 E7 F7 F7 F#7 F#7 F7 F7 I think you better straighten out E7 E7 F7 F7 F#7 F#7 F7 F7 Gimme a break E7 E7 F7 F7 F#7 F#7 F7 F7 E7 Straighten out ... if you can E7 F7 F#7 F7 I heard you knockin' but you couldn't come in E7 F7 F#7 F7 And we went walkin' down the road to the bin E7 D#7 D7 That was when you were ten, now is now, then was then E7 D#7 D7 Ha ha ha. E7 E7 Am7 Am7 Well I telephoned you and I asked if I might just happen to be your chaperone E7 E7 Am7 Am7 To the Highbridge comin'-out do E7 E7 Am7 Am7 You said goodbye and I began to cry E7 D#7 D7 I said boo hoo hoo
'Cause your leavin' was shakin' me up
E7 D#7 D7 Wah wah wah. E7 E7 F7 F7 F#7 F#7 F7 F7 I think you better straighten out.
Gimme a break
E7 E7 F7 F7 F#7 F#7 F7 F7 E7 Straighten out ... if you can E7 F7 F#7 F7 I heard you knockin' but you couldn't come in E7 F7 F#7 F7 And we went walkin' down the road to the bin E7 D#7 D7 That was when you were ten, now is now, then was then E7 D#7 D7 Ha ha ha.
The Laughters shakin me up
Bo Whoo Whooin
E7 D#7 D7 Wa Wa Wa
Everybody Cryin' Cryin'
E7 D#7 D7 Ha ha ha E7 D#7 D7 Boo who who
And The Cryins Killing me
E7 D#7 D7 Wa Wa Wa
And The laughter killin me
E7 D#7 D7 Ha ha ha