The Guess Who – Straighten Out (Ukulele)
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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.
B7 B7 Em7 Em7 Well you asked me to be your escort baby B7 B7 Em7 Em7 On Graduation Day B7 B7 Em7 Em7 Wrote me a note and here's what you wrote B7 A#7 A7 You cried boo hoo hoo
And your tears were killin' me babe
B7 A#7 A7 Wah wah wah. B7 B7 C7 C7 C#7 C#7 C7 C7 I think you better straighten out B7 B7 C7 C7 C#7 C#7 C7 C7 Gimme a break B7 B7 C7 C7 C#7 C#7 C7 C7 B7 Straighten out ... if you can B7 C7 C#7 C7 I heard you knockin' but you couldn't come in B7 C7 C#7 C7 And we went walkin' down the road to the bin B7 A#7 A7 That was when you were ten, now is now, then was then B7 A#7 A7 Ha ha ha. B7 B7 Em7 Em7 Well I telephoned you and I asked if I might just happen to be your chaperone B7 B7 Em7 Em7 To the Highbridge comin'-out do B7 B7 Em7 Em7 You said goodbye and I began to cry B7 A#7 A7 I said boo hoo hoo
'Cause your leavin' was shakin' me up
B7 A#7 A7 Wah wah wah. B7 B7 C7 C7 C#7 C#7 C7 C7 I think you better straighten out.
Gimme a break
B7 B7 C7 C7 C#7 C#7 C7 C7 B7 Straighten out ... if you can B7 C7 C#7 C7 I heard you knockin' but you couldn't come in B7 C7 C#7 C7 And we went walkin' down the road to the bin B7 A#7 A7 That was when you were ten, now is now, then was then B7 A#7 A7 Ha ha ha.
The Laughters shakin me up
Bo Whoo Whooin
B7 A#7 A7 Wa Wa Wa
Everybody Cryin' Cryin'
B7 A#7 A7 Ha ha ha B7 A#7 A7 Boo who who
And The Cryins Killing me
B7 A#7 A7 Wa Wa Wa
And The laughter killin me
B7 A#7 A7 Ha ha ha