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Straighten Up And Fly Right Chords

Music by: Myra Taylor
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[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][C][G][C]
[G][C][C#dim][D][C#dim][C]
[Dsus4][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]Straighten up an[Am]d fly right,
[C]straighten [G]up [C]and stay right,[Am]
[G]straighten up and fly [C]right,
Cool [Dsus4]down papa,
[D]don't you blow your top
[G]Ain't no use in [Am]diving,
[C]ain't no [Em]use in [Am]diving[D][C]
[G]Straighten up and f[C]ly right
Cool [G]down [Dsus4]papa,
[C]don[Dsus4]'t you blow your t[D]op
[G]The buzzard took the monkey
for a ride in the [A]air
[C#dim]The monke[G]y thought that
[Abdim]everything was [G]on the square
[D]The buz[G]zard tried to throw
the [C#dim]monkey off his back
The [G]monkey grabbed his neck
and said, now listen [C]Jack
[G]Straighten up [Em]and fly righ[Am]t.[C]
[G]Str[C]aighten up [G]and s[B]tay rig[Am]ht.[D]
[G]Straighten up and f[C]ly right.
[G]Cool down, papa, [D]don't you blow your top.
[G]Ain't no use in [C]diving.
[G]Ain't no use in jiving[Am].[G][D]
[G]Straighten up and f[C]ly right.
[G]Cool [Dsus4]down, pap[D]a,
don't you blow your top.
The [B]buzzard or the monkey,
[A]you're [D]choking me
[B]Release [E]your hol[Bm]d an
[D]d I'll [G]set you free
[Abdim]The monke[E]y lo[A]oked the buzzard[B]
right [C]dead in the [C#dim]eye
Says, your [C]story is [D]touching,
[G]it sounds just like a lie
Straighten [Em]up and fly ri[Am]ght[C]
[G]Str[Em]aighten up and
stay [Am]right[Adim][F#dim]
[G]Straighten up and fly rig[C]ht
Cool [G]down, barber, [D]don't you blow your [G]top[Em][Am][D][G][Em][A][Am][G][C]
[Ddim][G]
[Ddim][G][C][G][Abdim][Am][C][G]
[Em][G][Am][Adim][Am][G][C][G]
[C][Gdim][G]
[C]The [B]monkey [E]looked[D][G]
[E]the[A] buzzar[B]d
right [C]dead in [Cdim]the eye[C#dim]
Said your [C]story [G]is touchy,
it sounds just [G]like a lie
Straighten up and fly [Am]right[C][G]
[Em][Am][Adim][D][G][C]
Go [G]down, [Dsus4]Baba,[C]
[D]don't you blow your top
[G]Straighten up and f[Ab]ly rig[A]ht dow[Bb]n,[B][C]
[C#dim]Baba,
[C]don't you [D]blow your top
[C#dim]Bend knees and dive i[C]n[B]
An[Bm]d you can di[B]ve in[F#][Bbdim]
[C]Straight [Am]up and fly [Abdim]right
[C]Cool down papa
[Dsus4]Don't you blo[D]w your top
[C]The [B]monkey told the [A]buzzard
You're [D]choking [Bm]me
[B]Rel[E]ease your hol[Bm]d
And I'll [G]set you free [Abdim]what
[E]The [A]monkey looked the [B]buzzard
Right [C]dead in the [C#dim]eye
Says your [D]story [C]is touching
It sounds just like a lie
[G]Straight up and fly rig[Ab]ht
[A]Straight up and stay [Bb]right[B]
Straight up an[C]d fly right
[C#dim]Cool down papa
Papa, don't you [D]blow your top
[C#dim]But you've been driving[C]
[Bm]And you've b[B]een driv[Bb]ing
[A]Straight up left by [Abdim]right
[Am]Cool down, Papa, [C]don't you [D]blow
[G]Your [C]top

[Outro 1]
[G][G][A]
[A][A]
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