Straighten Out The Guess Who
Song: Straighten Out (Cummings, Wallace)
Artist: The Guess Who
Album: Road Food
Tabber: Nick Gray
Email: ngray8725@yahoo.ca
Tuning: Standard
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]Wel[E7]l you asked me to be you[Am7]r es[Am7]cort baby
[E7]On [E7]Graduation Day[Am7] [Am7]
[E7]Wro[E7]te me a note and here's [Am7]what[Am7] you wrote
[E7]You[D#7] cri[D7]ed boo hoo hoo
And your tears were killin' me babe
[E7]Wah[D#7] wah[D7] wah.
I think you better [E7]str[E7]aig[F7]hte[F7]n o[F#7]ut[F#7] [F7] [F7]
[E7]Gim[E7]me [F7]a b[F7]rea[F#7]k[F#7] [F7] [F7]
[E7]Str[E7]aig[F7]hte[F7]n o[F#7]ut .[F#7].. i[F7]f y[F7]ou c[E7]an
[E7]I h[F7]ear[F#7]d yo[F7]u knockin' but you couldn't come in
[E7]And[F7] we[F#7] wen[F7]t walkin' down the road to the bin
[E7]Tha[D#7]t wa[D7]s when you were ten, now is now, then was then
[E7]Ha [D#7]ha h[D7]a.
Well I telephoned you and I ask[E7]ed [E7]if I might just [Am7]happ[Am7]en to be your chaperone
To the H[E7]igh[E7]bridge comin'-ou[Am7]t do[Am7]
You said [E7]goo[E7]dbye and I began[Am7] to [Am7]cry
[E7]I s[D#7]aid [D7]boo hoo hoo
'Cause your leavin' was shakin' me up
[E7]Wah[D#7] wah[D7] wah.
I think you better [E7]str[E7]aig[F7]hte[F7]n o[F#7]ut.[F#7] [F7] [F7]
Gimme a break
[E7]Str[E7]aig[F7]hte[F7]n o[F#7]ut .[F#7].. i[F7]f y[F7]ou c[E7]an
[E7]I h[F7]ear[F#7]d yo[F7]u knockin' but you couldn't come in
[E7]And[F7] we[F#7] wen[F7]t walkin' down the road to the bin
[E7]Tha[D#7]t wa[D7]s when you were ten, now is now, then was then
[E7]Ha [D#7]ha h[D7]a.
The Laughters shakin me up
Bo Whoo Whooin
[E7]Wa [D#7]Wa W[D7]a
Everybody Cryin' Cryin'
[E7]Ha [D#7]ha h[D7]a
[E7]Boo[D#7] who[D7] who
And The Cryins Killing me
[E7]Wa [D#7]Wa W[D7]a
And The laughter killin me
[E7]Ha [D#7]ha h[D7]a
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