{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":197320,"song":"Straighten Out","artist":"The Guess Who","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11218572-straighten-out-chords-by-the-guess-who/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/197320?type=chord","rating":0.10846,"votes":0,"content":"Tuning: Standard\r\n\r\nOne very simple song with a couple of interesting jazz chords.  The song has a great\r\njazz feel to it.  My favorite from \r\nthe Road Food album. The chords are complimenting the piano.  Lyrics from\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch]   [ch]Am7[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]D#7[/ch]   [ch]F7[/ch]    [ch]F#7[/ch] \r\n|-|  |5|   |-|   |-|   |-|   |-|[/tab]\r\n[tab]|5|  |5|   |3|   |4|   |6|   |7|\r\n|7|  |6|   |5|   |6|   |8|   |9|\r\n|6|  |5|   |4|   |5|   |7|   |8|\r\n|7|  |7|   |5|   |6|   |8|   |9|\r\n|-|  |5|   |-|   |-|   |-|   |-|[/tab]\r\n\r\nPiano Intro (0:00-0:04) Guitar starts at 0:05 seconds.  \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]                      [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nWell you asked me to be your escort baby[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]                      [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]                      \r\nOn Graduation Day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]                      [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nWrote me a note and here's what you wrote[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nYou cried boo hoo hoo[/tab]\r\nAnd your tears were killin' me babe\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWah wah wah.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                   [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] \r\nI think you better straighten out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] \r\nGimme a break[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nStraighten out ... if you can[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nI heard you knockin' but you couldn't come in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nAnd we went walkin' down the road to the bin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThat was when you were ten, now is now, then was then[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHa ha ha.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                               [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nWell I telephoned you and I asked if I might just happen to be your chaperone[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nTo the Highbridge comin'-out do[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]     \r\nYou said goodbye and I began to cry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nI said boo hoo hoo[/tab]\r\n'Cause your leavin' was shakin' me up\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWah wah wah.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                   [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] \r\nI think you better straighten out.[/tab]\r\nGimme a break\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nStraighten out ... if you can[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nI heard you knockin' but you couldn't come in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch]\r\nAnd we went walkin' down the road to the bin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThat was when you were ten, now is now, then was then[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHa ha ha.[/tab]\r\nThe Laughters shakin me up\r\nBo Whoo Whooin\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWa Wa Wa[/tab]\r\nEverybody Cryin' Cryin'  \r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHa ha ha [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nBoo who who[/tab]\r\nAnd The Cryins Killing me\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWa Wa Wa[/tab]\r\nAnd The laughter killin me\r\n[tab][ch]E7[/ch] [ch]D#7[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHa ha ha[/tab]","plain_text":"Tuning: Standard\n\nOne very simple song with a couple of interesting jazz chords.  The song has a great\njazz feel to it.  My favorite from \nthe Road Food album. The chords are complimenting the piano.  Lyrics from\n\n\n\n\nPiano Intro (0:00-0:04) Guitar starts at 0:05 seconds.  \n\n\n\n\n\nAnd your tears were killin' me babe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n'Cause your leavin' was shakin' me up\n\n\n\nGimme a break\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Laughters shakin me up\nBo Whoo Whooin\n\nEverybody Cryin' Cryin'  \n\n\nAnd The Cryins Killing me\n\nAnd The laughter killin me","chords":["E7","Am7","D7","D#7","F7","F#7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}