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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
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Piano Intro (0:00-0:04) Guitar starts at 0:05 seconds.  
E7WelE7l you asked me to be youAm7r esAm7cort baby
E7On E7Graduation DayAm7  Am7  
E7WroE7te me a note and here's Am7what Am7you wrote
E7You D#7criD7ed boo hoo hoo
And your tears were killin' me babe
E7Wah D#7wah D7wah.
I think you better E7strE7aigF7hteF7n oF#7utF#7  F7  F7  
E7GimE7me F7a bF7reaF#7kF#7  F7  F7  
E7StrE7aigF7hteF7n oF#7ut .F#7.. iF7f yF7ou cE7an
E7I hF7earF#7d yoF7u knockin' but you couldn't come in
E7And F7we F#7wenF7t walkin' down the road to the bin
E7ThaD#7t waD7s when you were ten, now is now, then was then
E7Ha D#7ha hD7a.
Well I telephoned you and I askE7ed E7if I might just Am7happAm7en to be your chaperone
To the HE7ighE7bridge comin'-ouAm7t doAm7  
You said E7gooE7dbye and I began Am7to Am7cry
E7I sD#7aid D7boo hoo hoo
'Cause your leavin' was shakin' me up
E7Wah D#7wah D7wah.
I think you better E7strE7aigF7hteF7n oF#7ut.F#7  F7  F7  
Gimme a break
E7StrE7aigF7hteF7n oF#7ut .F#7.. iF7f yF7ou cE7an
E7I hF7earF#7d yoF7u knockin' but you couldn't come in
E7And F7we F#7wenF7t walkin' down the road to the bin
E7ThaD#7t waD7s when you were ten, now is now, then was then
E7Ha D#7ha hD7a.
The Laughters shakin me up
Bo Whoo Whooin
E7Wa D#7Wa WD7a
Everybody Cryin' Cryin'  
E7Ha D#7ha hD7a 
E7Boo D#7who D7who
And The Cryins Killing me
E7Wa D#7Wa WD7a
And The laughter killin me
E7Ha D#7ha hD7a

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Straighten Out

by The Guess Who

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

D#7

F#7

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

E7 Am7 D7 D#7 F7 F#7

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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

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