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Straight Shooter:The Mamas And Papas.
Album - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears.
#1 in 1966.
#1.
ADon't get me mad...don't tell no lie.
Don't make me sad...don't pass me A7b....y.
DBaby are you holding, holding anything but Ame?
Cause I'm a Ereal straight Dshooter...if you 
know what I Amean.
#2.
You can bring me Alove...you can hang around.
You can bring me up...don't you bring me A7do...wn.
DBaby are you holding, holding anything but Ame?
Cause I'm a Ereal straight Dshooter...if you know 
what I Amean.
CHORUS:
DI've been searching all night, just to find what 
I'm looking Afor.
DBaby, baby, treat me right, or I Cwon't come round 
your door...ENo more!
#3.
You can bring me Alove...you can hang around.
You can bring me up...don't you bring me A7do...wn.
DBaby are you holding, holding anything but Ame?
Cause I'm a Ereal straight Dshooter...if you know 
what I Amean.
CHORUS:
DI've been searching all night, just to find what 
I'm looking Afor.
DBaby, baby, treat me right, or I Cwon't come round 
your door...ENo more!
#4.
ADon't get me mad...don't tell no lie.
Don't get me sad...just get me A7hi..gh.
DBaby, what your holding, half of that belongs to Ame.
Cause I'm a Ereal straight Dshooter..(Baby, don't you 
get me down...)
I'm a Ereal straight Dshooter...(I've been searching 
all night long...)
I'm a Ereal straight Dshooter (baby) if you know what I Amean..
CIf you know what I mean.A  
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Straight Shooter:The Mamas And Papas.

Album - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears.

#1 in 1966.

#1.

Don't get me mad...don't tell no lie.

Don't make me sad...don't pass me b....y.

D A

Baby are you holding, holding anything but me?

E D

Cause I'm a real straight shooter...if you

know what I mean.

#2.

You can bring me love...you can hang around.

You can bring me up...don't you bring me do...wn.

D A

Baby are you holding, holding anything but me?

E D

Cause I'm a real straight shooter...if you know

what I mean.

CHORUS:

I've been searching all night, just to find what

I'm looking for.

D C

Baby, baby, treat me right, or I won't come round

your door...No more!

#3.

You can bring me love...you can hang around.

You can bring me up...don't you bring me do...wn.

D A

Baby are you holding, holding anything but me?

E D

Cause I'm a real straight shooter...if you know

what I mean.

CHORUS:

I've been searching all night, just to find what

I'm looking for.

D C

Baby, baby, treat me right, or I won't come round

your door...No more!

#4.

Don't get me mad...don't tell no lie.

Don't get me sad...just get me hi..gh.

D A

Baby, what your holding, half of that belongs to me.

E D

Cause I'm a real straight shooter..(Baby, don't you

get me down...)

E D

I'm a real straight shooter...(I've been searching

all night long...)

E D A

I'm a real straight shooter (baby) if you know what I mean..

C A

If you know what I mean.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

About Straight Shooter Chords by The Mamas & The Papas

Learn how to play Straight Shooter by The Mamas & The Papas with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Straight Shooter chords”, “Straight Shooter guitar chords”, or “The Mamas & The Papas Straight Shooter chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Straight Shooter chords and for experienced players who want accurate Straight Shooter lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, A7, D, E, C.

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The chords for "Straight Shooter" show the original chord names (including A, A7, D, E, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.