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Head On Straight  by Graham Parker
I picked this up by listening to the song on the radio, (I don't actually own the song 
so there may be some differences in the lyrics and one or two chords. Please correct me 
I'm wrong.  It's a great song for a recovering alcoholic like me.
CI had my day in the C7sun
Then it raFined every dFm7ay
Every dDay was no fD9un
But thCings are looking uEp of lAateA7  
FNow I’ve got my heFm7ad on straCight.G  
I had my week in the news
But I’m old news now
I’m not the new they choose
But things are looking up of late,
Now I’ve got my head on straight.
CYou put that sA#ugar in my cCup
AYou came and stood mA7y spirits Fup
You took that moA#nkey off my baCck
And now I’m feelAing back oA7n traFck
Oh yeh.
I lost it all in the crash
I lost all I had
I lost all my cash
But things are looking up of late,
Now I’ve got my head on straight.
You put that sugar in my cup
You came and stood my spirits up
You took that monkey off my back
And now I’m feeling back on track
Oh yeh.
I spent my year on the roof
Gazing up at the stars
Thinking I was from Mars
But things are looking up of late,
Now you’ve put my head on straight.

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Head On Straight

by Graham Parker

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Fm7

Head On Straight by Graham Parker

I picked this up by listening to the song on the radio, (I don't actually own the song

so there may be some differences in the lyrics and one or two chords. Please correct me

I'm wrong. It's a great song for a recovering alcoholic like me.

C C7

I had my day in the sun

F Fm7

Then it rained every day

D D9

Every day was no fun

C E A A7

But things are looking up of late

F Fm7 C G

Now I’ve got my head on straight.

I had my week in the news

But I’m old news now

I’m not the new they choose

But things are looking up of late,

Now I’ve got my head on straight.

C A# C

You put that sugar in my cup

A A7 F

You came and stood my spirits up

A# C

You took that monkey off my back

A A7 F

And now I’m feeling back on track

Oh yeh.

I lost it all in the crash

I lost all I had

I lost all my cash

But things are looking up of late,

Now I’ve got my head on straight.

You put that sugar in my cup

You came and stood my spirits up

You took that monkey off my back

And now I’m feeling back on track

Oh yeh.

I spent my year on the roof

Gazing up at the stars

Thinking I was from Mars

But things are looking up of late,

Now you’ve put my head on straight.

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