Straighten Up And Fly Right chords by
Duke Ellington
Nat King Cole
Pearl Bailey
The Nat King Cole Trio
Woody Herman

N/A

Key: F minor

Intro 1

F#m

F#aug

A buzzard took

Verse 1
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the monkey for a ride in the air
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The monkey thought that everything
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was on  the square
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The buzzard tried to throw
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the monkey off his back
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But      the monkey grabbed his neck and said,
now, listen, Jack
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Verse 2
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Straighten up  and fly right
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Straighten up and fly right
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Straighten up and fly right
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Cool down papa,
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don't you blow your top
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Ain't no use in divin',

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what's the use of jivin'
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Straighten up and fly right
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Cool down papa,
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don't you blow your top
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The buzzard told

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the monkey,
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you're choking me
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Re  lease your hold and I'll
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set you free
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The monkey looked the buzzard
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right dead in the eye and said
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Your story's so touching,
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but is sounds like a lie
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Verse 5

Straighten up and fly right

Straighten up and stay right

Straighten up and fly right

Cool down papa, don't you blow your top

Interlude 1
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Straighten up and fly right

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Straighten up and stay right
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Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa,
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don't you blow your top
Fly right

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