Straighten Up And Fly Right chords by
Duke Ellington
Nat King Cole
Pearl Bailey
The Nat King Cole Trio
Woody Herman 
Key: F minor
Intro 1
Em
A
F#m
D
Em
C
D
Em
C
A
D
F#
D
F#aug
D
Verse 1
C#dim
Em
D
Em
The monkey thought that everything
G
Em
F#
was on the square
D
F#
G
The buzzard tried to throw
C#dim
Em
D
Em
But the monkey grabbed his neck and said,
now, listen, Jack
G
Verse 2
C
B
A
D
G
Straighten up and fly right
C
B
Cool down papa,
Em
A
D
G
don't you blow your top
Verse 3
Em
G
C
B
A
Em
F#
what's the use of jivin'
C
Em
Cool down papa,
A
D
G
don't you blow your top
Verse 4
the monkey,
Em
B
you're choking me
Em
D
Bm
Re lease your hold and I'll
Em
A
but is sounds like a lie
Em
Verse 5
C
B
A
D
Em
Straighten up and stay right
Straighten up and fly right
C
B
Em
Cool down papa, don't you blow your top
Interlude 1
G
D
G
Em
C
D
F#dim
D
Em
C
F#dim
Em
G
C
F#
Em
F#dim
Em
F#
F#aug
G
Em
A
D
G
C
F#dim
G
C
Bbdim
F#
Em
F#m
B
Em
B
Bm
A
F#m
A
D
Am
Em
C
F#
F#aug
Em
C
G
D
C
C#dim
F#m
D
G
D
Em
G
Em
C
D
F#dim
D
Em
C
Em
F#
Em
A
D
F#aug
D
G
Verse 6
G
C
B
A
D
Straighten up and stay right
G
Em
G
Straighten up and fly right
Cool down papa,
A
D
D
don't you blow your top
Fly right
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