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Straighten Up and Fly Right chords by Miller, Nat King Cole

  • Em

  • A

  • F#m

    2
  • D

  • C

  • F#

    2
  • F#aug

    2
  • G

  • C#dim

    4
  • B

    2
  • Bm

    2
  • F#dim

    4
  • Bbdim

  • Am

Intro 1
Em
A
F#m
D
Em
C
D
Em
C
A
D
F#
D
F#aug
D
G
The buzzard took
Verse 1
C
the monkey for a ride in the air
C#dim
Em
D
Em
The monkey thought that ev'rything
G
Em
F#
was on the square
D
F#
G
The buzzard tried to throw
C
the monkey off his back
C#dim
Em
D
Em
The monkey grabbed his neck and said,
"Now, listen, Jack
G
Em
Straighten up and fly right,
C
B
A
D
G
straighten up and fly right
Em
C
B
Straighten up and fly right, cool down papa,
Em
A
D
G
don't you blow your top
Em
G
C
Ain't no use in divin'. What's
B
A
Em
F#
the use of jivin'?
Em
C
Em
Straighten up and fly right, cool down papa,
A
D
G
don't you blow your top"
B
The buzzard told the monkey,
Em
B
"You're choking me
Em
D
Bm
Re lease your hold and I'll
D
set you free"
G
The monkey looked the buzzard
Em
right dead in the eye and said
D
Em
A
Em
G
C
B
A
D
Em
"Your story's touching, but is sounds like a
C
B
Em
G
D
G
Em
C
D
F#dim
lie"
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
Em
Straighten up and fly right,
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
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