Straighten Up And Fly Right chords by Nat King Cole

Chords with lyrics

[Intro]

G6G6 ... C7C7 ... G6G6 ... D#9D#9 . D9D9 .
G6G6 ... C7C7 ... G6G6 ... EdimEdim ... D9D9 ...


[Verse]

G6G6                 C7C7
A augmentedA buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air
G6G6                   D#9D#9  D9D9
The monkey thought that everything was on the square
G6G6                   C7C7
The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back
G6G6            EdimEdim           Am7Am7      D9D9
The monkey grabbed his neck and said, “Now listen, Jack…”

[Chorus]

G6G6        C7C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6G6        A7A7  D9D9
Straighten up and stay tight
G6G6        C7C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6G6       EdimEdim      D9D9
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top

G6G6          C7C7
Ain’t no use in ly-in’
G6G6            A7A7 D9D9
What’s the use of jiv-in’
G6G6        C7C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6G6    EdimEdim      D9D9    G6G6
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top


[Bridge]

B7B7
The buzzard told the monkey, “You are choking me”
E7E7
“Release your hold, and I will set you free”
A7A7
The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye
     D9D9 (Voice Over)
And said, “Your story is so touching, but it sounds just like a lie”

[Chorus]

G6G6        C7C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6G6        A7A7  D9D9
Straighten up and stay tight
G6G6        C7C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6G6       EdimEdim      D9D9    G6G6
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top


[Solos]
(on Verse, Chorus, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus)


[Ending]

G6G6        C7C7
Straighten up and fly right
G+G         A7A7  D9D9
Straighten up and stay tight
G6G6        C7C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6G6    EdimEdim      D9D9    G6G6
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
G6G6    EdimEdim      D9D9
Cool down papa, don’t you blow....

D#9D#9 G6G6