Straighten Up And Fly Right chords by Nat King Cole

[Intro]

G6 ...  C7 ...  G6 ...  D#9 .  D9 .
G6 ...  C7 ...  G6 ...  Edim ... D9 ...


[Verse]

G6                                  C7
A buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air
G6                                     D#9    D9
The monkey thought that everything was on the square
G6                                      C7
The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back
G6                        Edim                      Am7           D9
The monkey grabbed his neck and said,  “Now listen, Jack…”

[Chorus]

G6                C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6                A7   D9
Straighten up and stay tight
G6                C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6              Edim            D9
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top

G6                    C7
Ain’t no use in ly-in’
G6                       A7  D9
What’s the use of  jiv-in’
G6                C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6        Edim            D9        G6
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top


[Bridge]

B7
The buzzard told the monkey, “You are choking me”
E7
“Release your hold, and I will set you free”
A7
The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye
         D9 (Voice Over)
And said, “Your story is so touching, but it sounds just like a lie”


[Chorus]

G6                C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6                A7   D9
Straighten up and stay tight
G6                C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6              Edim            D9        G6
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top


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


[Ending]

G6                C7
Straighten up and fly right
G                 A7   D9
Straighten up and stay tight
G6                C7
Straighten up and fly right
G6        Edim            D9        G6
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
G6        Edim            D9
Cool down papa, don’t you blow....

D#9  G6