Chords with lyrics
At least one of the guitars on the album is in dropped-D tuning, but
the acoustic is standard tuned (I think), so it sounds cool like that
if you're playing it by yourself. Enjoy!
Comments, corrections etc always welcome.
STRAIGHT OUTTA TIME - John Hiatt
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D MajorD 
G+G D MajorD G+G
D MajorD G+G
Hot summer night, I was counting all ...
D MajorD G+G 
C majorC
Airtight, as I watched ...
D MajorD G+G
By the lake, so humid that the ...
D MajorD G+G C majorC
For our sake the crickets started ...
D MajorD G+G
Like a gypsy, you stole me ....
D MajorD G+G C majorC
It never hit me: I've been ...
A augmentedA 
E minorEm /F# G+G
Just swaying in the breeze like ...
D MajorD C majorC G+G
Running straight outta ....(x2)
D MajorD G+G
Since you were....
That autumn chill sent a shiver, girl, it .....
Looking back I find like ....
Running straight outta time, ...(x2)
A augmentedA
Running straight outta tim....
G+G
Looking for the dance; ....
A augmentedA
I'm never gonna figure out ...
E minorEm /F# G+G D MajorD
Running straight outta time....
|G+G |D MajorD |G+G C majorC |
|D MajorD |G+G |D MajorD |G+G C majorC |
D MajorD G+G
Now I see you- you're looking ...
D MajorD G+G C majorC
I can almost feel you as you clutch your ...
D MajorD G+G
Looking down at the picture, girl....
D MajorD G+G
Is it me? Was I ever in your ....
D MajorD G+G
Cause I'm running ....
D MajorD G+G (hold)
I'm running ....
Were you ever mine?
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Main riff:
D MajorD + + + G+G + +(C majorC) +
|-0---2-----------0-2p0---0-2p0---|-3----------------(3-3---3)------|
|-3---3-----------3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3----------------(3-3---3)------|
|-2---2-----------2-2---2-2-2---2-|-0----------------(0-0---0)------|
|-0---0-----------0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0----------------(2-2---2)------|
|---------------------------------|-2----------------(3-3---3)------|
|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
Notation used:
+ = Beat marker
p = Pull-off
