Chords for Dan Hicks and his Acoustic Warriors - 1990 - Shootin' Straight
Tempo:
78.075 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
Em
D
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Em]
[G]
I sit and watch the grass grow as I'm thinking [Em] of you.
[G] Why do I do that when some other guy is too?
Got to clean out my cobweb.
I think I'll shoot him a shot.
Eight ball in the corner pocket.
That's what I've got.
I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] Oh, that's great.
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] You mark this day.
[Em] [G] Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
You shine on down on me from where you are.
I've got my perspective so we can go ahead and play the game.
[Em] Because I'm sure of my shot [G] and I'm dead sure of mine.
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] Oh, that's great.
I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] It ain't too late.
[Bm] It [Em] ain't too late to [Am] be a little more [Bm] straight shooting.
I [E] can't start right now.
[D] I'm getting myself a [G] scooter.
Oh.
[Bm] [E]
[Am] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
[Am] [Em] [D] [G]
[Bm] [E]
[Am] [D] [Bm] [E]
[Am] I [G]
went the distance in your fantasy land
and ended up as an off-saran.
Jeannie, Jeannie, can you lamb tell me this?
Why ain't I worrying about what I'm going to miss?
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, shooting [D] straight.
[G] Oh, that's swell.
[Em] I'm shooting, [Am] shooting [D] straight.
It's [G] like a ring on the bell.
[A]
[Dm] [G] The grass it sits in grows as I'm thinking of you.
I've got to let it go because I've got things to do.
[Em] You ain't sure [G] that my aim is good enough.
You take [Em] my word for it [G] because I don't want to have to get rough.
I'm [Am] shooting, shooting [D] straight.
[G] Oh, that's great.
[Em] I'm shooting, [Am] shooting [D] straight.
[G] It ain't too late.
It ain't too late.
[E] [G] [C] [F] [D]
[Bm] [E] [Am] [G]
[F] [G]
[B] [G]
[Em]
[G]
I sit and watch the grass grow as I'm thinking [Em] of you.
[G] Why do I do that when some other guy is too?
Got to clean out my cobweb.
I think I'll shoot him a shot.
Eight ball in the corner pocket.
That's what I've got.
I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] Oh, that's great.
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] You mark this day.
[Em] [G] Twinkle, twinkle, little star.
You shine on down on me from where you are.
I've got my perspective so we can go ahead and play the game.
[Em] Because I'm sure of my shot [G] and I'm dead sure of mine.
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] Oh, that's great.
I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] It ain't too late.
[Bm] It [Em] ain't too late to [Am] be a little more [Bm] straight shooting.
I [E] can't start right now.
[D] I'm getting myself a [G] scooter.
Oh.
[Bm] [E]
[Am] [Bm] [E] [Bm]
[Am] [Em] [D] [G]
[Bm] [E]
[Am] [D] [Bm] [E]
[Am] I [G]
went the distance in your fantasy land
and ended up as an off-saran.
Jeannie, Jeannie, can you lamb tell me this?
Why ain't I worrying about what I'm going to miss?
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, shooting [D] straight.
[G] Oh, that's swell.
[Em] I'm shooting, [Am] shooting [D] straight.
It's [G] like a ring on the bell.
[A]
[Dm] [G] The grass it sits in grows as I'm thinking of you.
I've got to let it go because I've got things to do.
[Em] You ain't sure [G] that my aim is good enough.
You take [Em] my word for it [G] because I don't want to have to get rough.
I'm [Am] shooting, shooting [D] straight.
[G] Oh, that's great.
[Em] I'm shooting, [Am] shooting [D] straight.
[G] It ain't too late.
It ain't too late.
[E] [G] [C] [F] [D]
[Bm] [E] [Am] [G]
[F] [G]
[B] [G]
Key:
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Am
Em
D
Bm
G
Am
Em
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
I sit and watch the grass grow as I'm thinking [Em] of you.
[G] Why do I do that when some other guy is too?
Got to clean out my cobweb.
I think I'll shoot him a shot.
Eight ball in the corner pocket.
That's what I've got.
I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] Oh, that's great.
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] You mark this day. _ _
[Em] _ [G] _ _ Twinkle, twinkle, _ little star.
You shine on down on me from where you are.
I've got my perspective so we can go ahead and play the game.
[Em] Because I'm sure of my shot [G] and I'm dead sure of mine.
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
_ [G] Oh, that's great.
I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] It ain't too late.
[Bm] It [Em] ain't too late to [Am] be a little more [Bm] straight shooting.
I [E] can't start right now.
[D] I'm getting myself a [G] scooter.
Oh. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
[Am] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ I [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
went the distance in your fantasy land _
and ended up as an off-saran. _
Jeannie, Jeannie, can you lamb tell me this?
Why ain't I worrying about what I'm going to miss?
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, shooting [D] straight.
[G] Oh, that's swell.
[Em] I'm shooting, [Am] shooting [D] straight.
It's [G] like a ring on the bell.
[A] _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ The grass it sits in grows as I'm thinking of you.
_ I've got to let it go because I've got things to do.
_ [Em] You ain't sure [G] that my aim is good enough.
_ You take [Em] my word for it [G] because I don't want to have to get rough.
I'm [Am] shooting, shooting [D] straight.
[G] Oh, that's great.
[Em] I'm shooting, [Am] shooting [D] straight.
[G] It ain't too late. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It ain't too late. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
I sit and watch the grass grow as I'm thinking [Em] of you.
[G] Why do I do that when some other guy is too?
Got to clean out my cobweb.
I think I'll shoot him a shot.
Eight ball in the corner pocket.
That's what I've got.
I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] Oh, that's great.
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] You mark this day. _ _
[Em] _ [G] _ _ Twinkle, twinkle, _ little star.
You shine on down on me from where you are.
I've got my perspective so we can go ahead and play the game.
[Em] Because I'm sure of my shot [G] and I'm dead sure of mine.
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
_ [G] Oh, that's great.
I'm [Am] shooting, [D] shooting straight.
[G] It ain't too late.
[Bm] It [Em] ain't too late to [Am] be a little more [Bm] straight shooting.
I [E] can't start right now.
[D] I'm getting myself a [G] scooter.
Oh. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
[Am] _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _
[Am] _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ I [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
went the distance in your fantasy land _
and ended up as an off-saran. _
Jeannie, Jeannie, can you lamb tell me this?
Why ain't I worrying about what I'm going to miss?
[Em] I'm [Am] shooting, shooting [D] straight.
[G] Oh, that's swell.
[Em] I'm shooting, [Am] shooting [D] straight.
It's [G] like a ring on the bell.
[A] _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ The grass it sits in grows as I'm thinking of you.
_ I've got to let it go because I've got things to do.
_ [Em] You ain't sure [G] that my aim is good enough.
_ You take [Em] my word for it [G] because I don't want to have to get rough.
I'm [Am] shooting, shooting [D] straight.
[G] Oh, that's great.
[Em] I'm shooting, [Am] shooting [D] straight.
[G] It ain't too late. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It ain't too late. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [G] _ [C] _ [F] _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _