Chords for Nat King Cole - Straighten Up & Fly Right

Tempo:
164 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Ab

Db

G

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nat King Cole - Straighten Up & Fly Right chords
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[Em] [Fm] [Db] [Bb]
[Eb] [Em] [Fm] [Db] [D]
[Eb] [Em] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [G]
[Ab] A buzzer [Bb] took a monkey for [Ab] a ride in the air.
The monkey thought that everything was on [Bb] the square.
The buzzer tried to throw the monkey off his [Ab] back, but the monkey grabbed his neck and
said, Now listen, Jack.
Straighten [Bbm] up and fly [Fm] right.
[Db] Straighten up and fly right.
[Fm] Straighten up and fly right.
Cool [G] down, hopper, don't you blow your [E] [Fm] top.
Ain't no use in diving.
[Db] What's [Fm] the use of jiving?
Straighten up and fly right.
Cool down, hopper, don't you [Ab] blow your top.
[C] The buzzer [Bb] told the monkey [Gm] you were choking me.
[A] Release [Eb] your hope and I will set you free.
[D] The monkey looked the buzzer right dead in the eye [G] and said, Your story is so touching,
but it sounds just like a lie.
[Ab] Straighten up and fly right.
[Db] Straighten up and stay right.
[Fm] Straighten up and fly right.
Cool down, hopper, don't you blow your [E] top.
[Fm] [G]
[Ab] [Db] [G]
[Fm] [F]
[Ab] [G] [Ab] [G]
[Cm] [Fm] [G]
[Cm] [Fm] [Db]
[G] [Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Cm] [Fm]
[C] Ain't no use
[Bb] [A]
[Gm]
[G] in diving.
[Abm]
[Cm] [F] [C]
[Ab] [Db] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Db] [Eb]
[Em] [Fm] [Db] [Eb]
[G] [Fm] [Db] [Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
Straighten up and fly right.
[Db] Straighten up and stay [Gb] right.
[A]
[Ab] Straighten up and fly right.
Cool down, hopper, [Fm] don't you blow [G]
your top.
[Em] [Eb] Fly [Fm] right.
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
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To learn Nat King Cole Trio - (Remastered) Straighten Up And Fly Right chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Eb, Em, Fm, Db, Eb, Db, G, Ab, Bb and Eb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 82 BPM and then match the original tempo of 164 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Minor in mind.

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[Em] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Em] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _
[Eb] _ [Em] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ A buzzer [Bb] took a monkey for [Ab] a ride in the air.
The monkey thought that everything was on [Bb] the square.
The buzzer tried to throw the monkey off his [Ab] back, but the monkey grabbed his neck and
said, Now listen, Jack.
_ Straighten [Bbm] up and fly [Fm] right.
_ [Db] _ _ Straighten up and fly right.
[Fm] _ _ Straighten up and fly right.
Cool [G] down, hopper, don't you blow your [E] [Fm] top.
Ain't no use in diving.
_ [Db] _ What's [Fm] the use of jiving?
_ _ _ Straighten up and fly right.
_ Cool down, hopper, don't you [Ab] blow your top.
[C] The buzzer [Bb] told the monkey [Gm] you were choking me.
_ [A] Release [Eb] your hope and I will set you free.
[D] The monkey looked the buzzer right dead in the eye [G] and said, Your story is so touching,
but it sounds just like a lie.
[Ab] _ _ Straighten up and fly right.
_ [Db] _ _ Straighten up and stay right.
_ [Fm] _ _ Straighten up and fly right.
Cool down, hopper, don't you blow your [E] top.
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _
[Cm] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[G] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [C] Ain't no use _ _
[Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ in diving.
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Em] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[G] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ Straighten up and fly right. _
[Db] _ _ Straighten up and stay [Gb] right.
[A] _
[Ab] _ _ Straighten up and fly right. _
Cool down, hopper, [Fm] don't you blow [G] _
your top.
[Em] _ _ [Eb] Fly [Fm] right.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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