Song :
Eb
Intro :
Ab Fm7 Bbm7 Ddim7
Ab Fm7 Bbm7 Ddim7
A buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air
Fm7 Fm7 E9 Eb9
The monkey thought that everything was on the square
Ab Fm7 Bbm7 Ddim7
The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back
Fm7 Fm7 Bb7aug Eb9
The monkey grabbed his neck and said, “Now listen, Jack…”
Chorus 1 :
Fm7 Bbm7
Straighten up and fly right
Ab Bb7aug Eb9
Straighten up and fly right
Fm7 Bbm7
Straighten up and fly right
Fm7 E9 Eb9
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
Fm7 Bbm7
Ain’t no use in divin’
Ab Bb7aug
What’s the use of jiving
Fm7 Bbm7
Straighten up and fly right
Eb9 Eb9 Eb7 Fm7
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
Bridge :
C7
The buzzard told the monkey, “you are choking me”
F7 Gb9 F9
“Release your hold, and I will set you free”
Bb9
The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye
Bb7 Eb9 Bb7aug
And said, “Your story is so touching,
Eb9 Eb7 Fm7
but it sounds just like a lie”
Chorus 2 :
Fm7 Bbm7
Straighten up and fly right
Ab Bb7aug Eb9
Straighten up and stay right
Fm7 Bbm7
Straighten up and fly right
Fm7 E9 Eb9
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
Bridge :
Fm7 Bbm7
Straighten up and fly right
Chorus 2 :
Ab Bb7aug
Straighten up and stay right
Fm7 Bbm7
Straighten up and fly right
Eb9 Eb9 Eb7 Fm7
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
