Chords for Let's Straighten It Out (Malaco)
Tempo:
79.65 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Dm
C
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Gm]
[F] [Dm]
[Gm]
[F] [Dm]
[Gm] Everybody's got to straighten out something sometimes.
[C] [Dm] I don't care how old you are, how young you are.
[Gm] I don't care if you're married, single, divorced, engaged, or [C] shackered.
[Dm] You got to straighten out something every now and then.
But I want you to [Gm] think about all the times that you've heard somebody say, [C] let's straighten [Dm] it out.
Think about it.
And I guarantee you that most of the time it was a [Gm] man who said it.
Now the reason why I say that is, [C] well, let's [Dm] face it, most of the time it's a man who makes
it crooked in the first place.
[Gm] We don't mean no harm.
That's just the way we are.
Sometimes we do have a [C] tendency to sort [Dm] of take it for granted, don't we?
Always acting like we don't understand some things.
[Gm] But I believe a woman feels things deeper than a man.
[C] I [Dm] don't care what nobody says.
I believe a woman loves stronger than a man.
[Gm] But you see, sometimes we just don't seem to [C] understand.
[Dm] I know because, you see, I'm [Gm] speaking from experience.
Because I came home one [F] day, [Dm] my woman was just going all around the house, [Gm] not having
very much to say.
I was kind of puzzled.
I didn't know what to [Dm] do.
So I looked her straight in [D] the eye and I said, [Dm] sit yourself down, [Gm] girl, and talk to me.
And tell [F] me what's [Dm] on your mind.
Don't you keep on telling me [Gm] everything's okay.
Because if it [F] wasn't, you [Dm] wouldn't be crying.
You've been tossing and turning [Gm] in your sleep lately, baby.
Sitting around, [C] pouting [Dm] all day long.
Now how the hell do you expect [Gm] me to understand when I [F] don't even [Dm] know what's wrong?
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, [C] baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out, honey.
[Gm] Let's straighten it out.
[Dm]
Let's straighten it out.
But the last five nights, [Gm] honey, when we went to bed, all I could [F] tell was something just [Dm] wasn't right.
When you turned your back to me [Gm] and you covered your head, oh, you didn't [F] even [Dm] say goodnight.
If you're tired and you [Gm] don't want to be bothered, baby, just leave the world [F] and I'll leave [D] you alone.
[C] Instead of [F] laying there crying [Gm] your eyes out, baby, you and me ought [F] to be getting [Dm] it on.
[D]
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out, honey.
[Gm] Let's straighten it out.
[C] [Dm] I want to straighten it out.
[Am]
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, [C] baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out.
[D] Honey, honey, honey, [Gm] I want to straighten it out all night [Dm] long, baby.
Let's straighten it out.
Now how the hell you [Gm] expect me to understand when I [C] don't even [D] know what you want?
[Dm] Baby, baby, baby, [Gm] let's straighten it out.
All I want to do, [F] baby, [Dm] is just straighten it out.
[N]
[F] [Dm]
[Gm]
[F] [Dm]
[Gm] Everybody's got to straighten out something sometimes.
[C] [Dm] I don't care how old you are, how young you are.
[Gm] I don't care if you're married, single, divorced, engaged, or [C] shackered.
[Dm] You got to straighten out something every now and then.
But I want you to [Gm] think about all the times that you've heard somebody say, [C] let's straighten [Dm] it out.
Think about it.
And I guarantee you that most of the time it was a [Gm] man who said it.
Now the reason why I say that is, [C] well, let's [Dm] face it, most of the time it's a man who makes
it crooked in the first place.
[Gm] We don't mean no harm.
That's just the way we are.
Sometimes we do have a [C] tendency to sort [Dm] of take it for granted, don't we?
Always acting like we don't understand some things.
[Gm] But I believe a woman feels things deeper than a man.
[C] I [Dm] don't care what nobody says.
I believe a woman loves stronger than a man.
[Gm] But you see, sometimes we just don't seem to [C] understand.
[Dm] I know because, you see, I'm [Gm] speaking from experience.
Because I came home one [F] day, [Dm] my woman was just going all around the house, [Gm] not having
very much to say.
I was kind of puzzled.
I didn't know what to [Dm] do.
So I looked her straight in [D] the eye and I said, [Dm] sit yourself down, [Gm] girl, and talk to me.
And tell [F] me what's [Dm] on your mind.
Don't you keep on telling me [Gm] everything's okay.
Because if it [F] wasn't, you [Dm] wouldn't be crying.
You've been tossing and turning [Gm] in your sleep lately, baby.
Sitting around, [C] pouting [Dm] all day long.
Now how the hell do you expect [Gm] me to understand when I [F] don't even [Dm] know what's wrong?
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, [C] baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out, honey.
[Gm] Let's straighten it out.
[Dm]
Let's straighten it out.
But the last five nights, [Gm] honey, when we went to bed, all I could [F] tell was something just [Dm] wasn't right.
When you turned your back to me [Gm] and you covered your head, oh, you didn't [F] even [Dm] say goodnight.
If you're tired and you [Gm] don't want to be bothered, baby, just leave the world [F] and I'll leave [D] you alone.
[C] Instead of [F] laying there crying [Gm] your eyes out, baby, you and me ought [F] to be getting [Dm] it on.
[D]
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out, honey.
[Gm] Let's straighten it out.
[C] [Dm] I want to straighten it out.
[Am]
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, [C] baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out.
[D] Honey, honey, honey, [Gm] I want to straighten it out all night [Dm] long, baby.
Let's straighten it out.
Now how the hell you [Gm] expect me to understand when I [C] don't even [D] know what you want?
[Dm] Baby, baby, baby, [Gm] let's straighten it out.
All I want to do, [F] baby, [Dm] is just straighten it out.
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ Everybody's got to straighten out something sometimes.
[C] _ _ [Dm] I don't care how old you are, how young you are. _
[Gm] I don't care if you're married, single, divorced, engaged, or [C] shackered.
[Dm] You got to straighten out something every now and then. _
But I want you to [Gm] think about all the times that you've heard somebody say, [C] let's straighten [Dm] it out.
Think about it.
And I guarantee you that most of the time it was a [Gm] man who said it.
_ Now the reason why I say that is, [C] well, let's [Dm] face it, most of the time it's a man who makes
it crooked in the first place.
[Gm] We don't mean no harm.
That's just the way we are.
Sometimes we do have a [C] tendency to sort [Dm] of take it for granted, don't we?
Always acting like we don't understand some things.
[Gm] But I believe a woman feels things deeper than a man.
[C] I [Dm] don't care what nobody says.
I believe a woman loves stronger than a man.
_ [Gm] _ But you see, sometimes we just don't seem to [C] understand.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ I know because, you see, I'm [Gm] speaking from experience.
_ _ Because I came home one [F] day, [Dm] _ my woman was just going all around the house, _ [Gm] not having
very much to say.
I was kind of puzzled.
I didn't know what to [Dm] do.
So I looked her straight in [D] the eye and I said, [Dm] sit yourself down, [Gm] girl, and talk to me.
_ _ _ And tell [F] me what's [Dm] on your mind.
_ _ Don't you keep on telling me [Gm] everything's okay.
_ _ Because if it [F] wasn't, you [Dm] wouldn't be crying.
_ _ _ You've been tossing and turning [Gm] in your sleep lately, baby.
Sitting around, [C] pouting [Dm] all day long.
_ _ Now how the hell do you expect [Gm] me to understand _ when I [F] don't even [Dm] know what's wrong? _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, _ _ _ [C] baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out, _ _ honey.
[Gm] Let's straighten it out.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
Let's straighten it out.
_ But the last five nights, [Gm] honey, when we went to bed, _ _ all I could [F] tell was something just [Dm] wasn't right.
_ _ When you turned your back to me [Gm] and you covered your head, _ oh, you didn't [F] even [Dm] say goodnight.
_ _ _ If you're tired and you [Gm] don't want to be bothered, baby, _ just leave the world [F] and I'll leave [D] you alone.
_ _ [C] Instead of [F] laying there crying [Gm] your eyes out, baby, you and me ought [F] to be getting [Dm] it on.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, _ _ baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out, _ _ honey.
[Gm] Let's straighten it out. _ _ _ _
[C] [Dm] I want to straighten it out.
_ _ _ [Am] _
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, _ _ _ [C] baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out.
_ _ [D] Honey, honey, honey, [Gm] I want to straighten it out _ all night [Dm] long, baby.
Let's straighten it out.
_ Now how the hell you [Gm] expect me to understand _ _ when I [C] don't even [D] know what you want?
[Dm] Baby, baby, baby, _ [Gm] let's straighten it out.
_ All I want to do, [F] baby, [Dm] is just straighten it out. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ Everybody's got to straighten out something sometimes.
[C] _ _ [Dm] I don't care how old you are, how young you are. _
[Gm] I don't care if you're married, single, divorced, engaged, or [C] shackered.
[Dm] You got to straighten out something every now and then. _
But I want you to [Gm] think about all the times that you've heard somebody say, [C] let's straighten [Dm] it out.
Think about it.
And I guarantee you that most of the time it was a [Gm] man who said it.
_ Now the reason why I say that is, [C] well, let's [Dm] face it, most of the time it's a man who makes
it crooked in the first place.
[Gm] We don't mean no harm.
That's just the way we are.
Sometimes we do have a [C] tendency to sort [Dm] of take it for granted, don't we?
Always acting like we don't understand some things.
[Gm] But I believe a woman feels things deeper than a man.
[C] I [Dm] don't care what nobody says.
I believe a woman loves stronger than a man.
_ [Gm] _ But you see, sometimes we just don't seem to [C] understand.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ I know because, you see, I'm [Gm] speaking from experience.
_ _ Because I came home one [F] day, [Dm] _ my woman was just going all around the house, _ [Gm] not having
very much to say.
I was kind of puzzled.
I didn't know what to [Dm] do.
So I looked her straight in [D] the eye and I said, [Dm] sit yourself down, [Gm] girl, and talk to me.
_ _ _ And tell [F] me what's [Dm] on your mind.
_ _ Don't you keep on telling me [Gm] everything's okay.
_ _ Because if it [F] wasn't, you [Dm] wouldn't be crying.
_ _ _ You've been tossing and turning [Gm] in your sleep lately, baby.
Sitting around, [C] pouting [Dm] all day long.
_ _ Now how the hell do you expect [Gm] me to understand _ when I [F] don't even [Dm] know what's wrong? _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, _ _ _ [C] baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out, _ _ honey.
[Gm] Let's straighten it out.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
Let's straighten it out.
_ But the last five nights, [Gm] honey, when we went to bed, _ _ all I could [F] tell was something just [Dm] wasn't right.
_ _ When you turned your back to me [Gm] and you covered your head, _ oh, you didn't [F] even [Dm] say goodnight.
_ _ _ If you're tired and you [Gm] don't want to be bothered, baby, _ just leave the world [F] and I'll leave [D] you alone.
_ _ [C] Instead of [F] laying there crying [Gm] your eyes out, baby, you and me ought [F] to be getting [Dm] it on.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, _ _ baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out, _ _ honey.
[Gm] Let's straighten it out. _ _ _ _
[C] [Dm] I want to straighten it out.
_ _ _ [Am] _
[Gm] Let's straighten it out, _ _ _ [C] baby.
[Dm] Let's straighten it out.
_ _ [D] Honey, honey, honey, [Gm] I want to straighten it out _ all night [Dm] long, baby.
Let's straighten it out.
_ Now how the hell you [Gm] expect me to understand _ _ when I [C] don't even [D] know what you want?
[Dm] Baby, baby, baby, _ [Gm] let's straighten it out.
_ All I want to do, [F] baby, [Dm] is just straighten it out. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _