Straighten Out Chords by The Stranglers

Tempo:
160.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

C

G

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Stranglers Straighten Out chords
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And the first commandment reads,
It's sacred, and slaughter is no more.
[G]
The break of day has come, I see the cracks have just begun to [E] line the walls, line the walls.
[G]
I want to see the little girls and boys destroy their toys and [E] line the walls, line the walls.
[B] Life ain't [C] for little [A] [E] girls,
[B] British boys, [C] minds in [A] a [E] whirl.
[B] Tell your [C] friends that'll [A] make you cool, [C]
straight [D] [A] and out, [G]
straight [A] [E] and [C] out, straight [A] and out, [G]
straight [E] and out.
[G] For twenty years and more, just tell me what we're living for, so [E] tell me now, tell me now.
[G] A stricted intellect, that government [E] capitulation follows now, follows now.
[B] What if we're [C] for little [A] [E] girls, [B] British boys, [C] minds in [A] a whirl.
[E]
[B] Tell your friends [C] that'll make [A] you cool, [C]
straight [A] and out, [G]
straight [A] [E] and [C] out, [A] straight and [G] out, [E] straight and out.
[G] The break of day has come, I see the cracks have just begun to line [E] the walls, line the [G] walls.
I want to see the little girls and boys destroy their toys and line [E] the walls, [G] line [E] the walls.
[B] What a fate [C] for [A] little girls, [B] British [C] boys, minds in [A] a whirl.
[E]
[B] Tell your [C] friends that'll [A] make you cool, [C]
straight [A] and [G] out, [E] straight and [C] out, [A] straight and [G] out, [E] straight and out.
[G]
[F#m] [G] [A] [F#m]
[G] [A] [F#m]
[C#]
[F#m] [G] [Em]
[B]
Straight and [C] out, [A] straight and [E] out, [B] straight and [C] out, straight and [Em] out.
[B] Straight and [Em] out,
[B] [Am] straight and [E] out, straight [B] and [C] out, [A] straight and [E] out,
[B] [Am] straight [A] and out.
[E] [B] [Em]
[A] [Em]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
C
3211
G
2131
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
C
3211
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To start learning The Stranglers - Straighten Out chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, A, E, B, C, A, B, E and C. Start with a comfortable 80 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 161. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And the first commandment reads,
_ _ _ _ It's sacred, and slaughter is no more.
_ _ _ [G]
The break of day has come, I see the cracks have just begun to [E] line the walls, line the walls.
[G]
I want to see the little girls and boys destroy their toys and [E] line the walls, line the walls. _
[B] Life ain't [C] for little [A] _ [E] girls, _
[B] British boys, [C] minds in [A] a [E] whirl.
[B] Tell your [C] friends that'll [A] make you cool, [C] _
straight [D] _ [A] and out, [G] _
straight [A] _ [E] and _ [C] out, straight _ [A] and out, [G] _ _
straight [E] and out.
[G] For twenty years and more, just tell me what we're living for, so [E] tell me now, tell me now.
[G] A stricted intellect, that government _ [E] capitulation follows now, _ follows now. _
[B] What if we're [C] for little [A] _ [E] girls, [B] British boys, [C] minds in [A] a whirl.
[E] _
[B] Tell your friends [C] that'll make [A] you cool, [C] _
straight [A] _ and out, [G] _
straight [A] _ [E] and _ [C] out, _ [A] straight and _ [G] out, _ [E] straight and out.
[G] The break of day has come, I see the cracks have just begun to line [E] the walls, line the [G] walls.
I want to see the little girls and boys destroy their toys and line [E] the walls, [G] line [E] the walls.
[B] What a fate [C] for [A] little girls, [B] British [C] boys, minds in [A] a whirl.
[E] _
[B] Tell your [C] friends that'll [A] make you cool, [C] _ _
straight [A] and _ [G] out, _ [E] straight and _ _ [C] out, [A] straight and _ _ [G] out, [E] straight and out. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
Straight and [C] out, [A] straight and [E] out, [B] straight and [C] out, straight and [Em] out.
[B] Straight and [Em] out, _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [Am] _ straight and [E] out, straight [B] and [C] out, [A] straight and [E] out, _
[B] _ _ [Am] straight [A] and out.
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Dave Greenfield, Hugh Cornwell, Black J and Jean‐Jacques Burnel.

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