Straighten Out

The Guess Who

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Song: Straighten Out (Cummings Wallace) Artist: The Guess Who Album: Road Food Tabber: Nick Gray Email:         Tuning: Standard One very simple song with a couple of interesting jazz chords.  The song has a great jazz feel to it.  My favorite from the Road Food album. The chords are complimenting the piano.  Lyrics from http://www.ghg.net/bnsteiss/lyrics/lyricsmain.html                   |-|  |5|   |-|   |-|   |-|   |-| |5|  |5|   |3|   |4|   |6|   |7| |7|  |6|   |5|   |6|   |8|   |9| |6|  |5|   |4|   |5|   |7|   |8| |7|  |7|   |5|   |6|   |8|   |9| |-|  |5|   |-|   |-|   |-|   |-| Piano Intro (0:00-0:04) Guitar starts at 0:05 seconds.   Well you asked me to be your escort baby On Graduation Day               Wrote me a note and here’s what you wrote You cried boo hoo hoo And your tears were killin’ me babe Wah wah wah. I think you better straighten out          Gimme a break           Straighten out ... if you can I heard you knockin’ but you couldn’t come in And we went walkin’ down the road to the bin That was when you were ten now is now then was then Ha ha ha. Well I telephoned you and I asked if I might just happen to be your chaperone To the Highbridge comin’-out do You said goodbye and I began to cry I said boo hoo hoo ’Cause your leavin’ was shakin’ me up Wah wah wah. I think you better straighten out.         Gimme a break Straighten out ... if you can I heard you knockin’ but you couldn’t come in And we went walkin’ down the road to the bin That was when you were ten now is now then was then Ha ha ha. The Laughters shakin me up Bo Whoo Whooin Wa Wa Wa Everybody Cryin’ Cryin’   Ha ha ha Boo who who And The Cryins Killing me Wa Wa Wa And The laughter killin me Ha ha ha

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La chanson évoque une histoire d'amour pleine de nostalgie et de déceptions. Le narrateur se souvient d'une promesse d'accompagnement et des moments partagés, tout en ressentant la douleur de l'éloignement et des adieux. Les larmes et le désespoir de l'autre sont palpables, ce qui accentue le sentiment d'incertitude et de perte. Il semble que le narrateur appelle à une clarification de la situation, cherchant une forme de vérité et de réconciliation. Le ton de la chanson mêle à la fois un côté léger, presque humoristique, avec des références au temps qui passe, tout en gardant une profondeur émotionnelle. C'est un jeu de mémoire entre l'enfantin et l'adulte, où les rires et les pleurs s'entremêlent, illustrant les complexités des relations humaines.