Straight Shooter
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Straight Shooter:The Mamas And Papas.
Album - If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears.
#1 in 1966.
#1.
A
Don't get me mad...don't tell no lie.
A7
Don't make me sad...don't pass me b....y.
D A
Baby are you holding, holding anything but me?
E D
Cause I'm a real straight shooter...if you
A
know what I mean.
#2.
A
You can bring me love...you can hang around.
A7
You can bring me up...don't you bring me do...wn.
D A
Baby are you holding, holding anything but me?
E D
Cause I'm a real straight shooter...if you know
A
what I mean.
[Refrão]D
I've been searching all night, just to find what
A
I'm looking for.
D C
Baby, baby, treat me right, or I won't come round
E
your door...No more!
#3.
A
You can bring me love...you can hang around.
A7
You can bring me up...don't you bring me do...wn.
D A
Baby are you holding, holding anything but me?
E D
Cause I'm a real straight shooter...if you know
A
what I mean.
[Refrão]D
I've been searching all night, just to find what
A
I'm looking for.
D C
Baby, baby, treat me right, or I won't come round
E
your door...No more!
#4.
A
Don't get me mad...don't tell no lie.
A7
Don't get me sad...just get me hi..gh.
D A
Baby, what your holding, half of that belongs to me.
E D
Cause I'm a real straight shooter..(Baby, don't you
get me down...)
E D
I'm a real straight shooter...(I've been searching
all night long...)
E D A
I'm a real straight shooter (baby) if you know what I mean..
C A
If you know what I mean.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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