Straighten Up Your Heart
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Intro: G Am7 C Dm7 G C D G
#1.
C Dm7 C D
Your cheating heart was playing from the start
C D G C
and our love's becoming the talk of the town.
Am
(Talk of the town.)
C D G C D G C
I can't live up to misery and pain, that I'm about
D G C
to face..my tears would fall like rain.
D G Dm7
(Teardrops are falling on my pillow.)
#2.
Dm7 Em7
Cause I happen to know, one day soon, you'll let
me go.
D A D Am7 G
It's gonna hurt, it's gonna hurt me so in---side.
C Em7 D G C Em7
So, if you don't wanna..(aaaah-oooo)..don't want
Dm7 C D G C D
to see me cry..please don't ever, ever say goodbye.
Chorus:
Am7 D
Just straighten up your heart..(straighten up,
Am7 Em7
straighten up your heart)..and we can start anew.
D G
And if you do this for me, I'll know your loving
C Dm7
is true..(it's true, it's true.)
INTERLUDE: Am7 C Dm7 G C G C D G C
Chorus:
Am7 D
So, straighten up your heart..(straighten up,
Am7 Em7
straighten up your heart)..and we can start anew.
D G
And if you do this for me, I'll know your loving
C Dm7
is true..(it's true, it's true.)
OUTRO:
G Em7 F
Baby, I'll know your love is true..(it's true, it's
true)
C Dm7
Darling, I'll know your love is true..(it's true, it's
true)
Em7 Am7 Em7 Dm7
So true (it's true, it's true) I'll know.....(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
How to play Straighten Up Your Heart
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.