Upbeat Jazz Tempo = 70
Key Ab Major
Chords For Piano

Chords used:  Ab5 , Ab5 , Db5 , D?7,
F5 , E5 , Eb5 ,
              C5 , F5 , F5 , Gb5 , Bb5 ,
 Bb7(#5)

Verse I
Ab5            Ab5            Db5            D?7
A buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air

Ab5             F5                           E5       Eb5
The monkey thought that everything was on the square

Ab5            Ab5            Db5            D?7
The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back

Ab5             F5                        Bb7(#5)       Eb5
The monkey grabbed his neck and said,  ?Now listen, Jack??

Chorus I

Ab5            Db5
Straighten up and fly right

Ab5            Bb7(#5)  Eb5
Straighten up and fly right

Ab5            Db5
Straighten up and fly right

Ab5                       E5      Eb5
Cool down papa, don?t you blow your top

Ab5            Db5
Ain?t no use in divin?

Ab5            Bb7(#5)
What?s the use of  jiving

Ab5            Db5
Straighten up and fly right

Eb5                  Eb5   Eb5   Ab5
Cool down papa, don?t you blow your top

Bridge

C5
The buzzard told the monkey, ?you are choking me?

F5                  Gb5            F5
?Release your hold, and I will set you free?
Bb5
The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye

Bb5            Eb5      Bb7(#5)          Eb5      Eb5          Ab5
And said, ?Your story is so touching, but it sounds just like a lie?

Chorus II
Ab5            Db5
Straighten up and fly right

Ab5            Bb7(#5)  Eb5
Straighten up and stay  right

Ab5            Db5
Straighten up and fly right

Ab5                       E5      Eb5
Cool down papa, don?t you blow your top

(Piano/Bass solo, Guitar/Bass Solo based on verse chord progressions)

Ab5            Db5
Straighten up and fly right

Repeat Chorus II
Ab5            Bb7(#5)
Straighten up and stay right

Ab5            Db5
Straighten up and fly right

Eb5                  Eb5   Eb5   Ab5
Cool down papa, don?t you blow your top

Piano/Guitar outro

(individual notes?)            (Chord)
Ab5 , G5 , Gb5 , F5 , Eb5 , F5 , G5 ,
      Eb5 ^
                  Fly right!