The Straight Life:Bobby Goldsboro. #36 in 12968. INTRO: D C (2x) #1. C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1)Sometimes I imagine myself as a drifter, F# (244322@1) Bm (x24432@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)seeker of fortunes, connoisseur of great wines. G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)Dashing through meadows of yellow and green, G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)trying to catch the impossible dream, C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1)leaving the straight life be..hind. #2. D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1)Sometimes my thoughts may find me in Mexico, F# (244322@1) Bm (x24432@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)drinking tequila, going out of my mind. G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)Having a ball on a couple of bob, G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)treating the ladies to corn on the cob, C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1)leaving the straight life be..hind. CHORUS: G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1)Suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear, Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)she comes to me softly with crackers and beer, C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) winking and blinking and blowin' in my ear, D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1)running away with my mi..nd. G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)It's great to be in love, I'm not really thinking of, C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) A (x02220@1) leaving the straight life be..hind, D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)I'm just playing a game in my mind. D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)Do n' do do do do do do do do do....do n' do do do do do do do do do. #3. D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1)Once in a while in my mind I go bummin', F# (244322@1) Bm (x24432@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)going to nowhere, with no worry of time. G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)Running along chasing after a train, G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)humming a song in the sun and the rain, C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1)leaving the straight life be...hind. #4. D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1)I can just see me on a tropical island, F# (244322@1) Bm (x24432@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)riding the surf and drinking coconut wine. G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)Having me fun with golden girls in the sand, G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)chasing the sun through an innocent land, C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1)leaving the straight life be..hind. CHORUS: G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1)Suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear, Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)she comes to me softly with crackers and beer, C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) winking and blinking and blowin' in my ear, D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1)running away with my mi..nd. G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)It's great to be in love, I'm not really thinking of, C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) A (x02220@1) leaving the straight life be..hind, D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1)I'm just playing a game in my mind. OUTRO: D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)Do n' do do do do do do do do do....do n' do do do do do do do do do. D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba....ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.(Fade.) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.