Im Straight

    E                 E           
E|--0---------------|-0-----------
B|--0---------------|-0-----------
G|--1---------------|-1-----------
D|--2---------------|-2-----------
A|--2---------------|-2-----------
E|--0---------------|-0-----------
      C               G  (F#)    
E|--|-0-------------|------------0--
B|--|-1-------------|------------0--
G|--|-0-------------|------------1--
D|--|-2-------------|------------2--
A|--|-3-------------|-2----------2--
E|--|-X-------------|-3---2--0---0--

Basically an E C G E pattern with a 
little bass run between the G and
the E. Repeat this pattern for the 
entire song, except where there are
single chords, as in the beginning. 
N.C. means "no chord."



  E                        E
I called this number three times 
already today
     C                      G F# 
But I, I got scared, I put it 
     E
back in place,

I put my phone back in place.
E                      E
I still don't know if I should have 
called up.
      C                            
Look, just tell me why don't ya if 
     G  F#   E
I'm out of place.
       E                           
'Cause here's your chance to make 
        E
me feel awkward
              C                  
And wish that I had    never even 
     G    F#        E
called up this place.


E                                  
I saw you though today walk by with 
E
hippie Johnny.
      E              C            
I had to call up and say how I 
         G   F#   E
want to take his place.
        E                         
So this phone call today concerns 
E
hippie Johnny.
     E        C             
He’s always stoned, he’s never 
G   F#   E
straight.
  E                                
I saw you today, you know, walk by 
    E
with hippie Johnny.
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               E            C     
Look, I had to call up and say, I 
           G   F#   E
want to take his place.

               E              E
See he's stoned, hippie Johnny.
                    E           
Now get this, I'm straight and I 
C            G   F#   E
want to take his place.
                         E      
Now look, I like him too, I like 
              E
hippie Johnny
            E           C         
But I’m I'm straight and I want to
   G   F#   E
 take his place.


                    E      C
I said, I'm straight
                    E      C
I said, I'm straight
                E      C
I'm proud to say
          E           C            
Well I'm straight and I want to 
G   F#   E
take his place.




E E

         E                    E
Now I've watched you walk around 
                             C
here. I've watched you meet these
                             G    
boyfriends, I know, and you tell 
F#     E
me how they're deep.
    E                    E
Look but, if these guys, if they're 
really so great,
                   C            
tell me, why can't they at least 
                    G    
take this place and take it 
F#     E
straight?

                 E            
Why always stoned, like hippie 
          E
Johnny is?
     E             C        G   
I'm straight and I want to take 
F#   E
his place.
                           E     
Oh I'm certainly not stoned, like 
                 E
hippie Johnny is.
     E             C        G   
I'm straight and I want to take 
F#   E
his place.


                    E      C
I said, I'm straight
                    E      C
I said, I'm straight
    E      C          E          
I'm              I'm straight and
   C
 I want to


   G     F#        E
All right you Modern Lovers what do 
you say?

      E          C
(I'm straight!)    Tell the world 
now
      E          C
(I'm straight!)    I said
      E          C
(I'm straight!)
     E             C        G   
I'm straight and I want to take 
F#   E
his place.