Im Straight Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

E E C G F♯ E

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. C means "no chord."

 I EcalCled this number three EtimCes already today

 But CI, CI got scared, I put

 IGt F♯bacEk in place, I put my phone back in place.

EI still don't know if I

Eshould have called up.

 Look, Cjust tell me why don't ya if I'm GouF♯t oEf place.

E'Cause here's your chance to make me feel awkward

 And wish that I hadC

 never even GcaF♯lleEd up this place.

EI saw you though today walk by with hippie Johnny.

 I had to Ccall up and say how I want to GtaF♯ke Ehis place.

(and so on . . . . . . )

So this phone call today conerns hippie Johnny.

He's always stoned, he's never straight.

I saw you today, you know, walk by with hippie Johnny.

Look, I had to call up and say, I want to take his place.

See he's stoned, hippie Johnny.

Now get this, I'm straight and I want to take his place.

Now look, I like him too, I like hippie Johnny.

But I'm straight

and I want to take his place.

I said, I'm straight

I said, I'm straight

I'm proud to say

Well I'm straight and I want to take his place.

Now I've watched you walk around here.

I've watched you meet these

boyfriends, I know, and you tell me how they're deep.

Look but, if these guys, if they're really so great,

tell me, why can't they at least take this place

and take it straight? Why always stoned,

like hippie Johnny is?

I'm straight and I want to take his place.

Oh I'm certainly not stoned, like hippie Johnny is.

I'm straight and I want to take his place.

I said, I'm straight

I said, I'm straight

I'm

I'm straight and I want to take his place

All right you Modern Lovers what do you say?

(I'm straight!)

Tell the world now

(I'm straight!)

I said

(I'm straight!)

Yeah I'm straight and I want to take his place.