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Song title:       I'm Straight
Original Album:	  The Modern Lovers

Words and Music by Jonathan Richman
Copyright © 1976 Beserkley Records
Published by Modern Lovers Music

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
The repeated figure for the song is 3 bars of E and 1 bar of C G-F#-E. 
There are E and C chords during the "I'm straight!" parts, and E chords
either side of the "Hippy Johnny" parts which underline the singer's contempt
for this individual!

If you listen to the recording, you'll nail it. Enjoy!
 

VERSE:
  E N.C.                     E N.C.
I   called this number three   times already today
       C N.C.                   G    C  E      N.C.
But I,   I got scared, I put it back in place, I put my phone back in place.
E N.C.                    E N.C.
  I still don't know if I   should have called up.
      C                                  G   C  E
Look,   just tell me why don't ya if I'm out of place.
       E N.C.
'Cause   here's your chance to make me feel awkward
                C                G      F#      E
And wish that I   had never even called up this place.
  E   N.C.                            E
I saw you, though, today walk by with   Hippie Johnny.
         E           C                 G    F#  E
I had to call up and say how I want to take his place.


VERSE:
        E                         E
So this phone call today concerns   Hippie Johnny.
     E      C            G F#  E
He's always stoned, he's never straight.
  E                                     E
I saw you today, you know, walk by with   Hippie Johnny.
                           C              G    F#  E
Look, I had to call up and say, I want to take his place.
                 E               E
See he's stoned,   Hippie Johnny.
                  E              C       G    F#  E
Now get this, I'm straight and I want to take his place.
                          E                      E
Now look, I like him too,   I like Hippie Johnny.
        E              C       G    F#  E
But I'm straight and I want to 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       G    F#  E
Well I'm straight and I want to take his place.


VERSE:
         E
Now I've watched you walk around here,
I've watched you meet these boyfriends, 
        C                 G   F#      E       
I know,   and you tell me how they're deep.
          E    
Look but,   if these guys, if they're really so great,
                        C                              G    F# E
Tell me, why can't they   at least take this place and take it straight?
                   E                       E
Why always stoned,   like Hippie Johnny is...?
    E              C       G    F#  E
I'm straight and I want to take his place.
                              E                       E
Oh, I'm certainly not stoned,   like Hippie Johnny is.
    E              C       G    F#  E
I'm straight and I want to take his place.
                     E  C
I said, I'm straight
                     E  C
I said, I'm straight
    E  C
I'm...
    E              C       G    F#  E
I'm straight and I want to take his place
All right you Modern Lovers, what do you say...?
                E  C
(I'm straight!)
N.C.
Tell the world now...
                E  C
(I'm straight!)
N.C.
I said...
                E  C
(I'm straight!)
          E              C       G    F#  E
Yeah, I'm straight and I want to take his place.


CHORDS:
E     557775 or 022100
C     335553
G     355433
F#    244322