Biography:
Nat "King" Cole (March 17th 1919–February 15th 1965) was a popular American singer and jazz musician.
As a piano player, he formed a jazz trio in 1938 that played Los Angeles nightclubs, one of the first jazz trios featuring guitar and piano. Prior to this he had played music since he was a child and had worked with bands since he was sixteen. He was raised in Chicago and exposed to the abundant jazz scene there. He was heavily influenced by pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines.
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Other songs:
- Aquellos Ojos Verdes
- Autumn Leaves
- Christmas Song
- I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
- I Love You For Sentimental Reasons
- L-o-v-e
- L.o.v.e
- L.o.v.e.
- Love
- Mona Lisa
- Nature Boy
- Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
- Ramblin' Rose
- Smile
- Stardust
- That's All
- The Christmas Song
- Too Young
- Unforgettable
- When I Fall In Love
- Love (Julia Nunes version)
- A Blossom Fell
- A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square
- All Over The World
- Angel Eyes
- Ansiedad
- Answer Me My Love
- Arrivederci Roma
- Ay Cosita Linda
- Cachito
- El Bodeguero
- Fascination
- Home When Shadows Fall
- I Wish You Love
- Its Only A Paper Moon
- Its So Hard To Laugh
- Let There Be Love
- Looking Back
- My Baby Just Cares For Me
- Orange Colored Sky
- Perfidia
- Pretend
- Ramblin Rose
- Rambling Rose
- Route 66
- Straighten Up And Fly Right
- Sweet Lorraine
- That Sunday That Summer
- Thats All
- The Frim Fram Sauce
- The Girl From Ipanema
- The Good Times
- The Happiest Christmas Tree
- The Little Christmas Tree
- The More I See You
- There Will Never Be Another You
- These Foolish Things
- Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer
- Time And The River
- Walking My Baby Back Home
- Whos Next In Line
- Winter Wonderland
- You Call It Madness But I Call It Love
- You Stepped Out Of A Dream
- Youre My Everything
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[Verse 1]
Ab Ab6/C Db6 Ddim7
A buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air
Ab6 Fm7 E9 Eb9
The monkey thought that everything was on the square
Ab Ab6/C Db6 Ddim7
The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back
Ab6 Fm7 Bb7(#5) Eb9
The monkey grabbed his neck and said, “Now listen, Jack…”
[Chorus 1]
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Ab Bb7(#5) Eb9
Straighten up and fly right
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Ab6 E9 Eb9
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
Ab6/C Db6
Ain’t no use in divin’
Ab Bb7(#5)
What’s the use of jiving
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Eb9 Eb9 Eb7 Ab6
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
[Bridge]
C7
The buzzard told the monkey, “you are choking me”
F7 Gb9 F9
“Release your hold, and I will set you free”
Bb9
The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye
Bb7 Eb9 Bb7(#5) Eb9 Eb7 Ab6
And said, “Your story is so touching, but it sounds just like a lie”
[Chorus 2]
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Ab Bb7(#5) Eb9
Straighten up and stay right
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Ab6 E9 Eb9
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
[Bridge]
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
[Chorus 2]
Ab Bb7(#5)
Straighten up and stay right
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Eb9 Eb9 Eb7 Ab6
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
Ab Ab6/C Db6 Ddim7
A buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air
Ab6 Fm7 E9 Eb9
The monkey thought that everything was on the square
Ab Ab6/C Db6 Ddim7
The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back
Ab6 Fm7 Bb7(#5) Eb9
The monkey grabbed his neck and said, “Now listen, Jack…”
[Chorus 1]
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Ab Bb7(#5) Eb9
Straighten up and fly right
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Ab6 E9 Eb9
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
Ab6/C Db6
Ain’t no use in divin’
Ab Bb7(#5)
What’s the use of jiving
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Eb9 Eb9 Eb7 Ab6
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
[Bridge]
C7
The buzzard told the monkey, “you are choking me”
F7 Gb9 F9
“Release your hold, and I will set you free”
Bb9
The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye
Bb7 Eb9 Bb7(#5) Eb9 Eb7 Ab6
And said, “Your story is so touching, but it sounds just like a lie”
[Chorus 2]
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Ab Bb7(#5) Eb9
Straighten up and stay right
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Ab6 E9 Eb9
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
[Bridge]
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
[Chorus 2]
Ab Bb7(#5)
Straighten up and stay right
Ab6/C Db6
Straighten up and fly right
Eb9 Eb9 Eb7 Ab6
Cool down papa, don’t you blow your top
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