3 Chords used in the song: Em, C, D
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Paula Abdul
Straight Up
Strumming: Em C D Em (x1)
Verse 1:
Em C
Lost in a dream
D Em
Don't know which way to go
Em C
If you are all that you seem
D Em
Then baby I'm moving too slow
Prechorus:
Em
I've been a fool before
C
Wouldn't like to get my love caught
D
In the slammin' door
D C
How about some information--please
Chorus:
Em
Straight up now tell me
C
Do you really want to love me forever oh oh oh
D Em
Or am I caught in a hit and run
Em
Straight up now tell me
C
Is it gonna be you and me together oh oh oh
D Em
Are you just having fun
Verse 2:
Em C
Time's standing still
D Em
Waiting for some small clue
Em C
I keep getting chills
D Em
When I think your love is true
Prechorus:
Em
I've been a fool before
C
Wouldn't like to get my love caught
D
In the slammin' door C
How about some information--please
Chorus:
Em
Straight up now tell me
C
Do you really want to love me forever oh oh oh
D Em
Or am I caught in a hit and run
Em
Straight up now tell me
C
Is it gonna be you and me together oh oh oh
D Em
Are you just having fun
Bridge:
Em C
You're so hard to read
D
You play hide and seek
Em
With your true intentions
Em C
If you're only playing games
D Em (p.m.)
I'll just have to say--bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye
Em (p.m.)
Do do you love me (do you love me)
Do do you love me (do you love me)
Do do you love me (do you love me)
Do do you love me (do you love me)
Chorus (Outro)
Em
I've been a fool before
C
Wouldn't like to get my love caught
D
In the slammin' door
Are you more than hot for me
Or am I just a page in your history
Em
I don't mean to make demands
C
But the word and the deed go hand in hand
D
How about some information--please
Em
Straight up now tell me
C
Do you really want to love me forever oh oh oh
D Em
Or am I caught in a hit and run
Em
Straight up now tell me
C
Is it gonna be you and me together oh oh oh
D Em
Are you just having fun
C D Em (strum each chord once)
Or are you having fun
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About this song: Straight Up
"Straight Up" peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the Winter of 1989. Read more on Last.fm.