The Straight Life:Bobby Goldsboro. #36 in 12968. INTRO: D C (2x) #1. C D D7 Sometimes I imagine myself as a drifter, F# Bm E A seeker of fortunes, connoisseur of great wines. G Em D Dashing through meadows of yellow and green, G Em D trying to catch the impossible dream, C A A7 leaving the straight life be..hind. #2. D D7 Sometimes my thoughts may find me in Mexico, F# Bm E A drinking tequila, going out of my mind. G Em D Having a ball on a couple of bob, G Em D treating the ladies to corn on the cob, C A A7 leaving the straight life be..hind. CHORUS: G F#m Suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear, Em A D she comes to me softly with crackers and beer, C G winking and blinking and blowin' in my ear, D C A A7 running away with my mi..nd. G A Em D It's great to be in love, I'm not really thinking of, C F A leaving the straight life be..hind, D A D I'm just playing a game in my mind. D C D C D C D C Do n' do do do do do do do do do....do n' do do do do do do do do do. #3. D D7 Once in a while in my mind I go bummin’, F# Bm E A going to nowhere, with no worry of time. G Em D Running along chasing after a train, G Em D humming a song in the sun and the rain, C A A7 leaving the straight life be...hind. #4. D D7 I can just see me on a tropical island, F# Bm E A riding the surf and drinking coconut wine. G Em D Having me fun with golden girls in the sand, G Em D chasing the sun through an innocent land, C A A7 leaving the straight life be..hind. CHORUS: G F#m Suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear, Em A D she comes to me softly with crackers and beer, C G winking and blinking and blowin' in my ear, D C A A7 running away with my mi..nd. G A Em D It's great to be in love, I'm not really thinking of, C F A leaving the straight life be..hind, D A D I'm just playing a game in my mind. OUTRO: D C D C D C D C Do n' do do do do do do do do do....do n' do do do do do do do do do. D C D C D C D C ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba....ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba.(Fade.) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.