STRAIGHT A'S IN LOVE
-J.Cash-
Recorded December 16, 1956, Sun Studio
Released as Sun 334
Key: F / Capo: 1 / Play: E
INTRO: E
VERSE:
[E]Well a-readin' and a-writtin' and arithmatic never did get through to me
[E]It ain't because I'm square or thick cause I learned my ABC's
[E]But when I graduated from grammar school and I moved one grade above
[A]I began to be a snook at hook but I [B7]made straight A's in [E]love
CHORUS:
[E]Now the [A]teacher would say to learn your algebra but I'd b[E]ring home C's and D's
[E]How [A]could I make an A when there's a swingin' maid
[A]On the [F#]left and on the right and in the [B7]back and the front of me
[B7]Oh my [E]grades are low on my card I know but they oughta give me one above
[E]If they'd[A] give me a mark for learning in the dark I'd[B7] have straight A's in[E] love
INSTRUMENTAL: E A B7 E
VERSE:
Now in my senior year with graduation near I did my homework every night
And when my mama said I oughta go to bed I'd turn out all the lights
But one sweetie pie was waiting right outside she'd be cooing like a dove
Although I did my best I failed semester test but I made straight A's in love
REPEAT CHORUS
-J.Cash-
Recorded December 16, 1956, Sun Studio
Released as Sun 334
Key: F / Capo: 1 / Play: E
INTRO: E
VERSE:
[E]Well a-readin' and a-writtin' and arithmatic never did get through to me
[E]It ain't because I'm square or thick cause I learned my ABC's
[E]But when I graduated from grammar school and I moved one grade above
[A]I began to be a snook at hook but I [B7]made straight A's in [E]love
CHORUS:
[E]Now the [A]teacher would say to learn your algebra but I'd b[E]ring home C's and D's
[E]How [A]could I make an A when there's a swingin' maid
[A]On the [F#]left and on the right and in the [B7]back and the front of me
[B7]Oh my [E]grades are low on my card I know but they oughta give me one above
[E]If they'd[A] give me a mark for learning in the dark I'd[B7] have straight A's in[E] love
INSTRUMENTAL: E A B7 E
VERSE:
Now in my senior year with graduation near I did my homework every night
And when my mama said I oughta go to bed I'd turn out all the lights
But one sweetie pie was waiting right outside she'd be cooing like a dove
Although I did my best I failed semester test but I made straight A's in love
REPEAT CHORUS
