Some Of My Best Friends Are Straight

B B B B B F#7 Try not to laugh at the clothes that they wear B G#m C#7 F# Didn't mother teach you that it's not polite to stare? B F#7 Don't make a scene when you see them arm in arm B G#m C#7 F# It's best to just act casual, as if you're not alarmed G#m D#m B F# E B C# G# Just look the other way if they should dare to show affection D# E F# G#m A F# And hope to God that they use condoms for their own protection E F# B G#m Just try, try, try to open up your heart C#m F# B B7 This world is big enough for some of us to play a different part G#m D#m E Em It's not fair to persecute them for a simple twist of fate C#m F#7 B Some of my best friends are straight B F#7 Try not to wince at their backyard barbecues B G#m C#7 F# Be tactful when you tell them that their socks don't match their shoes B F#7 And when they drive by in their souped-up automobiles B G#m C#7 F# Don't yell, 'You look ridiculous up there on those great big wheels!' G#m D#m B F# E B C# G# Although the lifestyle that they've chosen seems a bit outrageous D# E F# G#m A F# Take comfort in the fact that their condition's not contagious E F# B G#m Just try, try, try to open up your heart C#m F# B B7 This world is big enough for some of us to play a different part G#m D#m E Em Although at times their preference makes them hard to tolerate C#m F#7 B Some of my best friends are straight G#m G#m D#m We've got to understand they cannot help themselves E C#m F# E B And if it disturbs you, perhaps you have those tendencies yourself! B F#7 Try not to gawk when you see them at the mall B G#m C#7 F# Don't freak out at the gym if one should share your shower stall B F#7 Try not to smirk at the hairdos that they sport B G#m C#7 F# Though at times you'd like to haul them off to fashion court G#m D#m B F# E B C# G# And if in fact you find yourself compelled to intervene D# E F# G#m A F# Just gently recommend they find a barber who's a queen! E F# B G#m And try, try, try to open up your heart C#m F# B B7 This world is big enough for some of us to play a different part G#m D#m E Em Although they have a tendency to overpopulate C#m F#7 B Some of my best friends are straight G#m D#m E Em Now I might not want my sister to take one on a date C#m F#7 Some of my best friends are... C#m F#7 One of your best friends could be... (spoken) Even! C#m F#7 E B Someone right beside you could be straight! (They might be straight!)