{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2381265,"song":"The Middle","artist":"Trampled by Turtles","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11492134-the-middle-chords-by-trampled-by-turtles/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2381265?type=chord","rating":4.96608,"votes":75,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wasn't higher than I was supposed to be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  But the walls froze through then they shatter[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        \r\nI'm partially peaceful sitting in an empty room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  While the lights outside never matter[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  There's a bitter pill on the other side[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Smoky shaded space in a double-wide[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe could come to the middle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]C/B[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLet it all pass through[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm a pretender[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch] \r\nIt's like bein' the morning sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  All the lies I live make me wonder[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI had a bottle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]        \r\nFilled it with the only one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  That could turn my nights into thunder[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  How I wish it could be another way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  And I wouldn't stumble and go away[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah, it makes you cry just a little[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]C/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf it does us any good[/tab]\r\n\r\nI cannot see it\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I am shaping a madness[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]      \r\nThen it seems to mirror me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  While the world spins faster than ever[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they say it's burning[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]        \r\nAll the things you need to say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  You better get out now while you're limber[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Morning never cuts like I want it to[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  There's a canyon in between me and you[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I would bleed just a little[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd never be the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhy am I so tired when all I do is sleep?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\n  Is it the same dream that I keep having?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou were there with me lying in a naked seat[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut there was ample shelter and padding[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  But the wind whispers in a darkened street[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Selling simple warnings to you and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYeah it makes me die just a little[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA little every day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG C G C Em C G\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG C G C Em C G\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI cannot see it\n\nG C G C Em C G\nD G C D G C\nEm D/F# G\nAm C/B C\nG C G C Em C G\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG C G C Em C G\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG C G C Em C\nG C G C\nG C Em C G 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