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Stuck In The Middle With You

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Stuck In The Middle With You (Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan)
Notes:
Chords for Intro (probably played on a guitar with double
                  drop D tuning, arranged for standard)
D       x(0)077x
D7sus2  x(0)055x
D6      x(0)043x
D7      x(0)021x
D6*     x(0)020x
D5      x(0)023x
End of Bridge
D         xx0232 or xx0775
Am7add11  x05530 or x00010 or x00553
[Intro]
   D   D7sus2    D6       D7  D6*   D7  D5  
   D   D7sus2    D6       D7  D6* D7  
[Verse 1]
Well, I Ddon't know why I came here tonight
I got the Dfeeling that something ain't right
I'm so G7scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm Dwondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus]
AClowns to the left of me,
CJokers to the Gright, here I Dam,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Verse 2]
Yes I'm   Dstuck in the middle with you
And I'm Dwondering what it is I should do
It's so G7hard to keep this smile from my face
Losing conDtrol, yeah, I'm all over the place
[Chorus]
AClowns to the left of me,
CJokers to the Gright, here I Dam,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Bridge]
Well, you G7started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made manD  
And your G7friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,
DPlease.... Am7add11Please.....
[Slide Guitar]
e|-D--------5--------------5--------------5--------------5-----|
B|-7----7-------5--7\5/7---------7----7-------5--7\5/7--------|
G|-7----7------------------------7----7-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
DTrying to make some sense of it all
But I can Dsee that it makes no sense at all
Is it G7cool to go to sleep on the floor
'Cause I don't Dthink that I can take anymore
[Chorus]
AClowns to the left of me,
CJokers to the Gright, here I Dam,
Stuck in the middle with you.
[Solo]
D       D       G7       D
A   C G D
[Bridge]
Well, you G7started out with nothing,
And you're proud that you're a self made manD  
And your G7friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,
DPlease.... Am7add11Please.....
[Verse 4]
Well, I Ddon't know why I came here tonight
I got the Dfeeling that something ain't right
I'm so G7scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm Dwondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus]
AClowns to the left of me,
CJokers to the Gright, here I Dam,
Stuck in the middle with you.
Yes I'm   Dstuck in the middle with you,
  DStuck in the middle with you.
Here I Dam, stuck in the middle with you.
e|-2--2--------|
B|-3--3--------|
G|-2--2--------|
D|-0--0--------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
************************************
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
************************************

All chords in this song (10)

The story behind the song

"Stuck in the Middle with You" comes from Scottish folk rock band Stealers Wheel, formed by former school friends Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty. The song, featured on their 1972 debut album, was a critical and commercial success for the band. It plays like a wry observation on feeling out of place amidst a chaotic scene.

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Stuck In The Middle With You

by Stealers Wheel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7sus2

Am7add11

Stuck In The Middle With You (Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan)

Notes:

Chords for Intro (probably played on a guitar with double

drop D tuning, arranged for standard)

D x(0)077x

D7sus2 x(0)055x

D6 x(0)043x

D7 x(0)021x

D6* x(0)020x

D5 x(0)023x

End of Bridge

D xx0232 or xx0775

Am7add11 x05530 or x00010 or x00553

[Intro]

D D7sus2 D6 D7 D6 D7 D5

D D7sus2 D6 D7 D6 D7

[Verse 1]

Well, I don't know why I came here tonight

I got the feeling that something ain't right

I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair

And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs

[Chorus]

Clowns to the left of me,

C G D

Jokers to the right, here I am,

Stuck in the middle with you.

[Verse 2]

Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you

And I'm wondering what it is I should do

It's so hard to keep this smile from my face

Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place

[Chorus]

Clowns to the left of me,

C G D

Jokers to the right, here I am,

Stuck in the middle with you.

[Bridge]

Well, you started out with nothing,

And you're proud that you're a self made man

And your friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,

D Am7add11

Please.... Please.....

[Slide Guitar]

e|---------5--------------5--------------5--------------5-----|

B|-7----7-------5--7\5/7---------7----7-------5--7\5/7--------|

G|-7----7------------------------7----7-----------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

Trying to make some sense of it all

But I can see that it makes no sense at all

Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor

'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore

[Chorus]

Clowns to the left of me,

C G D

Jokers to the right, here I am,

Stuck in the middle with you.

[Solo]

D D G7 D

A C G D

[Bridge]

Well, you started out with nothing,

And you're proud that you're a self made man

And your friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,

D Am7add11

Please.... Please.....

[Verse 4]

Well, I don't know why I came here tonight

I got the feeling that something ain't right

I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair

And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs

[Chorus]

Clowns to the left of me,

C G D

Jokers to the right, here I am,

Stuck in the middle with you.

Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,

Stuck in the middle with you.

Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

e|-2--2--------|

B|-3--3--------|

G|-2--2--------|

D|-0--0--------|

A|-------------|

E|-------------|

************************************

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

************************************

About Stuck In The Middle With You Chords by Stealers Wheel

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