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[Intro]
  A    D    E(x4)
[Verse]
  AI wanna change the world    Dor you to chEange it for me 
  AI'd like for boys and girls    Dto love life whEen they're 40 
  AI want some things to stay    Dexactly tEhe way they are 
  AI cannot wait to say    Dhow far I've gEotten so far 
  DNow can't you sEee all of the tC#mhings right there in fF#mront of you 
  DNow can't you sEee all of the tC#mhings these things were mF#meant to do 
  DNow can't you sEee all of the tC#mhings these things were F#min the past 
  DNow can't you see how long these thDmings will last 
[Chorus]
Cause all it tAakes is the right thing said at C#mthe right time 
Even Dif you didn't know how mDmuch you'd get along in perfect 
hAarmony and rhyme 
It dC#moesn't cost a dime to make it sDound 
like we've come arDmound and found Middle GrAound D  E  A  D  E  
[Verse]
  AYou seem to look at me    Dlike I am tEotally wrong 
  AI tend to look at you    Dlike you were rEight all along 
  ABut I don't wanna be    Dconstantly lEooking forward 
  Ato a full grown tree when right nDow, I can flEy like a bird 
  DNow don't you knEow that all of C#mus are one and F#mall the same 
  DNow don't you knEow that all of C#mus want talent, F#mcash, and fame
  DNow don't you knEow that all of C#mus simply can't F#mget along 
  DNow don't you know that that's both rDmight and wrong 
[Chorus]
Cause all it tAakes is the right thing said at C#mthe right time 
Even Dif you didn't know how mDmuch you'd get along in perfect 
hAarmony and rhyme 
It dC#moesn't cost a dime to make it sDound 
like we've come arDmound and found Middle GrAound D  E  A  D  E  
[Solo]  
  A    D           E(x4)
  D    E    C#m    F#m(x3)
D  Dm
[Final Chorus]
Cause all it tAakes is the right thing said at C#mthe right time 
Even Dif you didn't know how mDmuch you'd get along in perfect 
hAarmony and rhyme 
It dC#moesn't cost a dime to make it sDound 
like we've cD#ome arEound and finEallD#y fDound sDome MC#iddlCe GrBound 
[Outro]
 A     D  E   A

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Middle Ground

by AnimatedJames

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C#m

F#m

[Intro]

A D E

(x4)

[Verse]

A D E

I wanna change the world or you to change it for me

A D E

I'd like for boys and girls to love life when they're 40

A D E

I want some things to stay exactly the way they are

A D E

I cannot wait to say how far I've gotten so far

D E C#m F#m

Now can't you see all of the things right there in front of you

D E C#m F#m

Now can't you see all of the things these things were meant to do

D E C#m F#m

Now can't you see all of the things these things were in the past

D Dm

Now can't you see how long these things will last

[Chorus]

A C#m

Cause all it takes is the right thing said at the right time

D Dm

Even if you didn't know how much you'd get along in perfect

harmony and rhyme

C#m D

It doesn't cost a dime to make it sound

Dm A D E A D E

like we've come around and found Middle Ground

[Verse]

A D E

You seem to look at me like I am totally wrong

A D E

I tend to look at you like you were right all along

A D E

But I don't wanna be constantly looking forward

A D E

to a full grown tree when right now, I can fly like a bird

D E C#m F#m

Now don't you know that all of us are one and all the same

D E C#m F#m

Now don't you know that all of us want talent, cash, and fame

D E C#m F#m

Now don't you know that all of us simply can't get along

D Dm

Now don't you know that that's both right and wrong

[Chorus]

A C#m

Cause all it takes is the right thing said at the right time

D Dm

Even if you didn't know how much you'd get along in perfect

harmony and rhyme

C#m D

It doesn't cost a dime to make it sound

Dm A D E A D E

like we've come around and found Middle Ground

[Solo]

A D E

(x4)

D E C#m F#m

(x3)

D Dm

[Final Chorus]

A C#m

Cause all it takes is the right thing said at the right time

D Dm

Even if you didn't know how much you'd get along in perfect

harmony and rhyme

C#m D

It doesn't cost a dime to make it sound

D# E E D# D D C# C B

like we've come around and finally found some Middle Ground

[Outro]

A D E A

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