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Middle Man

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[Intro]
 B5  G5(feedback)
 B5  G5(feedback)
 B5  C5(feedback)
 B5  C5(feedback)
[Verse 1]
  B5I was the E5middle man
I'B5m far from a E5simple man
  B5I saw it through to the E5bitter end
Like aB5n upstanding cE5itizen
Like CB5lark Kent with his E5glasses off
You pay your rB5ent with your E5tassles off
Like CB5lark Kent with his E5glasses off
The wB5hite man gets the E5better job
[Chorus]
WB5hy? You don't know hoE5w
I know you dB5on't
But I kG#5now that you tB5ry
  B5The secrets E5out
Your covers bB5lown
   G#5But that's alriB5ght
[Interlude]
B5 B5
B5 B5
[Verse 2]
  B5She thinks I'm deviliE5sh
AnB5d maybe she'd lE5ike be better if
B5My romance was E5pepper spray and I was
  B5Blinded by E5baby's taste and I
[Chorus]
   B5You don't know hE5ow
I know you dB5on't
But I kG#5now that you tB5ry
  B5The secrets E5out
Your covers bB5lown
   G#5But that's alriB5ght
[Interlude]
B..B.hG#ahaG...
B..B.wG#oahG...
[Bridge]
 BWe've all been sBomething special
 G#We all have sGomething to give
 BWe've all done sBomething awful
 G#We all love hGurting a friend
[Chorus]
   B5You don't know hE5ow
I know you dB5on't
But I kG#5now that you tB5ry
  B5The secrets E5out
Your covers bB5lown
   G#5But that's alriB5ght
[Verse 3]
  B5So let's break E5down
The cB5omatose
 G#5'cause everything's fB5ine
  B5Let's go E5out
And oB5verdose
You've G#5convinced me this tB5ime
OB5oooh, nothing but timeC#5  
PB5op songs in timeC#5  
OB5h ohC#5  
...oh, nothing but tB5ime...
C#5OoooE5hB5  
[Interlude]
B B G# G
[Outro]
B5We're all so smB5art and special
And G#5we've all got sG5omething to say
 B5We're all so yB5oung and vital
  G#5We've all dug somebody's grave

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Middle Man

by Matt and Sam's Brother

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#5

C#5

[Intro]

B5 G5

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B5 G5

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B5 C5

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B5 C5

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[Verse 1]

B5 E5

I was the middle man

B5 E5

I'm far from a simple man

B5 E5

I saw it through to the bitter end

B5 E5

Like an upstanding citizen

B5 E5

Like Clark Kent with his glasses off

B5 E5

You pay your rent with your tassles off

B5 E5

Like Clark Kent with his glasses off

B5 E5

The white man gets the better job

[Chorus]

B5 E5

Why? You don't know how

I know you don't

G#5 B5

But I know that you try

B5 E5

The secrets out

Your covers blown

G#5 B5

But that's alright

[Interlude]

B5 B5

[Verse 2]

B5 E5

She thinks I'm devilish

B5 E5

And maybe she'd like be better if

B5 E5

My romance was pepper spray and I was

B5 E5

Blinded by baby's taste and I

[Chorus]

B5 E5

You don't know how

I know you don't

G#5 B5

But I know that you try

B5 E5

The secrets out

Your covers blown

G#5 B5

But that's alright

[Interlude]

B B G# G

...haha...

B B G# G

...woah...

[Bridge]

B B

We've all been something special

G# G

We all have something to give

B B

We've all done something awful

G# G

We all love hurting a friend

[Chorus]

B5 E5

You don't know how

I know you don't

G#5 B5

But I know that you try

B5 E5

The secrets out

Your covers blown

G#5 B5

But that's alright

[Verse 3]

B5 E5

So let's break down

The comatose

G#5 B5

'cause everything's fine

B5 E5

Let's go out

And overdose

G#5 B5

You've convinced me this time

B5 C#5

Ooooh, nothing but time

B5 C#5

Pop songs in time

B5 C#5

Oh oh

...oh, nothing but time...

C#5 E5 B5

Ooooh

[Interlude]

B B G# G

[Outro]

B5 B5

We're all so smart and special

G#5 G5

And we've all got something to say

B5 B5

We're all so young and vital

G#5

We've all dug somebody's grave

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