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[Intro]
   G    Em        C(x4)
[Verse 1]
I Gtake my chances on Emfrozen Clakes
I dGon't go to church on EmSundaysC  
I tGraded my water for EmwhiskeyC  
But I Gknow my God and Emhe knows Cme
[Chorus]
CDon't go running your mouth at Gme
About the Clight and the dark and nothing in Gbetween
I see a Cright and a wrong and a line in the Emmiddle
Don't forget about the Cmiddle
Don't forget about the Gmiddle
Yeah, don't forget about the Cmiddle
[Interlude]
   G    Em        C(x2)
[Verse 2]
GI fell in love in a bEmar downCtown
She was a Gone night stand who Emstuck aCround
Now I'm the Gonly man she ever Emdances for Cnow
We're both Gmissing some pieces but make it Emwork soCmehow
[Chorus]
CDon't go pointing your finger at Gme
You don't know Cwhere I've been or what I've Gseen
Closing your Ceyes is not the answer to the Emriddle
I found it in the middleC  
Yeah, I found it in the Gmiddle
Oh, I found it in the Cmiddle
[Chorus]
CYeah, don't go pointing your finger at Gme
You don't Cknow where I've been or what I've Gseen
Closing your Ceyes is not the answer to the Emriddle
I found it in the Cmiddle
Yeah, I found it in the Gmiddle
[Outro]
I think you'll like it in the Cmiddle
Why don't you try it in the Gmiddle
Water's nice here in the Cmiddle
Water's nice here in the Gmiddle

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The Middle

by Jeffrey Martin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G Em C

(x4)

[Verse 1]

G Em C

I take my chances on frozen lakes

G Em C

I don't go to church on Sundays

G Em C

I traded my water for whiskey

G Em C

But I know my God and he knows me

[Chorus]

C G

Don't go running your mouth at me

C G

About the light and the dark and nothing in between

C Em

I see a right and a wrong and a line in the middle

Don't forget about the middle

Yeah, don't forget about the middle

[Interlude]

G Em C

(x2)

[Verse 2]

G Em C

I fell in love in a bar downtown

G Em C

She was a one night stand who stuck around

G Em C

Now I'm the only man she ever dances for now

G Em C

We're both missing some pieces but make it work somehow

[Chorus]

C G

Don't go pointing your finger at me

C G

You don't know where I've been or what I've seen

C Em

Closing your eyes is not the answer to the riddle

I found it in the middle

Yeah, I found it in the middle

Oh, I found it in the middle

[Chorus]

C G

Yeah, don't go pointing your finger at me

C G

You don't know where I've been or what I've seen

C Em

Closing your eyes is not the answer to the riddle

I found it in the middle

Yeah, I found it in the middle

[Outro]

I think you'll like it in the middle

Why don't you try it in the middle

Water's nice here in the middle

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