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[Verse 1]
AIt’s not always Eeasy
F#mIt’s not always Dfun being the middle child
AYou gotta beElieve me
F#mIf I was a Dspice I would just be mild
AWhen things go Ewrong, I’m to blaF#mme
My parents Dalways forget my naAme
Sometimes I Eswear I feel like I could F#mrun from all this
And they Dwouldn’t notice
[Pre Chorus]
AI am just the Emiddle child
My F#mfamily don’t know DI’m alive
AEver since AnnEa was born
F#mMy house key don’t Dwork no more
[Chorus]
They care Amore for the cat
Than they Edo for me
You F#mtickle on her belly
Why don’t Dyou tickle me
AI wish they’d see Eme and smile
But iF#mt won’t change
‘Cause DI’m the middle Achild
[Verse 2]
My parents Eadore me
F#mThey tell me how Dproud they are every day
AAnd I am the Ecute one (she is so cute)
F#mThis family of Dfour should never change
AI’ll be there for theEm whenever they wish
F#mExcept for DJack ’cause he’s a Ab**ch
If I’m Etruly honest I don’t F#mknow who Jack is
But he Dsounds so average
[Pre Chorus]
AI am just the Emiddle child
(nobody cares)
My F#mfamily don’t know DI’m alive
(you could be dead)
AEver since AnnEa was born
(she’s been a star)
F#mMy house key don’t Dwork no more
[Outro]
They care Amore for the cat
Than they Edo for me
You F#mtickle on her belly
Why don’t Dyou tickle me
AI wish they’d see Eme and smile
But F#mit won’t change
‘Cause DI’m the middle Achild…

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Middle Child

by Conor Maynard

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F#m

[Verse 1]

A E

It’s not always easy

F#m D

It’s not always fun being the middle child

A E

You gotta believe me

F#m D

If I was a spice I would just be mild

A E F#m

When things go wrong, I’m to blame

D A

My parents always forget my name

E F#m

Sometimes I swear I feel like I could run from all this

And they wouldn’t notice

[Pre Chorus]

A E

I am just the middle child

F#m D

My family don’t know I’m alive

A E

Ever since Anna was born

F#m D

My house key don’t work no more

[Chorus]

They care more for the cat

Than they do for me

F#m

You tickle on her belly

Why don’t you tickle me

A E

I wish they’d see me and smile

F#m

But it won’t change

D A

‘Cause I’m the middle child

[Verse 2]

My parents adore me

F#m D

They tell me how proud they are every day

A E

And I am the cute one (she is so cute)

F#m D

This family of four should never change

A E

I’ll be there for them whenever they wish

F#m D A

Except for Jack ’cause he’s a b**ch

E F#m

If I’m truly honest I don’t know who Jack is

But he sounds so average

[Pre Chorus]

A E

I am just the middle child

(nobody cares)

F#m D

My family don’t know I’m alive

(you could be dead)

A E

Ever since Anna was born

(she’s been a star)

F#m D

My house key don’t work no more

[Outro]

They care more for the cat

Than they do for me

F#m

You tickle on her belly

Why don’t you tickle me

A E

I wish they’d see me and smile

F#m

But it won’t change

D A

‘Cause I’m the middle child…

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