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GWell, I gotta get out, right now, what in the world to do
CSeems I stole the ghost away from Gyou
DShame my mother with the burden of a murdering Gson
GWell, I'm headed out west, blazing a trail, gonna run clean out of my shoes
CI'll keep running 'til the bottom of my feet are Gbruised
DUncle told me once about a place called the middle Gground
G C G D G
GWell, way over yonder past the Ohio River you can eat like a woodland king
CThere's fish in the water like you ain't never Gseen
DAin't no man hungry in the bounty of the middle Gground
GYou can eat on elk, eat on deer, you can eat on ring-tailed coon
CThere's all kinds of critters in the dark wanna eat on Gyou
DAin't no man hungry in the bounty of the middle Gground
CWell, the church yard brought the bull around the mountain, turned the murderer on the Grun
DPray my momma and the Lord in heaven can forgive me for the things I've done
CThere ain't no jury in the middle ground, in the middle ground a boy is Gfree
DSo goodbye momma, I'm going to the middle Gground
G C G D G
G C G D G
CWell, I know his friends and his next of kin would love to watch me Gswing
DAnd I may be sorry but I ain't so sorry that I'm never gonna let them see
CThere ain't no jury in the middle ground, in the middle ground a boy is Gfree
DSo goodbye momma, I'm going to the middle Gground
GWell, I gotta get out, right now, what in the world to do
CSeems I beat the brakes right off of Gyou
DSent you early to the maker of the middle Gground
DSo goodbye momma, I'm going to the middle gGround

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Middle Ground

by Tyler Childers

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Well, I gotta get out, right now, what in the world to do

C G

Seems I stole the ghost away from you

D G

Shame my mother with the burden of a murdering son

Well, I'm headed out west, blazing a trail, gonna run clean out of my shoes

C G

I'll keep running 'til the bottom of my feet are bruised

D G

Uncle told me once about a place called the middle ground

G C G D G

Well, way over yonder past the Ohio River you can eat like a woodland king

C G

There's fish in the water like you ain't never seen

D G

Ain't no man hungry in the bounty of the middle ground

You can eat on elk, eat on deer, you can eat on ring-tailed coon

C G

There's all kinds of critters in the dark wanna eat on you

D G

Ain't no man hungry in the bounty of the middle ground

C G

Well, the church yard brought the bull around the mountain, turned the murderer on the run

Pray my momma and the Lord in heaven can forgive me for the things I've done

C G

There ain't no jury in the middle ground, in the middle ground a boy is free

D G

So goodbye momma, I'm going to the middle ground

G C G D G

C G

Well, I know his friends and his next of kin would love to watch me swing

And I may be sorry but I ain't so sorry that I'm never gonna let them see

C G

There ain't no jury in the middle ground, in the middle ground a boy is free

D G

So goodbye momma, I'm going to the middle ground

Well, I gotta get out, right now, what in the world to do

C G

Seems I beat the brakes right off of you

D G

Sent you early to the maker of the middle ground

D G

So goodbye momma, I'm going to the middle ground

About Middle Ground Chords by Tyler Childers

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