Middle Ground Mary Chapin Carpenter
<br/> <br/> MIDDLE GROUND (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)<br/> -------------------------------------<br/> [Actually in A, so capo at the 2nd fret]<br/> [Each chord is about half a measure (but many measures are broken up 3:5).]<br/> <br/> G D G D C D C D G D G D C D C D<br/> [intro]<br/> <br/> G D G D<br/> For years she's lived on her own<br/> C D C D<br/> In a corner of the city<br/> G D G D<br/> Twice a year she gets back home<br/> C D C D<br/> Playing catch-up with the family<br/> <br/> She tells her folks what they need to know<br/> Her mother says she's much too thin<br/> Her sisters ask about her beau<br/> Her dad inquires, how's business been<br/> <br/> C D G C<br/> She's thirty-three this time around<br/> C D G C<br/> She's always been real good at listening<br/> C D G C<br/> Her sense of humor never lets her down<br/> C Em C D<br/> Except sometimes there's something missing<br/> <br/> G Am D D<br/> Hey, middle ground<br/> G Am D D<br/> A place between up and down<br/> G Am D D<br/> She could be safe and sound<br/> G Am C D<br/> Oh, to know middle ground<br/> <br/> G D G D C D C D<br/> [instrumental]<br/> <br/> For years she's been on her guard<br/> She's kind of tense around the shoulders<br/> She wonders why she works so hard<br/> She counts the days 'til they promote her<br/> <br/> She'll take a weekend now and then<br/> To stay in bed and watch the reruns<br/> She'll turn the phone off when guilt sets in<br/> But Sunday always kinda leaves her let down<br/> <br/> <br/> Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down<br/> She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground<br/> <br/> F F C C D G D G<br/> She gave her heart away one time, and says that she hasn't seen it since<br/> F F C C A A C C<br/> Love's a puzzle in her mind; the pieces match, but don't quite fit; hey...<br/> <br/> G Am D D G Am D D G Am D D G Am C D<br/> [guitar solo]<br/> G D G D C D C D<br/> [instrumental]<br/> <br/> And these days run thick or thin<br/> It never rains, or else it's pouring<br/> All her single friends are men<br/> She thinks married girls are so damn boring<br/> <br/> Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down<br/> She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground<br/> Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down<br/> She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground<br/> G Am C D G Am C D G Am C D.<br/> Oh, to know middle ground; oh, to know middle ground [instrumental]<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> TAB:<br/> <br/> (Actually, these parts are played on an electric guitar with no capo,<br/> but I've arranged it for a guitar capoed at the 2nd fret.)<br/> <br/> Intro:<br/> <br/> G D G D C D C D<br/> E ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||<br/> B ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||<br/> G 0---4-2---------|0---4-2---4-2-0-|----0-2---------|----0-2--(4-2-0) .||<br/> D --0-------------|--0-------------|2-4-------------|2-4------------- .||<br/> A ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||<br/> E ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||<br/> ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . <br/> (2nd time only)<br/> <br/> Guitar solo:<br/> <br/> G Am D G Am D<br/> E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> B ------1---0---0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> G 0---------------|--2---2-----0-2-|4-2-0-----------|----------------|<br/> D ----------------|----------4-----|------4-2-0---0-|----------------|<br/> A ----------------|----------------|------------3---|2-0---0-----0-3-|<br/> E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------23----|<br/> ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . <br/> <br/> G Am D G Am C D<br/> E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> B ------------1-0-|0-----------3-1-|0-3---1---------|----------------|<br/> G ----0-----0-----|--2---2---------|----------------|--0---2---------|<br/> D --0---4-2-------|----------------|----------------|2-----------0---|<br/> A 2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . <br/> <br/> G D G D C D C D<br/> E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> B ----------------|----------------|------------3---|----------------|<br/> G 0---4-2---------|0---4-2---4-2-0-|----0-2---------|----0-2---------|<br/> D --0-------------|--0-------------|2-4-------------|2-4-------------|<br/> A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|<br/> ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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