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The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
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Tabbed By : matdomchris
e-mail: aaronshelley@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning:Drop E down to D
A Fantastic but fairly easy song by a great band.
Intro-Played lightly.
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(Those aren't the exact number of notes but you can tell when the note changes are,
like that all the way through the song)
Verse:
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Hey, don't write yourself off yet, it's only in your head you feel left
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out, or looked down on. Just try your best, try everything
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you can, and don't you worry what they tell themselves, when you're away.
Chorus:
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It just takes some time, little girl your in the middle of the ride
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evrything evrything'll be just fine,evrything evrything'll be alright alrite
Verse 2:
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Hey, you know they're all the same, you know you're doin better on your
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own, so don't buy in. Live right now, and just be yourself
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It doesn't matter if its good enough for someone else.
Chorus:
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It just takes some time, little girl your in the middle of the ride
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evrything evrything'll be just fine,evrything evrything'll be alright alrite
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jimmy_eat_world/the_middle_btab_ver_4.html ]
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It just takes some time, little girl your in the middle of the ride
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evrything evrything'll be just fine,evrything evrything'll be alright alrite
Bridge/Solo: (again, these are probably not the actual amount of notes, but you can
the note changes)
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WWOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Verse 3:
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Hey, don't write yourself off yet, it's only in your head you feel left
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out, or looked down on. Just do your best, do everything
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you can, and don't you worry what their bitter hearts, are gunna say.
Chorus:
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It just takes some time, little girl your in the middle of the ride
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evrything evrything'll be just fine,evrything evrything'll be alright alrite
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It just takes some time, little girl your in the middle of the ride
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evrything evrything'll be just fine,evrything evrything'll be alright alrite
I've seen them live, this is how Rick plays it, this is how I play it in my band.
