Straight Down The Middle Chords

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Straight Down The Middle by Bing Crosby is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, C, A, Ab, F, Gb and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro 
D 
Fore! 

Verse One 
D                                    C 
Straight down the middle it went straight down the middle 
A                               Ab                       A                   D 
Then it started to hook just a wee wee bit that's when my caddie lost sight of it 
F                              Gb                      G 
That little white pellet has never been found to this day 
D                                               C 
But it went straight down the middle like they say 

Verse Two 
D                                C 
Whack down the fairway it went smack down the fairway 
A                                   Ab                      A                    D 
Then it started to slice just a smidge offline it headed for two then it bounced off nine 
F                                  Gb                      G 
My caddie said as long as you're still in the state you're OK 
D                                             C 
Yes it went straight down the middle quite a way 

Verse Three 
F                                            Ab 
The sun was never brighter the greens were never greener 
D                  Ab 
And I was never keener to play 
D                                         C 
I heard it ping down the middle it went zing down the middle 
A                              Ab                            A              D 
Oh the life of a golfer is not all gloom there's always the lies in the locker room 
F                           Gb                    G 
And I'm in my glory when wrapped in a towel I can say 
D                                      C 
That it went straight down the middle today 

Short break 
D C 

Verse Four 
A                              Ab          A                                               D 
Oh the life of a golfer is not all gloom though they charge it for listening in the locker room 
F                           Gb                    G 
And I'm in my glory when wrapped in a towel I can say 
D                                                 Ab           A 
That it went straight down the middle where it wound up is a riddle 
D                                      C          C G C 
But it went straight down the middle far awsy 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante