The Middle Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays465

The Middle by Ella Mae Bowen is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Dm, G, Am and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
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C 
I wasn’t looking for someone to run to 
F 
That August day when I first saw you 
C                                   F 
But I guess that’s how these things begin 
C 
You were’t looking for someone to save you 
F 
But in the minute I think we both knew 
C                                   F 
That we were meant to be more than “just friends” 
Dm                              G 
And it’s just not fair cause I’m lost somewhere 

C                                 F 
I’m just North of starting to fall for you 
C                           G 
I’m just South of all the way gone 
Am                               F 
I’m East if it means I’m on the right side of a heartache 
    D                      G 
I’m west of reason for hanging on 
C                        F 
My heart’s lost all sense of direction 
C                              G 
I’m running to you even if it’s wrong 
     Am                 G                 F 
Cause the story in your eyes gives me a reason to believe 
        D               G            C           F 
If you’d meet me in the middle, I’d be home 

C 
Don’t really know what’s supposed to come next 
F 
Somebody has to take the next step 
C                                   F 
But I don’t wanna bend this ‘til it breaks 
Dm                          G 
Cause I’m just like you, baby I’m scared too 

C                                 F 
I’m just North of starting to fall for you 
C                            G 
I’m just South of all the way gone 
Am            G                 F 
I’m East if it means I’m on the right side of a heartache 
    D                        G 
I’m west of reason for hanging on 
C                            F 
My heart’s lost all sense of direction 
C                              G 
I’m running to you even if it’s wrong 
     Am                 G                    F 
Cause the story in your eyes gives me a reason to believe 
       D                  G           
If you’d meet me in the middle, 
       Am                   G 
I’d be home  with you, I’d be home 
         F                   G 
I think you feel it too, so baby meet me there 

C                            F 
My heart’s lost all sense of direction 
C                              G 
I’m running to you even if it’s wrong 
        Am            G                  F 
Cause the story in your eyes gives me a reason to believe 
    D               G             C         F     C    F  C  F   C 
If you’d meet me in the middle, I’d be home 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante