The Middle Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays682

The Middle by Jimmy Eat World is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro 
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-2-2------------------------------------------------------| 
A-----------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5| 
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
x = abafado 
 
D      A      G 
 
G-7--| G----| G----| 
D-7--| D-7--| D-5--| 
A-5--| A-7--| A-5--| 
E----| E-5--| E-3--| 
 
Dx 
Hey 
 
                        Ax 
Don't write yourself off yet 
                               Gx                             Dx 
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on   
 
Just try your best 
                    Ax 
Try everything you can 
                               Gx                         D 
and don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away 
 
(refrao) 
Dx                           Ax 
Hey you know they're all the same 
                        Gx                               Dx 
You know you're doing better on your own so don't buy in 
 
Live right now 
             Ax 
Just be yourself 
                  Gx                                Dx 
It doesn't matter if that's good enough for someone else 
 
(refrao) 
 
Dx 
Hey 
                        Ax 
Don't write yourself off yet 
                               Gx                             Dx 
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on   
 
Do your best 
                   Ax 
Do everything you can 
                       Gx                               Dx 
Don't you worry what thier bitter hearts are going to say 
 
(refrao 2x) 
 
 
 
Refrao: 
 
          D 
It just takes some time 
                               A 
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride 
                          G 
Everything everything will be just fine 
                         D 
Everything everything will be all right (all right) 
 
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Contribuição: Alexandre Marques([email protected]) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

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