Caught In The Midldle Chords

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Caught In The Midldle by Paramore is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: C F G  (2x) 

Verse 
C 
I can’t think of getting old 
F                 G        C F G 
It only makes me want to die 
C 
And I can’t think of who I was 
F                     G         C F G 
‘Cause it just makes me want to cry cry cry 


           F                    Em 
Can’t look back can’t look too far ahead 
         F                 G 
I got the point I got the message 

 
C                       Am         Em F 
I’m just a little bit caught in the middle 
C                       Am            Em F 
I try to keep going but it’s not that simple 
C                         Am              Em F 
I think I’m a little bit caught in the middle 
C                       Am 
Gotta keep going or they’ll call me a quitter 
              Em   F 
Yeah I’m caught in the middle 

C F G  (2x) 

Verse 
C 
I was dreaming life away 
F                 G          C F G 
All the while just going blind 
C 
Can’t see the forest for the trees 
F                 G        C F G 
Behind the lids of my own eyes 


         F                   Em 
Nostalgia’s cool but it won’t help me now 
           F                     G 
A dream is good if you don’t wear it out 


C                       Am               Em F 
I’m just a little bit caught in the middle 
C                         Am               Em F 
I try to keep going but it’s not that simple 
C                         Am               Em F 
I think I’m a little bit caught in the middle 
C                         Am 
Gotta keep going or they’ll call me a quitter 
      Em           F 
Yeah I’m caught in the middle 

Solo: C Am F F 

C 
No I don’t need no help 
Am 
I can sabotage me by myself 
F 
Don’t need no one else 
F 
I can sabotage me by myself 

C 
I don’t need no help 
Am 
I can sabotage me by myself 
F 
Don’t need no one else 
F 
I can sabotage me by myself repeat 

 
C                       Am         Em F 
I’m just a little bit caught in the middle 
C                         Am          Em F 
I try to keep going but it’s not that simple 
C                         Am              Em F 
I think I’m a little bit caught in the middle 
C                       Am 
Gotta keep going or they’ll call me a quitter 
      Em           F 
Yeah I’m caught in the middle 

C F G 
I’m caught in the middle ?? 
    	

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