Mary Chapin Carpenter – Middle Ground (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Novice Here. You Can Hear The Transitions But The Way I Play Most Of The Song Is (D D )(U U D U) Where D D Is The First Part Of The Measure And U U D U Is The Second. Or (DDU)(DDU)(DD)(UUDU) Apologies If The Terminology Is Incorrect Change The Strumming Pattern As You See Fit. There Are A The I Switch Between As The Song Plays [Intro] G D G D C D C D G D G D C D C D [Verse]
G      D                 G      D
   For years she's lived on her own

C       D       C     D
   In a corner of the city

G          D         G        D
   Twice a year she gets back home

C          D         C          D
   Playing catch-up with the family

G               D              G         D
She tells her folks what they need to know

C            D           C       D
Her mother says she's much too thin

G            D     G       D
Her sisters ask about her beau

C        D         C              D
Her dad inquires, how's business been

C               D           G      C
   She's thirty-three this time around

C               D         G          C
   She's always been real good at listening

C               D           G         C
   Her sense of humor never lets her down

C             Em           C      D
   Except sometimes there's something missing

G      Am   D          D
   Hey,       middle ground

G      Am          D       D
   A place between up and down

G        Am       D        D
   She could be safe and sound

G      Am   C        D
Oh, to know middle ground

G  D    G  D    C  D    C  D

[instrumental]

G          D      G          D
For years she's been on her guard

C              D      C          D
She's kind of tense around the shoulders

G            D      G         D
She wonders why she works so hard

C              D      C               D
She counts the days 'til they promote her

C             D        G        C
She'll take a weekend now and then

C           D         G         C
To stay in bed and watch the reruns

C                D             G          C
She'll turn the phone off when guilt sets in

C           Em             C             D
But Sunday always kinda leaves her let down

G      Am   D          D
   Hey,       middle ground

G      Am          D       D
   A place between up and down

G        Am       D        D
   She could be safe and sound

G      Am   C        D
Oh, to know middle ground

F              F       C       C        D               G    D        G
  She gave her heart away one time, and says that she hasn't seen it since

F          F       C      C   A           A          C           C
  Love's a puzzle in her mind; the pieces match, but don't quite fit; hey...

G  Am   D  D    G  Am   D  D    G  Am   D  D    G  Am   C  D
[guitar solo]

G  D   G  D    C  D   C  D

[instrumental]

G         D         G         D
And these days run thick or thin

C          D         C         D
It never rains, or else it's pouring

G         D       G          D
All her single friends are men

C                      D     C          D
She thinks married girls are so damn boring

G      Am   D          D
   Hey,       middle ground

G      Am          D       D
   A place between up and down

G        Am       D        D
   She could be safe and sound

G      Am   C        D
Oh, to know middle ground

G      Am   D          D
   Hey,       middle ground

G      Am          D       D
   A place between up and down

G        Am       D        D
   She could be safe and sound

G      Am   C        D
Oh, to know middle ground

G       Am  C        D      G      Am  C        D       G   Am   C   D.
Oh, to know middle ground; oh, to know middle ground    [instrumental]