Mary Chapin Carpenter – Middle Ground (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Tab
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Chords
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]