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Middle Man by Jack Johnson
Middle Man
Tuning: E A D G B E
Note: Use bar chords for all chords except Em*
[Intro] (x2)
Em A
[Verse]
Em
Well he's not necessarily trying to say that he minds it
A
But someone plays evil tricks on that kid
Em
Well he's not necessarily trying to say god can't be trusted
A
But someone plays evil tricks on that kid
Em
As certain situations scream for deviations
A
But somehow we always get stuck in the middle
Em
Of this and that and then he should try less
A
Every time he's rejected then he loses affection
[Chorus]
C
But don't we all, don't we just got to give a little time
A D Em D
Maybe give a friend a call instead of making him confused
A D Em D
What a terrible thing for you to do-ooo
A D Em D
What an awful thing for you to say-eee
A D A G F# F Em*
What a terrible thing for you to relay
[Interlude]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-6-------------------------5-6-------------------|
E|-0---0-0--7--0--5---5-5------0---0-0--7--0--5---5-5------------------------|
[Verse]
Em
Well I know some people's they got a little less than nothing
A
Never still find some to spare
Em
And other people got more than they could use
A
But they don't share
Em
And some people got problems man
A
They got awful complications
Em
Other people got perfect situations
A
With no provocation
[Chorus]
C
But don't we all, don't we just got to give a little time
A D Em D
Maybe give a friend a call instead of making him confused
A D Em D
What a terrible thing for you to do-ooo
A D Em D
What an awful thing for you to say-eee
A D
What a terrible thing for you
Em D
Confused
A D Em D
What a terrible thing for you to do-ooo
A D Em D
What an awful thing for you to say-eee
A D A G F# F Em
What a terrible thing for you to relay
[Interlude]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-6-------------------------5-6-------------------|
E|-0---0-0--7--0--5---5-5------0---0-0--7--0--5---5-5------------------------|
[Outro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------7--7-5-7-5---5--7--5-7-5-------------------|
A|-5-7--7-5-7-5---5--7--5-7-5---5------------7-------------7-5-7--7-5-7-5---5|
E|--------------7-------------7-------------------------------------------7--|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| (x3)
D|---------------7--7----------|
A|--7--5-7-5---5---------------|
E|-----------7-----------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------7--7-5-7-5---5--7--5-7-5-------------------|
A|-5-7--7-5-7-5---5--7--5-7-5---5------------7-------------7-5-7--7-5-7-5---5|
E|--------------7-------------7-------------------------------------------7--|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7--7----5--7--7---------------------------------------------|
A|--7--5-7-5---5-------7----------5-5--6--7\---------------------------------|
E|-----------7---------------------------------------------------------------|
Well he's not necessarily tryin' to say that he minds it
But someone plays evil tricks on that kid
Well he's not necessarily tryin' to say God can't be trusted
But someone plays evil tricks on that kid
And certain situations scream for deviations
But somehow he always gets stuck in the middle
Of this and that and man he should try less
Every time he's rejected man he loses affection
But don't we all, don't we just got to give a little time
Maybe give a friend a call instead of makin' him
Confused
What a terrible thing for you to do
What an awful thing for you to say
What a terrible thing for you to relate
Well I know some people's they got a little less than nothing
They will still find some to spare
And other people got more than they could use
But they don't share
And some people got problems man
They got awful complications
Other people got perfect situations
With no provocation
But don't we all, don't we just got to give a little time
Maybe give a friend a call instead of makin' him
Confused
What a terrible thing for you to do
What an awful thing for you to say
What a terrible thing for you
Confused
What a terrible thing for you to do
What an awful thing for you to say
What a terrible thing for you to relate
Confused (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)
What an awful thing for you to do (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)
Confused (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)
What an awful thing for you to say (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)
| \ Slide down
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version 2
Standard Tuning
h = hammer
p = pull off
\ = slide down
X = mute the string
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------7-7-7p5---5-7-7-7p5-----------------------------|
A-7-7-7p5---5-7-7-7p5------------7-----------7----7-7-7p5---5-7-7-7p5----|
E---------7-----------7-----------------------------------7-----------7--|
E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D-7777-5555-------------|
A-----------7777-55-66--|
E-----------------------|
And then back to this...
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------7-7-7p5---5-7-7-7p5-----------------------------|
A-7-7-7p5---5-7-7-7p5------------7-----------7----7-7-7p5---5-7-7-7p5----|
E---------7-----------7-----------------------------------7-----------7--|
E--------------------------X--|
B--------------------------X--|
G--------------------------X--|
D-7777-5555----------------X--|
A-----------7777-55-66-7\1-X--|
E--------------------------X--|
Well he's not necessarily tryin' to say that he minds it
But someone plays evil tricks on that kid
Well he's not necessarily tryin' to say God can't be trusted
But someone plays evil tricks on that kid
And certain situations scream for deviations
But somehow he always gets stuck in the middle
Of this and that and man he should try less
Every time he's rejected man he loses affection
But don't we all, don't we just got to give a little time
Maybe give a friend a call instead of makin' him
Confused
What a terrible thing for you to do
What an awful thing for you to say
What a terrible thing for you to relate
Well I know some people's they got a little less than nothing
They will still find some to spare
And other people got more than they could use
But they don't share
And some people got problems man
They got awful complications
Other people got perfect situations
With no provocation
But don't we all, don't we just got to give a little time
Maybe give a friend a call instead of makin' him
Confused
What a terrible thing for you to do
What an awful thing for you to say
What a terrible thing for you
Confused
What a terrible thing for you to do
What an awful thing for you to say
What a terrible thing for you to relate
Confused (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)
What an awful thing for you to do (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)
Confused (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)
What an awful thing for you to say (Somehow we always got stuck in the middle)
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