The Middle
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Ab Cm/G
[Verse 1]
Db
One more try
Eb
We can only hang on for so long
Db
But we won't rise
Eb
Someone's always somewhere in the middle
Db Eb
And I know why you can never tell me forever
Db Eb
Look away when you see me reaching out for higher
[Pre-Chorus]
Db Eb
Higher love, ooh higher love is not better
Db Eb
And I love the way you tell me
Db Eb
You're wrong when there's nothing to say, oh
[Chorus]
Db
Hanging on the fence now
Eb
We're always somewhere in the middle
Db
And I can never tell you I don't want love
Eb
You're always somewhere in the middle
Free from our dreams
Db
Hanging on the fence now
Eb
We're always somewhere in the middle
Db
And I can never tell you I don't want love
Ab
You're always somewhere in the middle
Cm/G
Free from our dreams
Db
[Verse 2]
Db Eb
Watch how high, use your hand to steady out the ladder
Db Eb
But you won't try, you don't wanna stay there in the shadow
Db Eb
Eye to eye when you used to stand here right beside me
Db Eb
Now we take time, no one ever said what's everlasting
[Chorus]
Db
Hanging on the fence now
Eb
We're always somewhere in the middle
Db
And I can never tell you I don't want love
Eb
You're always somewhere in the middle
Free from our dreams
Db
Hanging on the fence now
Eb
We're always somewhere in the middle
Db
And I can never tell you I don't want love
Eb
You're always somewhere in the middle
Free from our dreams
[Bridge]
Db Eb
Db
How can I show you I love you?
Eb
Now that they put me above you
Fm
They're enough to make you feel little
Ab Cm/G
But now we're just somewhere in the middle
Db
Waiting for direction, waiting on the bench now
Eb
How could I not mention I was always tempted
Fm
Always in the end, now wait until we calm down
Ab Cm/G
I can do it better, better baby
Hanging on the fence now
[Chorus]
Db
Hanging on the fence now
Eb
We're always somewhere in the middle
Db
And I can never tell you I don't want love
Eb
You're always somewhere in the middle
Free from our dreams
Db
Hanging on the fence now
Eb
We're always somewhere in the middle
Db
And I can never tell you I don't want love
Ab
You know I never meant to make you feel little, little
Now it's time to start somewhere in the middle
[Outro]
Db Eb
Fm Ab Cm/G
How to play The Middle
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.