Middle Ground Mary Chapin Carpenter
Title: Middle ground
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Intro - G - D - G - D - 4x's
(verse 1)
[G]For [D]years she's lived [G]on her [D]own,
[C]In a [D]corner o[C]f the [D]city,
[G]Twice a [D]year she g[G]ets back [D]home,
[C]Playing [D]catch up w[C]ith the fam[D]ily,
(verse 2)
[G]She [D]tells her folks what they n[G]eed to [D]know,
[C]Her m[D]other says she's m[C]uch too t[D]hin,
[G]Her sist[D]ers ask ab[G]out her b[D]eau,
[C]Her dad [D]inquires, h[C]ow's business b[D]een,
(bridge)
[C]She's thirty[D] three this [G]time ar[C]ound,
She's always [D]been real [G]good at lis[C]tening,
Her sense of h[D]umor never l[G]ets her do[C]wn,
Except some[Em]times there's [C]somethi[D]ng missing,
(chorus)
[G]Hey[Am], mi[D]ddle ground, [G]a pl[Am]ace between [D]up and down,
[G]She c[Am]ould be s[D]afe and sound, [G]oh, to [Am]know [C]middle gr[D]ound,
(lead - G - D - G - D - C - D - C - D)
(verse 3)
For years she's been on her guard
She's kind of tense around the shoulders
She wonders why she works so hard
She counts the days 'til they promote her
(verse 4)
She'll take a weekend now and then
To stay in bed and watch the reruns
She'll turn the phone off when guilt sets in
But Sunday always kinda leaves her let down
(chorus)
[G]Hey[Am], mi[D]ddle ground, [G]a pl[Am]ace between [D]up and down,
[G]She c[Am]ould be s[D]afe and sound, [G]oh, to [Am]know [C]middle gr[D]ound,
(bridge)
[F]She gave her heart a[C]way one [C]time,
and [D]says that she ha[G]sn't [D]seen it s[G]ince,
[F] Love's a [F]puzzle i[C]n her m[C]ind,[A]
the pieces match, but d[C]on't quite f[C]it, hey,
(lead - G - Am - D - G - Am - D - G - Am - D - G - Am - C - D G - D - G - D - C - D - C - D)
(verse 5)
And these days run thick or thin,
It never rains, or else it's pouring,
All her single friends are men,
She thinks married girls are so damn boring,
(chorus)
[G]Hey[Am], mi[D]ddle ground, [G]a pl[Am]ace between [D]up and down,
[G]She c[Am]ould be s[D]afe and sound, [G]oh, to [Am]know [C]middle gr[D]ound,
[G]Hey[Am], mi[D]ddle ground, [G]a pl[Am]ace between [D]up and down,
[G]She c[Am]ould be s[D]afe and sound, [G]oh, to [Am]know [C]middle gr[D]ound,
[G]Oh, to k[Am]now [C]middle gr[D]ound, o[G]h, to k[Am]now [C]middle gr[D]ound,
(outro - G - Am - C - D)
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