MIDDLE MAN
BASS INTRO
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|.-7~-7-7----7--------5-6-.|repeat until chorus
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GUITAR CHORDS
Em X 7 9 9 8 7
A 5 7 7 6 5 5
C 8 10 10 9 8 8
D X 5 7 7 7 5
G 3 5 5 4 3 3
F# 2 4 4 3 2 2
F 1 3 3 2 1 1
em(1) 0 2 2 0 0 0
Guitar Intro
Em A repeat
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
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(1)
What a terrible thing for you to relay
(bass intro and drums)
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
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(1)
What a terrible thing for you to relay
(bass intro and drums)
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|--7-7p5-7p5---5-7-7p5-7p5-------------7-------------7-
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-7-7p5-7p5---5-7-7p5-7p5--------|
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Somehow we always get stuck in the middle (repeated)
(overdubbed with)
Confused, what an awful thing for you to do
Confused, what an awful thing for you to say-ee
yet another version with some interpretations of the bass run which i have no idea about
Jack Johnson "Middle Man"
Tabbed by John T.E. Timm (email questions, comments, or corrections to area51@asu.edu)
Intro/Verse:
Em7 A
e |--x---x--|
B |--x---x--|
G |--7---6--|
D |--5---7--|
A |--7---7--|
E |--x---5--|
Pre-Chorus:
C A D
e |--x----x---x--|
B |--x----x---7--|
G |--9----6---7--|
D |--10---7---7--|
A |--10---7---5--|
E |--8----5---x--|
Chorus:
Em D A D
e |--x---x---x---x--|
B |--8---7---x---7--|
G |--9---7---6---7--|
D |--9---7---7---7--|
A |--7---5---7---5--|
E |--x---x---5---x--|
Post-Chorus:
A G F# F Em
e |--x---x---x---x---0--|
B |--x---x---x---x---0--|
G |--6---4---3---2---0--|
D |--7---5---4---3---2--|
A |--7---5---4---3---2--|
E |--5---3---2---1---0--|
Bass Run (played 4 times):
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.|
D |.---------------------------7-7p5-7p5---5-7-5-7p5---7---------------------------7-7-.|
A |--7-7p5-7p5---5-7-5-7p5---7-----------7-----------7---7-7p5-7p5---5-7-5-7p5---7------|
E |------------7-----------7---------------------------------------7-----------7--------|
Ending (played once):
e |------------------|
B |------------------|
G |------------------|
D |-5----------------|
A |---7-7-7-x-5-6-7\-|
E |------------------|
INTRO part 1
----5--------5-----7-9h12p9------------
----5--------5-----7-------12-9h12p9---
----6--------6-----8----------------11-
----7--------7-----9-------------------
----7--------7-----9-------------------
-5~-5--5-x-5-5--7~-7-------------------
INTRO part 2
repeat x2
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|.-----9h11p9----9--9--9-9-9/11-11-11-14-13-11-9-9-
|---11--------11-----------------------------------
|-0--------------------7-7-7/-9--9--9-12-11--9-7-7-
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----------------------9-9-9-----------------------|
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------9h11p9----9-9---9-9-9/11-11-11-5-5-7-7-----.|
---11--------11-----------------------------------|
-0------------------0-7-7-7/-9--9--9-3-3-5-5------|
Also, instead of playing these two strings, you can slide a bar
chords down the neck. It ends up as Hammer on a C# on the 9th fret,
E bar chord on the 7th, Eb on the 6th, C# on the 6th, and a B on the
second. Depends on what type of sound you want, I've(Reed) seen Jack do
this one live, but he does the other one as well
VERSE
---7~-7------7~-7-----7~-7------7~-7--
---9~-9------9~-9-----9~-9------9~-9--
---9~-9------9~-9-----9~-9------9~-9--
---9~-9------9~-9-----9~-9------9~-9--
---7~-7------7~-7-----7~-7------7~-7--
-0-------7-7--------9-------7-7-------
Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else
Because the posters on the wall they don't look alike him at all
So he ties it up he puts it in, he pulls it back and gives a grin
Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all
CHORUS type thing...
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|---5------5----7------7-
|.--6------6----8------8-
|.--7------7----9------9-
|---7------7----9------9-
|-5-5--5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-
He gets his courage from the can,
It makes him feel like a man
Because he's loving all the ladies
But the ladies don't love him at all
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----------------------9-9-----9~-9-----9~-9--|
----------------------9-9-----9~-9-----9~-9-.|
------9h11p9----9-9---9-9-----9~-9-----9~-9-.|repeat x 2
---11--------11-------7-7-----7~-7-----7~-7--|then back to verse
-0------------------0-------9------7-7-------|
(repeat CHORUS type thing here)
Cause when he's not drunk
He's only stuck on himself
And then he has the nerve
To say he needs a decent girl
(back to VERSE pattern)
Looking at herself but wishing she was someone else
Because the body of the dolly don't a-look like hers at all
So she straps it on, she sucks it in, she throws it up but gives a grin
Laughing at herself because she knows she ain't that at all
(CHORUS type thing here)
Caught up in the trends
You know the truth began to bend
And the next thing you man
There just ain't no truth left at all
Cause when the pretty girl walks
She walks so proud
And when the pretty girl laughs
Oh man, she laughs so loud
BRIDGE type thing
|--7~-7---5~-5---4~-4---2~-2--|repeat x2
|--9~-9---7~-7---5~-5---4~-4--|then intro
|.-9~-9---7~-7---6~-6---4~-4-.|part 2 x 2
|.-9~-9---7~-7---6~-6---4~-4-.|then back to
|--7~-7---5~-5---4~-4---2~-2--|verse for the
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And if it ain't this then its that
As a matter of fact
She hasn't had a day to relax
Since she has lost her ability to think clearly
(do INTRO part 2 x 2)
(back to VERSE pattern, but often silent and with the second
part of the CHORUS being played here and there...)
Well I'm an energetic apathetic version of another person
Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in here
Well I'm a superficial systematic music, television addict
Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in
Here comes another one, just like the other
Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else
Because the posters on the wall they don't a look alike a him
He ties it up he puts it in, he pulls it back and gives a grin
Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all
He knows he ain't loved at all
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