Band: 	Jimmy Eat World 
Album: 	Bleed American 
Song: 	The Middle 
Tabber:	Sharpshooter X-Z13" 

On verse, when you play RIFF twice, you can find out it sounds better when 
you play second time with D, A, G and D, instead D5, A5, G5 and D5. Okay? 
On INTRO you can play free E string cause it's sounds lower. It may be played
with bass too! I hope you find out this tab clear and comprehensible...

Standard Tuning

INTRO (with distortion):

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--99-5555555555-9999-77-444444444444-55555555-4444444-55555555555555555----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


RIFF (palm muted and with distortion):
   D5               A5               G5               D5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7777777777777777-----------------------------------7777777777777777-------|
D|-7777777777777777-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-7777777777777777-------|
A|-5555555555555555-7777777777777777-5555555555555555-5555555555555555-------|
E|------------------5555555555555555-3333333333333333------------------------|
  

CHORUS (heavy distortion):
   D                  A                  G                  D
e|-2-2-2222-2-2-2222---------------------3-3-3333-3-3-3333--2-2-2222-2-2-2222|
B|-3-3-3333-3-3-3333--2-2-2222-2-2-2222---------------------3-3-3333-3-3-3333|
G|-2-2-2222-2-2-2222--2-2-2222-2-2-2222---------------------2-2-2222-2-2-2222|
D|--------------------2-2-2222-2-2-2222--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------2-2-2222-2-2-2222-------------------|
E|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx---------------------3-3-3333-3-3-3333-------------------|

	     
SOLO (ligthly distorted and SORRY! this is not tabbed by me):

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11h12p11-9h11p9-7h9p7-4h5p4p0-2-0-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------4-5-4-5/7-5-4-5-4-5-4h5p4---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11h12p11-9h11p9-7h9p7-4h5p4p0-2-0-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------4-5-4-55557777999910-10-10/12-10-9-10---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------19-18-16-14-|
D|-------------------------12-0-12-12/14-0-14/16-0-16-16/17-16-17------------|
A|-9-10-10/12-10-9-9h10p9----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------12--------------------------------------------------|
						    fast picking{...........

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-11-9-7-6-4-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  ......}

ENDING:
    D5
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|--5--|
D|--5--|
A|--3--|
E|-----|

Lyrics:

VERSE1:
D5                            A5
Hey, don't write yourself off yet
                  G5                               D5
it's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on
D5
just try your best 
                   A5
try everything you can
                                   G5                     D5
and don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away 


CHORUS:
        D
It just takes some time 
                                     A
little girl, you're in the middle of the ride
                      G         
everything everything will be just fine
                      D
everything everything will be all right


VERSE2:
Hey, you know they're all the same 
you know you're doing better on your own so don't buy in
live right now 
just be yourself 
it doesn't matter if that's good enough for someone else 


VERSE3:
Hey, don't write yourself off yet
it's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on 
do your best 
do everything you can 
don't you worry what thier bitter hearts are going to say 


ORDER:

Intro 	x1
Verse 1	x1
Chorus	x1
Verse 2	x1
Chorus 	x2
Solo	x1
Verse3	x1
Chorus	x2
Ending	x1

Enjoy playing this good song! and if you think it's not correct... critisize!!!