Band: Jimmy Eat World
Song: The MIDDLE
Album: Bleed American
Tabbed by: Thomas Fleay
Tuning : drop D DADGBe

I once saw a tab for this sing in a total guitar magazine and even that wasn’t the way its played so I gave it a shot myself watching it live … a lot.

				TAB EXPLANATION

H	= hammer on			<>	= harmonic
P	= pull off			NH_|	= natural harmonic
tr~	= trill			PH_|	= pinch harmonic
S	= slide			AHx	= artificial harmonic
/	= slide up 			THx	= tapped harmonic
	= slide down		TCH	= touch harmonic
[]	= fret hand tap		~G	= gargle (usually with tremolo)
X	= fret hand mute		()	= ghost note
BU	= bend up			{}	= pick hand tap
BD	= bend down			(x)~	= pick scrape
rp	= re pick (bend)		pb	= pre bend
w/bar_= perform with whammy	~	= vibrato
#	= arpeggiated chord	//	= tremelo pick

Intro
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VERSE
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CHORUS
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SOLO
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Gtr 2 during the chorus
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REPEAT CHORUS




ORDER AND LYRICS

INTRO

VERSE &
Hey, Don’t write yourself of yet
It’s only in your head you feel left out or looked down on
Just try you’re best 
Try everything you can
And don’t you worry what they tell themselves when you’re away

CHORUS &
It just takes some time 
Little girl your in the middle of the ride 
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right

VERSE &
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

CHORUS &
It just takes some time 
Little girl your in the middle of the ride 
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right

SOLO

VERSE &
Hey, Don’t write yourself of 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 their bitter hearts are gonna’ say

CHORUS &
It just takes some time 
Little girl your in the middle of the ride 
Everything, everything will be just fine
Everything, everything will be all right

THAT’S IT
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