[Intro - No drums - BPM 124- Riff does not starts on one] E ---0------------ G ---77-53-5-55-35-7 B ---77-54-5-55-45-7 D ---0------------- Dr 1 &2 3&
E -0--------- G -77-53-1-11 B -77-54-2-22 D -0---------
[Vamp on D - Drums in - 4 bars - Off beats on guitar for most xXxX XXxX] [Verse] Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus] [A] Clowns to the left of me, [C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am, Stuck in the middle with you.
[Verse] Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you And I'm [D] wondering what it is I should do It's so [G7] hard to keep this smile from my face Losing con [D] trol, yeah, I'm all over the place
[Chorus] [A] Clowns to the left of me, [C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am, Stuck in the middle with you.
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7] Well, you [G7] started out with nothing, And you're proud that you're a self made man [D] And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say, (stop and just snare) [D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Slide Guitar - Just hammer on D at 5th fret from C/D and emphasise high A with strumming] [D]
[Verse] [D] Trying to make some sense of it all But I can [D] see that it makes no sense at all Is it [G7] cool to go to sleep on the floor 'Cause I don't [D] think that I can take anymore
[Chorus] [A] Clowns to the left of me, [C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am, Stuck in the middle with you.
[Solo - Mute low E hard with heel] [D][D][G7][D] [A][C][G][D]
High chords you can play to make more interesting D G D A C G D End on D5 E -14-17--14-17-14------5s7---14---------9-12-----3----14---------------x B -15-------------------6s8---15-repeat--10---5---3----15-repeat-17p15--15 B -14-------------x2----0--x2-14-before--9----5---4----14-before-----14-14 D -0--------------------0-----0----------x----5---5----0----------------0 A ----------------------x----------------0----3---5---------------------- E -X--------------------x-------------------------3----X-----------------
[Bridge - Backward drums up to second G7] Well, you [G7] started out with nothing, And you're proud that you're a self made man [D] And your [G7] friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say, (stop and just snare) [D] Please.... [Am7add11 - x05530] Please.....
[Vamp D - 4 bars - slide part]
[Verse] Well, I [D] don't know why I came here tonight I got the [D] feeling that something ain't right I'm so [G7] scared in case I fall off my chair And I'm [D] wondering how I'll get down the stairs
[Chorus] [A] Clowns to the left of me, [C] Jokers to the [G] right, here I [D] am, Stuck in the middle with you. Yes I'm [D] stuck in the middle with you, [D] Stuck in the middle with you. Here I [D] am, stuck in the middle with you.
[Ending] [D][D]
[Notes] Simulate slide part E -----------5----------- B 7-7-5h7-5h77-------------- G 7-7-5h7-5h77-------------- D 7-7-5h7-5h77-------------- A 5-5-5h7-5h7--------------- E -----------------------
[Intro - no drums - odd time sig] [G][G][Am7/G][D7sus/G] 2x (G fingering 3rd and 4th fingers) [G] (riff - change G fingering to 2nd and 3rd fingers to play)
[Verse] Well, I'm [G] running down the road tryin' to loosen my load I've got [G] seven women [D] on my [C] mind, [G] Four that wanna own me, [D] Two that wanna stone me, [C] One says she's a friend of [G] mine,
[Chorus] Take it [Em] ea ...... [D] sy ...... take it [C] ea ...... [G] sy ...... Don't let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels Drive you [Em] crazy .... Lighten [C] up while you still [G] can .. Don't even [C] try to under [G] stand .. Just find a [Am] place to make your [C] stand and take it [G] easy
[Intro - hammer on riff in G] [G]
[Verse] Well, I'm a [G] standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona [G] Such a fine [D] sight to [C] see .. It's a [G] girl, my Lord, in a [D] flatbed Ford slowin' [C] down to take a look at [G] me
[Chorus] Come on, [Em] ba ...... [D] by ...... don't say [C] may ...... [G] be ...... I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [Em] save me .... We may [C] lose and we may [G] win though but we will [C] never be here [G] again so open [Am] up, I'm climbin' [C] in, take it [G] easy..."Alright"
[Solo - Or just play higher up barre chords to make it more interesting?] [G][G] ([G][D]) [C] - [G][D][C][G] [Em][D][C][G] - [Am][C][Em] ([Em][D]) Final [D] after 2nd beat (snare) of bar
[Verse] Well I'm [G] running down the road trying to [G]loosen my load, got a [G] world of trouble [D] on my [C] mind [G] lookin' for a lover who [D] won't blow my cover, she's [C] so hard to [G] find
[Chorus] Take it [Em] ea ...... [D] sy ...... take it [C] ea ...... [G] sy ...... Don't let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels Drive you [Em] crazy .... come on [C] ba ...... [G] by ...... don't say [C] may ......[G] be ...... I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [G] save me,
[Outro] [C] ooh,ooh, [G] ooh,ooh, X 2 [C] ooh,ooh Oh well you know we got it [G] ea [D] ea [C] sy We oughta take it [G] ea [D] ea [C] sy
[End] [Em]
[Notes] v1 - 2, v2 - 35 Play guitar riff - flick with 2nd finger and hammer onto 4th fret 3x02x3 3x04x3 3x02x3 3x04x3 ..... 3x0(2h4)x3 3x02x3 3x00x3 3x20x3 3x00x3
