The Middle

by Jimmy Eat World · posted by shubhamgoenka

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

  4,      3       4       4    4   -4   -3
Hey, don't write yourself off yet
 -3 -3 -3 -3   -3    -3     -3    4  -2 3   3   3      4        -3    3.
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on.
   3    4     4     4,     3    4   4   4     -4   -3.
Just try your best, try everything you can.
  -3    -3     -3  -3 -3    -3      -3    4     -2  3    3      3        4     -3 4.
And don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away.

(Chorus)
5    5      5        4      4,
It just takes some time,
  4  4    4,      4    5    5     5   5  -4  -3    -3.
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride.
  -3  -3  -3,    -4 -4  -4     -4   4   4     4,
Everything, everything will be just fine,
   -3 -3  -3,    -3  -3  -3   -3    4  4   4,     4   4.
Everything, everything will be alright, alright.

   4,    3      4        4      4   -4     -3.
Hey, you know they're all the same.
  -3     -3      -3     -3 -3  -3 -3   4   -2 3   3                           3     4     -3  3.
You know you're doing better on your own (on your own), so don't buy in.
   4     4      4,      3,      4    4   -4   -3.
Live right now, yeah, just be yourself.
-3  -3 -3     -3  -3 -3 -3     4    -2 3 3                          3     4   -3      4.
It doesn't matter if it's good enough (good enough) for someone else.

(Chorus) x2

   4,      3      4      4    4    -4   -3.
Hey, don't write yourself off yet.
 -3 -3 -3 -3   -3     -3    -3    4  -2 3   3   3      4        -3    3.
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on.
   3    4     4     4,                                 3     4  4   4     -4  -3
Just do your best (just do your best), do everything you can (do everything you can).
  -3     -3    -3   -3 -3    -3    -3  4 -2 3     3      3    4 -3    4.
And don't you worry what the bitter hearts are gonna say.

(Chorus) x2