Carpenter Mary Chapin

Carpenter Mary Chapin - Middle Ground guitar tab

MIDDLE GROUND (Mary-Chapin Carpenter)

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[Actually in A, so capo at the 2nd fret]

[Each chord is about half a measure (but many measures are broken up 3:5).]

G D G D C D C D G D G D C D C D

[intro]

G D G D

For years she's lived on her own

C D C D

In a corner of the city

G D G D

Twice a year she gets back home

C D C D

Playing catch-up with the family

She tells her folks what they need to know

Her mother says she's much too thin

Her sisters ask about her beau

Her dad inquires, how's business been

C D G C

She's thirty-three this time around

C D G C

She's always been real good at listening

C D G C

Her sense of humor never lets her down

C Em C D

Except sometimes there's something missing

G Am D D

Hey, middle ground

G Am D D

A place between up and down

G Am D D

She could be safe and sound

G Am C D

Oh, to know middle ground

G D G D C D C D

[instrumental]

For years she's been on her guard

She's kind of tense around the shoulders

She wonders why she works so hard

She counts the days 'til they promote her

She'll take a weekend now and then

To stay in bed and watch the reruns

She'll turn the phone off when guilt sets in

But Sunday always kinda leaves her let down

Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down

She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground

F F C C D G D G

She gave her heart away one time, and says that she hasn't seen it since

F F C C A A C C

Love's a puzzle in her mind; the pieces match, but don't quite fit; hey...

G Am D D G Am D D G Am D D G Am C D

[guitar solo]

G D G D C D C D

[instrumental]

And these days run thick or thin

It never rains, or else it's pouring

All her single friends are men

She thinks married girls are so damn boring

Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down

She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground

Hey, middle ground; a place between up and down

She could be safe and sound; oh, to know middle ground

G Am C D G Am C D G Am C D.

Oh, to know middle ground; oh, to know middle ground [instrumental]

TAB:

(Actually, these parts are played on an electric guitar with no capo,

but I've arranged it for a guitar capoed at the 2nd fret.)

Intro:

G D G D C D C D

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||

B ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||

G 0---4-2---------|0---4-2---4-2-0-|----0-2---------|----0-2--(4-2-0) .||

D --0-------------|--0-------------|2-4-------------|2-4------------- .||

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ||

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

(2nd time only)

Guitar solo:

G Am D G Am D

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B ------1---0---0-|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G 0---------------|--2---2-----0-2-|4-2-0-----------|----------------|

D ----------------|----------4-----|------4-2-0---0-|----------------|

A ----------------|----------------|------------3---|2-0---0-----0-3-|

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------23----|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

G Am D G Am C D

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B ------------1-0-|0-----------3-1-|0-3---1---------|----------------|

G ----0-----0-----|--2---2---------|----------------|--0---2---------|

D --0---4-2-------|----------------|----------------|2-----------0---|

A 2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

G D G D C D C D

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

B ----------------|----------------|------------3---|----------------|

G 0---4-2---------|0---4-2---4-2-0-|----0-2---------|----0-2---------|

D --0-------------|--0-------------|2-4-------------|2-4-------------|

A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

- Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com

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