Jimmy Eat World

Jimmy Eat World - The Middle (guitar And Bass) guitar tab

Artist: Jimmy Eat World

Song: The Middle

Transcribed by: Jeff Perrin

Submitted by: Derrick Ellis

Edited by: Derrick Ellis (derrick_ls@hotmail.com)

Guitars tuned to eBGDAD Bass tuned to GDAD

|A| Intro (0:00)

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Gtr. 1 (elec. W/light dist.) P.M.

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|B| Verses (0:12, 0:47, 1:58)

1.Hey don’t write yourself off yet it’s only in your head you

2.Hey you know they’re all the same you know you’re doing better

3.Hey don’t write yourself off yet it’s only in your head you

Gtrs. 1 plays Rhy fill 2 on 3rd verse

Gtr. 2 plays Riff A eight times on 2nd verse

9 Rhy. Figure 1

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|Bass ,Bass Figure 1

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feel left out or looked down on Just try your best

on your own so don’t buy in Live right now

feel left out or looked down on Just try you best

13 P.M.

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Try everything you can and don’t you worry what they

You just be yourself It doesn’t matter if it’s

Do everything you can And don’t you worry what their

(just do your best) (everything you can)

Gtr. 1 plays Rhy. Fill 1 eight times on repeats

Gtr. 2 Rhy Fig. 1

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Bass plays Bass Fig.1

Tell themselves when you’re away It just

Good enough for someone else It just

Bitter hearts are gonna say It just

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| Bass

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| Riff A (0:47) | Rhy. Fill 1 | Rhy. Fill 2 (1:58) |

| | (0:59,2:10) | Gtr. 2 |

| Gtr 2. Elec. W/ Dist | Gtr. 1 | P.M. |

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|C| Chorus (0:35, 1:11, 2:22)

Takes some time little girl you’re in the middle of the ride Everything will

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be just fine everything will be all right all right it just

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Takes some time little girl you’re in the middle of the ride everything will

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be just fine everything will be all right all right it just

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|D| Guitar Solo

41 [2320] means 2h3p2p0 (just not enough room to write that)

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