Chords for Arthur Alexander - In the Middle of it All
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [E]
My house is [A] a lonely house, but [E] it once was [A] a happy house.
And [E] the two of us were happy as I [B] recall.
But now [E] pain falls [C#m] around it, and [E] loneliness [C#m] surrounds it.
And [A]
I'm in the [B] middle of [E] it all.
[B]
My [E] friends look at [A] me and say,
I [E] wonder what made that [A] boy that way.
The [E] boy doesn't even smile [B]
at all.
But I [E] wonder what [C#m] they would say
if [E] their world just [C#m] came down one day.
[A] And they were in the [B] middle of [E] it all.
[A] The girl that I had [E]
to give, [F#m] [A]
and the love I gave her,
was [E] real and really [B] real.
[E] Now I ache, yeah, with [A] heartbreak and pain,
and a [E] hurt that I just [A]
can't explain.
Yes, it [E] looks like my life is about to [B] fall.
I
[E] feel a [C#m] shell around it, [E] but sadness [C#m] has found it.
And [A] me, I'm in the middle of it all.
I'm sitting right here in the middle.
My house is [A] a lonely house, but [E] it once was [A] a happy house.
And [E] the two of us were happy as I [B] recall.
But now [E] pain falls [C#m] around it, and [E] loneliness [C#m] surrounds it.
And [A]
I'm in the [B] middle of [E] it all.
[B]
My [E] friends look at [A] me and say,
I [E] wonder what made that [A] boy that way.
The [E] boy doesn't even smile [B]
at all.
But I [E] wonder what [C#m] they would say
if [E] their world just [C#m] came down one day.
[A] And they were in the [B] middle of [E] it all.
[A] The girl that I had [E]
to give, [F#m] [A]
and the love I gave her,
was [E] real and really [B] real.
[E] Now I ache, yeah, with [A] heartbreak and pain,
and a [E] hurt that I just [A]
can't explain.
Yes, it [E] looks like my life is about to [B] fall.
I
[E] feel a [C#m] shell around it, [E] but sadness [C#m] has found it.
And [A] me, I'm in the middle of it all.
I'm sitting right here in the middle.
Key:
E
A
B
C#m
F#m
E
A
B
[N] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
My _ _ house _ _ _ _ is [A] a lonely _ _ house, but [E] it once _ _ _ _ was [A] a happy house.
_ _ And [E] the two of us _ _ _ were _ happy _ _ as I [B] _ recall. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But now [E] _ _ pain _ _ _ falls [C#m] _ around it, _ _ _ and [E] _ loneliness _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ surrounds _ it.
_ And _ [A]
I'm _ in _ _ the [B] middle _ _ _ _ _ of [E] it _ _ all. _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
My _ [E] friends _ _ _ _ look at [A] me and say,
_ _ _ I [E] wonder _ _ _ what made that [A] boy that way.
_ The _ [E] boy _ _ _ _ _ _ doesn't even _ _ _ smile [B]
at _ all. _ _ _ _
_ But _ _ _ _ _ I _ [E] wonder _ _ _ what [C#m] they would _ say _
_ if [E] their _ world _ just [C#m] came down one _ day.
_ _ [A] And they _ _ were in the [B] middle _ _ _ _ _ of [E] it _ all. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ The girl that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I had [E] _ _
_ to _ _ _ give, _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
and the love _ _ _ _ I gave _ her,
_ _ was [E] _ _ _ real and _ really [B] real. _ _ _ _
[E] Now I _ ache, yeah, _ with _ [A] heartbreak and pain,
_ _ and a [E] hurt _ that I just [A]
can't explain.
_ _ _ Yes, it [E] looks like _ _ _ _ my life is _ _ _ about to [B] fall. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ feel _ a [C#m] shell around it, _ _ _ [E] but _ _ sadness _ _ _ _ [C#m] has found it.
_ _ And [A] me, _ _ I'm in the middle _ _ _ _ _ _ of it all.
I'm sitting right here in the middle.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My _ _ house _ _ _ _ is [A] a lonely _ _ house, but [E] it once _ _ _ _ was [A] a happy house.
_ _ And [E] the two of us _ _ _ were _ happy _ _ as I [B] _ recall. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ But now [E] _ _ pain _ _ _ falls [C#m] _ around it, _ _ _ and [E] _ loneliness _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ surrounds _ it.
_ And _ [A]
I'm _ in _ _ the [B] middle _ _ _ _ _ of [E] it _ _ all. _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
My _ [E] friends _ _ _ _ look at [A] me and say,
_ _ _ I [E] wonder _ _ _ what made that [A] boy that way.
_ The _ [E] boy _ _ _ _ _ _ doesn't even _ _ _ smile [B]
at _ all. _ _ _ _
_ But _ _ _ _ _ I _ [E] wonder _ _ _ what [C#m] they would _ say _
_ if [E] their _ world _ just [C#m] came down one _ day.
_ _ [A] And they _ _ were in the [B] middle _ _ _ _ _ of [E] it _ all. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ The girl that _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I had [E] _ _
_ to _ _ _ give, _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
and the love _ _ _ _ I gave _ her,
_ _ was [E] _ _ _ real and _ really [B] real. _ _ _ _
[E] Now I _ ache, yeah, _ with _ [A] heartbreak and pain,
_ _ and a [E] hurt _ that I just [A]
can't explain.
_ _ _ Yes, it [E] looks like _ _ _ _ my life is _ _ _ about to [B] fall. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ feel _ a [C#m] shell around it, _ _ _ [E] but _ _ sadness _ _ _ _ [C#m] has found it.
_ _ And [A] me, _ _ I'm in the middle _ _ _ _ _ _ of it all.
I'm sitting right here in the middle.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _