In The Middle Chords by Isaac Carree

[Abm] _ _ _ _ Hello? _ _
[E] Hello?
_ _ Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming tonight.
I got a young man I want to introduce to you.
We call him Ike Knight.
Oh yeah, I'm the musical [Abm] major.
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[E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ He's a _ _ young [Db] man who's [E] been through a lot.
He's a young man who's been through a lot.
He's a young man who's been through a lot.
He's [Abm] a young man who's been through a lot.
Here's what you need to worry and here's what you can do.
Praise him [E] anyway.
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[E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _
[Abm] _ Praise him [E] anyway.
_ [B] _ _
[E] _ Just praise him anyway.
_ in [B] the middle [Abm] of it.
Just _ _ [E] like you, cut me I'm complete.
_ [Abm] Got lunch, this is as well as I can eat.
_ I've been hungry [Db] and I've had no [E] food to eat.
And [Abm] then I found as soon as I got on my feet.
Lord it was you [Dbm] that helped me [E] understand.
And it was you that [Abm] never let go of my hand.
_ [Dbm] I promise that I'll always [E] give you praise.
No [Abm] matter what this world brings my way.
I'll [E] praise you anyway.
[B] _
[E] Oh yeah.
_ [Abm] Oh yeah.
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[Abm] I wanna live [E] my life.
[B] _
[E] Oh.
In [Abm] the middle of [B] it. _
[Abm] I wanna do [E] my [B] dance. _
Oh.
_ In the middle of it. _
[Abm] I'm gonna suffer [E] joy. _
Right there.
[B] _ [Abm] Right there.
[B] In the middle [Abm] of it.
Now clap your hands [Dbm] now. _
Oh.
[E] Is he doing alright?
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _
And do your dance [E] now.
[Dbm] _ _
[E] _ Right in the middle [Abm] of it. _ _ _
You are a [E] praise of anyway. _
[B] Whatever your situation.
_ [Abm] Put them in the middle of it.
No matter what you're [E] going through.
The _ _ _ battle's not yours.
[Abm] It's a loss. _ _
_ [B] If you're sick [E] you should praise. _
If you're hurt.
_ [Abm] If you're broke.
[B] _ _
[Abm] _ If you're down [E] you should praise. _
Whatever you're going through.
Just praise.
[B] _ _
[Abm] _ He knows [E] what you're going through. _
Praise.
_ _ Praise.
[Abm] _ _
Come on and clap [E] your hands. _
Right there.
[Abm] Right there. _ _
Come [B] on and do [E] your dance. _ _
Believe it or not.
_ [Abm] God in heaven's throne.
Praises to all [E] his people. _
Oh yeah.
Oh [B] yeah. _
[Abm] Woo.
Clap your hands [E] now.
This has been another Music Nation production.
_ _ [Abm] I can't hear y'all.
[B] Clap your hands.
[Abm] _ _ Woo.
[E] Woo. _ _
Yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _ _