Smack Dab in the Middle Chords by Ry Cooder

Tempo:
124.35 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Fm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Smack Dab in the Middle chords
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[Bb] [F]
[Fm]
[F]
Pick me a town and any kind People like a rockin' time
Stay away for the day and night And everybody's feeling good and [Ab] right
[Bb] [Ab] [Gm]
Smack [G] dab in the [C] middle Smack dab [Cm] in the middle
Smack [C] dab in the middle
Let me rock and roll [Bb] to satisfy my [F]
soul
[C] [F]
I want ten [F] Cadillacs and a diamond nipple
Ten suits of clothes, I'm dressed to kill
Ten room house and a barbecue
Fifty chicks, not over [Fm] twenty-two
[Bb] [Ab] Smack dab [Gm] in the middle
I like to [C] be here
Smack dab in the middle
Smack dab in the middle
Let me rock and roll to [F] satisfy my soul
I
[Fm]
[F]
[C]
want a lot of bread and a gangsta meet
[Fm] Oodles of butter and a something sweet
Gallons of coffee to wash it down
And bicarbonate of soda [Fm] by the
[Bb] [Ab] Smack dab [F] in the middle
[Bb] Smack [Ab] [Gm] dab in the middle
[Bb]
[C] Smack dab in the middle
[F] Let me rock and roll to satisfy my soul
[C]
[F] [C]
I [F] want a big jazz band [Fm] and a hundred ballet girls
[F] Seat [C] that's [F] paved with natural flows
Bring me a [Fm] wagon load of bonds and stocks
And [F] then open up the door to four lost [Ab] and four
[Bb] [Gm] Smack dab in the [G] middle
[Bb] Smack [Ab] dab [Gm] in the middle
[C]
Smack dab in the middle
Let [Fm] me rock and roll to satisfy my soul
[F] [C]
[F] [Cm] [E]
[F] [F]
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [Ab] [F]
[C]
[Fm] [F] [C] Smack dab
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Ry Cooder - Smack Dab In The Middle chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, Fm, F, C, F and F. Set your pace at 62 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 124. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Pick me a town and any kind People _ like a rockin' time
Stay away for the day and night And _ everybody's feeling good and [Ab] right _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ Smack [G] dab in the [C] middle Smack dab [Cm] in the middle
Smack [C] dab in the middle
Let me rock and roll [Bb] to satisfy my [F] _
soul
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F]
I want ten [F] Cadillacs and a diamond nipple
Ten suits of clothes, I'm dressed to kill
_ Ten room house and a barbecue
_ Fifty chicks, not over [Fm] twenty-two
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] Smack dab [Gm] in the middle
I like to [C] be here
Smack dab in the middle _
_ _ Smack dab in the middle _
Let me rock and roll to [F] satisfy my _ soul
_ _ I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
want a lot of bread and a gangsta meet
_ [Fm] Oodles of butter and a something sweet
_ Gallons of coffee to wash it down
And _ bicarbonate of soda [Fm] by the _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] Smack dab [F] in the middle _
[Bb] Smack _ [Ab] _ [Gm] dab in the middle
[Bb] _
_ [C] _ Smack dab in the middle
[F] Let me rock and roll to satisfy my _ soul
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I [F] want a big jazz band [Fm] and a hundred ballet girls
[F] Seat [C] that's [F] paved with natural flows
Bring me a [Fm] wagon load of bonds and stocks
And [F] then open up the door to four lost [Ab] and four
[Bb] _ [Gm] Smack dab in the [G] middle _
[Bb] Smack _ [Ab] dab [Gm] in the middle
[C] _
_ _ Smack dab in the middle
Let _ [Fm] me rock and roll to satisfy my soul
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [E] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] Smack dab
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Chicken Skin Music album.

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