Chords for Tony Joe White - The Middle Of Nowhere
Tempo:
130.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
A
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A]
[E]
The clothes are on the [Em] line, [E] the cover on the well.
Daddy's train ain't got mercy time.
Mama [Em] sits down, rests her spell.
[E] It's [A] the summer in the middle of nowhere,
But reality is the heat.
[E] And all we have and all we know
[Em] What's within our [E] reach
And I [B] wonder [A] about the crossroads
[Em]
[E]
Where the big yellow bus picks up the children
Takes them all down the road
I look at Mama and she knows I really wanna go
She [A] says, Joe, it's the best if you stay here with [E] us
[Em] You're [B] thirty years old and there ain't no place [D] for [A] you on [E] that bus
[D] [E] [A] [E]
But I could ride on the tailgates of [Em] my daddy's truck
[E] He would take me to the river
I could hear the boys cutting up
He [Em] said, now, [D] hey Joe, [E] where have you [D] been?
The water's fine, [Em] jump on [E] in
[A] [Em] Hey Joe, [E] they'd be smiling
[A]
[E] I could forget about the crossroads [Em] for [E] a while
[G] [E]
Purple marks came every year without fail
[D] [Em] Built [E] their nest in the old birdbox
[D] [E] [A] And the babies they wait quietly in the shell
Till the mama breaks it [Em] open and they see the sky
And it don't take long and it's magic when [E] they fly
Still I [B] wonder [A] [Em] about the [E]
crossroads
Where the ice truck makes a stop
Drops off the blocks of ice
And the people wrap it up in bags of sawdust
Close it up real tight
Carry [A] it on like blocks [E] of gold
[Em] [E]
[Em] And [B] I wonder about [E] the crossroads
[Em] [E]
Crossroads
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E] [A]
[A]
[E]
The clothes are on the [Em] line, [E] the cover on the well.
Daddy's train ain't got mercy time.
Mama [Em] sits down, rests her spell.
[E] It's [A] the summer in the middle of nowhere,
But reality is the heat.
[E] And all we have and all we know
[Em] What's within our [E] reach
And I [B] wonder [A] about the crossroads
[Em]
[E]
Where the big yellow bus picks up the children
Takes them all down the road
I look at Mama and she knows I really wanna go
She [A] says, Joe, it's the best if you stay here with [E] us
[Em] You're [B] thirty years old and there ain't no place [D] for [A] you on [E] that bus
[D] [E] [A] [E]
But I could ride on the tailgates of [Em] my daddy's truck
[E] He would take me to the river
I could hear the boys cutting up
He [Em] said, now, [D] hey Joe, [E] where have you [D] been?
The water's fine, [Em] jump on [E] in
[A] [Em] Hey Joe, [E] they'd be smiling
[A]
[E] I could forget about the crossroads [Em] for [E] a while
[G] [E]
Purple marks came every year without fail
[D] [Em] Built [E] their nest in the old birdbox
[D] [E] [A] And the babies they wait quietly in the shell
Till the mama breaks it [Em] open and they see the sky
And it don't take long and it's magic when [E] they fly
Still I [B] wonder [A] [Em] about the [E]
crossroads
Where the ice truck makes a stop
Drops off the blocks of ice
And the people wrap it up in bags of sawdust
Close it up real tight
Carry [A] it on like blocks [E] of gold
[Em] [E]
[Em] And [B] I wonder about [E] the crossroads
[Em] [E]
Crossroads
[Em] [E]
[Em] [E] [A]
Key:
E
Em
A
D
B
E
Em
A
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The clothes are on the [Em] line, _ [E] _ the cover on the well. _
_ _ _ Daddy's train ain't got mercy time.
_ Mama [Em] sits down, rests her spell.
[E] _ _ _ It's [A] the summer in the middle of nowhere,
But reality is the heat.
_ _ [E] And all we have and all we know
[Em] _ What's within our [E] reach
And I [B] wonder _ _ _ _ [A] about the crossroads
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ Where the big yellow bus picks up the children
Takes them all down the road
_ I look at Mama and she knows I really wanna go _
_ _ _ _ She [A] says, Joe, it's the best if you stay here with [E] us
_ _ _ _ [Em] You're [B] thirty years old and there ain't no place [D] for [A] you on _ _ _ _ [E] that bus
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ But I could ride on the tailgates of [Em] my daddy's truck _
_ _ [E] _ _ He would take me to the river
I could hear the boys cutting up _ _ _ _
He [Em] said, now, _ [D] hey Joe, _ [E] where have you [D] been?
The water's fine, [Em] jump on [E] in
_ [A] _ _ [Em] Hey Joe, _ [E] _ _ _ they'd be smiling
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I could forget about the crossroads [Em] for [E] a while
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Purple marks came every year without fail
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ Built [E] their nest _ in the old birdbox
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] And the babies they wait quietly in the shell
_ _ _ _ _ Till the mama breaks it [Em] open and they see the sky
_ _ _ And it don't take long and it's magic when [E] they fly _
_ _ _ _ Still I [B] wonder _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] about the [E]
crossroads _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Where the ice truck makes a stop
_ _ Drops off the blocks of ice
_ And the people wrap it up in bags of sawdust
Close it up real tight _ _ _ _
Carry [A] it on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
like blocks [E] of gold _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And [B] I wonder _ _ _ _ about [E] the crossroads _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Crossroads
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The clothes are on the [Em] line, _ [E] _ the cover on the well. _
_ _ _ Daddy's train ain't got mercy time.
_ Mama [Em] sits down, rests her spell.
[E] _ _ _ It's [A] the summer in the middle of nowhere,
But reality is the heat.
_ _ [E] And all we have and all we know
[Em] _ What's within our [E] reach
And I [B] wonder _ _ _ _ [A] about the crossroads
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ Where the big yellow bus picks up the children
Takes them all down the road
_ I look at Mama and she knows I really wanna go _
_ _ _ _ She [A] says, Joe, it's the best if you stay here with [E] us
_ _ _ _ [Em] You're [B] thirty years old and there ain't no place [D] for [A] you on _ _ _ _ [E] that bus
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ But I could ride on the tailgates of [Em] my daddy's truck _
_ _ [E] _ _ He would take me to the river
I could hear the boys cutting up _ _ _ _
He [Em] said, now, _ [D] hey Joe, _ [E] where have you [D] been?
The water's fine, [Em] jump on [E] in
_ [A] _ _ [Em] Hey Joe, _ [E] _ _ _ they'd be smiling
[A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I could forget about the crossroads [Em] for [E] a while
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Purple marks came every year without fail
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ Built [E] their nest _ in the old birdbox
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] And the babies they wait quietly in the shell
_ _ _ _ _ Till the mama breaks it [Em] open and they see the sky
_ _ _ And it don't take long and it's magic when [E] they fly _
_ _ _ _ Still I [B] wonder _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] about the [E]
crossroads _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Where the ice truck makes a stop
_ _ Drops off the blocks of ice
_ And the people wrap it up in bags of sawdust
Close it up real tight _ _ _ _
Carry [A] it on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
like blocks [E] of gold _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] And [B] I wonder _ _ _ _ about [E] the crossroads _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Crossroads
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _