Author/Artist: Jimmy Eat World
Title: The Middle
Album: Bleed American
Chorded by Adam Heiman, sharkbyte_blu2@hotmail.com

I concur with this intro Transcribed by: Jonathan Meisburg, pbpaintball@yahoo.com.
Palm mute it:
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-99-5555555555-9999-77----------------555555554444444455555555----------------|
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D (xx0232@1)                            AHey, (x02220@1)don't write yourself off yet.
                            G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)             DIt's (xx0232@1)only in your head you feel left out or looked down on.
               D (xx0232@1)                      AJust (x02220@1)try your best, try everything you can.
                               G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)             DAnd (xx0232@1)don't you worry what they tell themselves       when you're away.


CHORUS
         D (xx0232@1)                                               AIt (x02220@1)just takes some time, little girl you're in the middle of the ride everything,
                G (320003@1)                                       DEverything (xx0232@1)will be just fine, everything, everything will be all right (all right)


D (xx0232@1)                            AHey, (x02220@1)you know they're all the same.
                             G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)            DYou (xx0232@1)know you're doing better on your own, so don't buy in.
            D (xx0232@1)                          ALive (x02220@1)right now.       Yeah, just be yourself.
                            G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)           DIt (xx0232@1)doesn't matter if it's good enough       for someone else.

(Repeat CHORUS)

D (xx0232@1)                            AHey, (x02220@1)don't write yourself off yet.
                            G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)              DIt's (xx0232@1)only in your head you feel left out      or looked down on.
              D (xx0232@1)                     AJust (x02220@1)do your best, do everything you can.
                              G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)        DAnd (xx0232@1)don't you worry what the bitter hearts     are gonna say.

(Repeat CHORUS x2)

END on D

I recommend you use these power chords, not the secondary chords.

D - x577xxx (or D2 - xx0230) A - 5776xx (or A2 - 
G - 3554xx (or 3200xx)

For the D2 and A2, mute the low E sting with your index finger.