A5      G5   A5  D5    G5   D5               G5   D5 
You've got to ac - cen - tu - ate the positive, 
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E - lim - in - ate the negative, 
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And latch on    to the af - fir - ma - tive, 
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Don't mess with Mister In-Between. 
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You've got to spread joy    up to the max - i - mum 
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Bring gloom    down to the min - i - mum 
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Have faith   or pan - de - mo - ni - um's 
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Li'ble to walk upon the scene. 
 
Bridge: 
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 To il - lus - trate  my last re - mark 
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Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark. 
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What did they do just when ev' - ry - thing looked so dark? 
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Man, they said "We'd bet - ter ac - cen - tu - ate the positive 
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"E - lim - in - ate the negative 
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"And latch on     to the affirmative -- 
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Don't mess with Mister In-Between, no, no,  
A5               G5     A5     D5 
Don't mess with Mister In-Between.