Band: Jimmy Eat World Song: The MIDDLE Album: Bleed American Tabbed by: Thomas Fleay Tuning : drop D DADGBe I once saw a tab for this sing in a total guitar magazine and even that wasn’t the way its played so I gave it a shot myself watching it live … a lot. TAB EXPLANATION H = hammer on = harmonic P = pull off NH_| = natural harmonic tr~ = trill PH_| = pinch harmonic S = slide AHx = artificial harmonic / = slide up THx = tapped harmonic = slide down TCH = touch harmonic [] = fret hand tap ~G = gargle (usually with tremolo) X = fret hand mute () = ghost note BU = bend up {} = pick hand tap BD = bend down (x)~ = pick scrape rp = re pick (bend) pb = pre bend w/bar_= perform with whammy ~ = vibrato # = arpeggiated chord // = tremelo pick Intro |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |-44-----------4444422------------------------------------ |---55555555555-------4444444445555555554444444455555555-- |--------------------------------------------------------- | Pm---------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |-000000000000000000007777777775555555555555555500000000-- |-000000000000000000007777777775555555555555555500000000-- Pm---------------------------------------------------- VERSE |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |-000000000000000000007777777775555555555555555500000000-- |-000000000000000000007777777775555555555555555500000000-- | Pm---------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------------- |-555555555555555555557777777775555555555555555555555555-- |-000000000000000000007777777775555555555555555500000000-- Pm---------------------------------------------------- CHORUS |-2#-2-222--2222----------------2#-2-222--2222--2#-2222-- |-3#-3-333--3333-2#-2------2----3#-3-333--3333--3#-3333-- |-2#-2-222--2222-2#-2-222--2222-0#-0-000--0000--2#-2222-- |-0#-0-000--0000-2#-2-222--2222-0#-0-000--0000--0#-0000-- |-0#-0-000--0000-0#-0-000--0000-----------------0#-0000-- |-------------------------------5#-5-555--5555----------- | |-2#-2-222--2222----------------2#-2-222--2222--2#-2222-- |-3#-3-333--3333-2#-2------2----3#-3-333--3333--3#-3333-- |-2#-2-222--2222-2#-2-222--2222-0#-0-000--0000--2#-2222-- |-0#-0-000--0000-2#-2-222--2222-0#-0-000--0000--0#-0000-- |-0#-0-000--0000-0#-0-000--0000-----------------0#-0000-- |-------------------------------5#-5-555--5555----------- SOLO |------------------------------------------------- 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|------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-- |-18//------17//------14//-----12//--------0-0-0-0-0-0-- |------------------------------------------8-6-4-3-2-1-- |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- Gtr 2 during the chorus |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------- |-5555555555555555777777777777555555555555000000000000-- |-0000000000000000777777777777555555555555000000000000-- |------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------- |-5555555555555555777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5-- |-0000000000000000777777777777-5-5-5-5-5-5-- REPEAT CHORUS ORDER AND LYRICS INTRO VERSE & Hey, Don’t write yourself of yet It’s only in your head you feel left out or looked down on Just try you’re best Try everything you can And don’t you worry what they tell themselves when you’re away CHORUS & It just takes some time Little girl your in the middle of the ride Everything, everything will be just fine Everything, everything will be all right VERSE & Hey, you know they’re all the same You know you’re doing better on your own so don’t buy in Live right now Just be yourself It doesn’t matter if that’s good enough for someone else CHORUS & It just takes some time Little girl your in the middle of the ride Everything, everything will be just fine Everything, everything will be all right SOLO VERSE & Hey, Don’t write yourself of yet It’s only in your head you feel left out or looked down on Do your best Do everything you can Don’t you worry what their bitter hearts are gonna’ say CHORUS & It just takes some time Little girl your in the middle of the ride Everything, everything will be just fine Everything, everything will be all right THAT’S IT Any comments, complaints, information feel free to email me at blah_bla_blo@hotmail.com