A G A D G D G D You've got to ac - cen - tu - ate the positive, A7 G7 A7 G A7 E - lim - in - ate the negative, D G D G D And latch on to the af - fir - ma - tive, A7 G A7 D Don't mess with Mister In-Between. A G A D G D G D You've got to spread joy up to the max - i - mum A7 G A7 G A7 Bring gloom down to the min - i - mum D G D G D Have faith or pan - de - mo - ni - um's A7 G A7 D Li'ble to walk upon the scene. Bridge: G? D G? D7 To il - lus - trate my last re - mark G? A7 G E? G D Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark. G? D E? B7 E7 What did they do just when ev' - ry - thing looked so dark? A7 G A7 D G D G D Man, they said "We'd bet - ter ac - cen - tu - ate the positive A7 G A7 G A7 "E - lim - in - ate the negative D G D G D "And latch on to the affirmative -- A7 G A7 D E? B7 Don't mess with Mister In-Between, no, no, A7 G A7 D Don't mess with Mister In-Between.