Key: D
Introduction:
G- D- G- D-
(verse 1)
G D G D
For years she's lived on her own,
C D C D
In a corner of the city,
G D G D
Twice a year she gets back home,
C D C D
Playing catch up with the family,
(verse 2)
G D G D
She tells her folks what they need to know,
C D C D
Her mother says she's much too thin,
G D G D
Her sisters ask about her beau,
C D C D
Her dad inquires, how's business been,
(bridge)
C D G C
She's thirty three this time around,
D G C
She's always been real good at listening,
D G C
Her sense of humor never lets her down,
Em C D
Except sometimes there's something missing,
(chorus)
G Am D G Am D
Hey, middle ground, a place between up and down,
G Am D G Am C D
She could be safe and sound, oh, to know middle ground,
G- D- G- D- C- D- C- D
(verse 3)
For years she's been on her guard
G Am D G Am D
Hey, middle ground, a place between up and down,
G Am D G Am C D
She could be safe and sound, oh, to know middle ground,
(bridge)
F C
She gave her heart away one time,
D G D G
and says that she hasn't seen it since,
F C A
Love's a puzzle in her mind,
C
the pieces match, but don't quite fit, hey,
G- D- G- D- C- D- C- D
(verse 5)
And these days run thick or thin,
G Am D G Am D
Hey, middle ground, a place between up and down,
G Am D G Am C D
She could be safe and sound, oh, to know middle ground,
G Am D G Am D
Hey, middle ground, a place between up and down,
G Am D G Am C D
She could be safe and sound, oh, to know middle ground,
G Am C D G Am C D
Oh, to know middle ground, oh, to know middle ground,