Stuck In The Middle With You (Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan)
Intro:
D Am7 A7sus4 C D Am7 A7sus4 C D
D
Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
D
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
G7
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
D
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
A
Clowns to the left of me,
C G
Jokers to the right, here I am,
D
Stuck in the middle with you.
D
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
D
And I'm wondering what it is I should do,
G7
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face,
D
Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place,
A
Clowns to the left of me,
C G
Jokers to the right, here I am,
D
Stuck in the middle with you.
G7
Well you started out with nothing,
D
And you're proud that you're a self made man,
G7
And your friends, they all come crawlin, Slap you on the back and say,
D G7
Please.... Please.....
Slide Guitar:
|---------5--------------5--------------5--------------5-----|
|-7----7-------5--75/7---------7----7-------5--75/7--------|
|-7----7------------------------7----7-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
D
Trying to make some sense of it all,
D
But I can see that it makes no sense at all,
G7
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor,
D
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
A
Clowns to the left of me,
C G
Jokers to the right, here I am,
D
Stuck in the middle with you.
D
Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
D
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
G7
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
D
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
A
Clowns to the left of me,
C G
Jokers to the right, here I am,
D
Stuck in the middle with you.
D
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
D
Here I am, Stuck in the middle with you.
|-2--2--------|
|-3--3--------|
|-2--2--------|
|-0--0--------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
TAB:
Tuning:
Intro
D|----0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
B|----7-7--5-3-1-1-1-0-1---------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-7--5-4-2-2-2-0-2---------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
D|----0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----x-x-x-x-----0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
B|----7-7--5-3-1-1-1-0-1-----3-3-3-3-----7-7--5-3-1-1-1-0-1----------------|
G|----7-7--5-4-2-2-2-0-2-----0-0-0-0-----7-7--5-4-2-2-2-0-2----------------|
D|--x-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---x-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--0------------------------x-x-x-x---0-----------------------------------|
D|--0------------------------5-5-5-5---0-----------------------------------|
Chorus
D|--x-x-x---0-0-0-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-2-2---1-1-1-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2---2-2-2-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0---3-3-3-x-x-x----------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-x---------5-5-5----------------------------------------------------|
"Clowns to the left of me, jokers on the right"
Intro:
D Am7 A7sus4 C D Am7 A7sus4 C D
D
Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
D
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
G7
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
D
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
A
Clowns to the left of me,
C G
Jokers to the right, here I am,
D
Stuck in the middle with you.
D
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
D
And I'm wondering what it is I should do,
G7
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face,
D
Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place,
A
Clowns to the left of me,
C G
Jokers to the right, here I am,
D
Stuck in the middle with you.
G7
Well you started out with nothing,
D
And you're proud that you're a self made man,
G7
And your friends, they all come crawlin, Slap you on the back and say,
D G7
Please.... Please.....
Slide Guitar:
|---------5--------------5--------------5--------------5-----|
|-7----7-------5--75/7---------7----7-------5--75/7--------|
|-7----7------------------------7----7-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
D
Trying to make some sense of it all,
D
But I can see that it makes no sense at all,
G7
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor,
D
'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore
A
Clowns to the left of me,
C G
Jokers to the right, here I am,
D
Stuck in the middle with you.
D
Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
D
I got the feeling that something ain't right,
G7
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair,
D
And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs,
A
Clowns to the left of me,
C G
Jokers to the right, here I am,
D
Stuck in the middle with you.
D
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
D
Here I am, Stuck in the middle with you.
|-2--2--------|
|-3--3--------|
|-2--2--------|
|-0--0--------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
TAB:
Tuning:
Intro
D|----0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
B|----7-7--5-3-1-1-1-0-1---------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-7--5-4-2-2-2-0-2---------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
D|----0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----x-x-x-x-----0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
B|----7-7--5-3-1-1-1-0-1-----3-3-3-3-----7-7--5-3-1-1-1-0-1----------------|
G|----7-7--5-4-2-2-2-0-2-----0-0-0-0-----7-7--5-4-2-2-2-0-2----------------|
D|--x-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---x-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
A|--0------------------------x-x-x-x---0-----------------------------------|
D|--0------------------------5-5-5-5---0-----------------------------------|
Chorus
D|--x-x-x---0-0-0-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-2-2---1-1-1-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2-2---2-2-2-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0---3-3-3-x-x-x----------------------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-x---------5-5-5----------------------------------------------------|
"Clowns to the left of me, jokers on the right"