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Date: Mon, 8 Nov 93 16:29:35 -0500
From: Steve L Portigal 
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:42:36 -0600 (Central Standard Time)
Subject: p/pretenders/middle_of_the_road.tab

From Bill Walsh bjw59@hotmail.com    Mon 12:29:2003
Added picked notes in drop D tuning, and edited the figure after solo
 
(this is from memory, sorry if any mistakes)
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                MIDDLE OF THE ROAD              
                ------------------                  
                       by
             Pretenders (Crissie Hynde)
 

Chords: (straight ones for the intro, a little picking in the verse)
 
   A       G       E       D       C
 
|--5--| |--3--| |--0--| |-----| |-----|
|--5--| |--3--| |--0--| |--7--| |--5--|
|--6--| |--4--| |--1--| |--7--| |--5--|
|--7--| |--5--| |--2--| |--7--| |--5--|
|--7--| |--5--| |--2--| |--5--| |--3--|
|--5--| |--3--| |--0--| |-----| |-----|
 

INTRO:  A, G ,E (repeat 2 times)
 
If you want to pick the notes (using drop D tuning)
       
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------2--0-------------
D--------2--0------------0-4-------------------
A--0--4------------------------------3-2-0----
D--------------5--4--0----------------------repeat over and over during
verses
 

1.     Middle of the road - Is ...
 
        (chords like intro)
        Now come on baby - We'll get in the road
        Come on now - In the middle of the road, yeah
 
        ---
 
        figure after solo:
 
e---x---x---0--0----------------------
B---5---7---8--8-----------------------
G---6---7---9--7-----------------------
D---7---0---0--0-----------------------
A---0---x---x--x-----------------------
D---x---x---x--x---------------------- Repeat and sing "one, two" etc for
each figure.