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Song title:      Stuck In The Middle With You
Original Album:	 Stealers Wheel

Words and Music by Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan
Copyright © 1972 A&M Records
Published by A&M Music Publishing / Universal Music Group

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
This was originally written for multiple guitars, acoustic and electric, and
in different "D tunings" but I've transcribed it for two: one acoustic and
one slide.

The acoustic guitar is tuned to standard.
The slide guitar is tuned to Double Drop D (DADGBD). Timing is 4/4.


INTRO:
Notes:
D6i is my notation for D 6th interval - used here for space.


[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]

Guitar Figure 1
Acoustic Guitar:
  D             Cadd9 D6i    C6add9              Gadd9  C6add9  Gadd9
|-----------------------------0______-------------------------------|
|-----7---7-------5---3-------1______---1---1-------0---1---1---0---|
|-----7---7-------5---4-------2______---2---2-------0---2---2---0---|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0______---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-0-----------0-----------0-------|-------------0-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


[then play: Guitar Figure 2]

Guitar Figure 2
Acoustic Guitar:
  D
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


                                                            
VERSE1:
Notes:
Strum as in the INTRO.

Chords:
D   xx0232 or x57775
G7  320001 or 353433

       D
Well I don't know why I came here tonight,
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


CHORUS:
Notes:
Strum as before.

Chords:
A7 x02020 or 575655    G 320033 or 355433
C  x32010 or x35553    D xx0232 or x57775

A7                        C             G
Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right,
       D
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.


VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as in VERSE1.

Chords:
D   xx0232 or x57775
G7  320001 or 353433

        D
Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you,
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,


[repeat CHORUS]

Well, you...


BRIDGE:
Note:
The slide guitar should be tuned to Double Drop D (DADGBD).
The acoustic guitar is tuned to standard.

**
The chord on the second "please" could either be played as x00010 (Am7/11),
or it could be played as x32233, (in which case it should probably be called
C6/9 (as C is in the bass)). This is same chord i.e. the notes are the same!
But chords can often have different names, especially the complex ones.
The "Am7/11" is easier to fret but play the one that sounds better to you.

Chords:
D   xx0232 or x57775
G7  320001 or 353433

** same chord **
Am7/11           x00010
C6/9 (or D9sus4) x32233


Slide guitar:
|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|
|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|
|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| G7                                                                |
|-1---1---x---1---x---1---x---1---|-1---1---x---1---x---1---x---1---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G7
  started out with nothing, and you're proud that you're a self-made man,


Slide guitar:
|-5-/-7-----------7-\-5-----------|-5-/-7-----------7-\-5-----------|
|-5-/-7-----------7-\-5-----------|-5-/-7-----------7-\-5-----------|
|-5-/-7-----------7-\-5-----------|-5-/-7-----------7-\-5-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| D                                                                 |
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                            And your...


Slide guitar:
|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|
|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|
|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|-10-/12___-------12\-10----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| G7                                                                |
|-1---1---x---1---x---1---x---1---|-1---1---x---1---x---1---x---1---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G7
  friends, they all come crawlin', slap you on the back and say,



Slide guitar:
|5/7_________________________________-------------------------------|
|5/7_________________________________-------------------------------|
|5/7_________________________________-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D
  Please...



Slide guitar:
|3/5_________________________________-------------------------------|
|3/5_________________________________-------------------------------|
|3/5_________________________________-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  **
  Please...



Slide guitar:
|---------------------7-----------|-------------7---7-\-6-/-7-------|
|--------6/7-----6/7----------6--/--7-\-6-/-7---7---7-\-6-/-7-------|
|--------6/7-----6/7----------6--/--7-\-6-/-7-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| D                                                                 |
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Slide guitar:
|---------------------7-----------|---------------------7-----------|
|--------6/7-----6/7----------6--/--7-\-6-/-7-7\6-/-7-------7\6-----|
|--------6/7-----6/7----------6--/--7-\-6-/-7-------------------7---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| D                                                                 |
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as in VERSE1. Slide guitar continues, also into CHORUS.

Chords:
D   xx0232 or x57775
G7  320001 or 353433


Slide guitar:
|-------------------------7-------|-------------7-------------------|
|---------6-/-7-\-6-/-7-------6--/--7-\-6-/-7-----------6-/-7-------|
|---------6-/-7-\-6-/-7-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| D                                                                 |
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D
  Trying to make some sense of it all,                      but I can



Slide guitar:
|---------6-/-7-----------7-------|-----7---------------7-----------|
|---------6-/-7-----6/7-------6--/--7-------7-\-6-/-7---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| D                                                                 |
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  see that it makes no sense at all__,                      Is  it



Slide guitar:
|------11/12---11\12--------------|-----12--------------12----------|
|------11/12---11\12----------11--/-12------12---11/12------12------|
|---------------------------------|-------------12--------------12--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| G7                                                                |
|-1---1---x---1---x---1---x---1---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  G7
  cool to go  to  sleep on the      floor?             'Cause I don't


Slide guitar:
|---------------------7-----------|-------------7-------------------|
|--------6/7-----6/7----------6--/--7-\-6-/-7---7-------7\----------|
|--------6/7-----6/7----------6--/--7-\-6-/-7-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic guitar:                                                    |
| D                                                                 |
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D
  think that I can take anymore


CHORUS:
Chords:
A7 x02020 or 575655    G 320033 or 355433
C  x32010 or x35553    D xx0232 or x57775


Slide guitar:

|---------14----------------------|-----5---------------12----------|
|-12-/14---------14\13/14-----4--/--5-------5----11/12------12------|
|-12-/14--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic Guitar:                                                    |
| A7                                C               G               |
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-1---1---1---1---3---3---3---3---|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---3---3---3---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A7                                C               G
  Clowns to the left of me,         Jokers   to the right,    here I


Slide guitar:
|-----6-/-7-----------7--------6--/-7-\-6-/-7---7-------------------|
|-----6-/-7-----6/7------------6--/-7-\-6-/-7-------7-\-6-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic Guitar:                                                    |
| D                                                                 |
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D
  am, stuck in the middle with      you.



[Slide Guitar SOLO over VERSE & CHORUS chords strummed as before:]

[play: 4/4| D | % | % | % | G7 | % | D | A | C G | D | % |]


[repeat BRIDGE]

[repeat VERSE1]

[repeat CHORUS]


CODA:

Slide guitar:
|-7-\-6-/-7---7-------------------|---------------------7-\-6---6/--|
|-7-\-6-/-7---7-------7-\-6-------|-------5/7-----5/7-----------6/--|
|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic Guitar:                                                    |
| D                                                                 |
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                      Yes I'm           stuck in the middle with you,

                                        stuck in the middle with you,

                      Here I am,        stuck in the middle with you.


Slide guitar:
|/7-\-6-/-7---7---7-\-6-/--7------|6/7----6/7-----------------------|
|/7-\-6-/-7---7---7-\-6-/--7------|6/7----6/7-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|6/7----6/7-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
Acoustic Guitar:                                                    |
| D                                                                 |
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2-------2-----------------------|
|-3---3---x---3---x---3---x---3---|-3-------3-----------------------|
|-2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-2-------2-----------------------|
|-0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-0-------0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |