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          Stuck in the Middle with You – Stealers Wheel
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Written by: Gerry Rafferty/Joe Egan
From: “Stealers Wheel” (1973)
Tuning: Double Drop D       D-A-D-G-B-d
        one full step down  D-G-C-F-A-d

The intro acoustic (right channel) seems to be using Double Drop D or
Open D (this guitar doesn’t return throughout the song).
The major acoustic accompanying the song (left channel) sounds as if all
strings were tuned down one full step.

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[Intro]

Double Drop D
            G/
   D      C/D 
   1 + 2 + 3 +
d |--0-0---0-0
B |--7-7---5-3
G |--7-7---5-4
D |0-------0-0
A |0----------
D |0----------

D             
   D7         
 4 +  1 + 2 + 
---0-|--0-0---
---1-|--1-1---
---2-|--2-2---
-----|0---0---
-----|0---0---
-----|0---0---

 D7           
D6    D       
3 + 4 +  1 + 2
0-0---0-|--0-0
0-1---3-|--7-7
2-2---2-|--7-7
0-------|0----
0-------|0----
0-------|0----

    G/D
  C/D    D7
 + 3 + 4 +  1 
---0-0---0-|--
---5-3---1-|--
---5-2---2-|--
---0-0-----|0-
-----------|0-
-----------|0-

+ 2 + 3 + 4 +
0-0---0-0---0-
1-1---1-1---0-
2-2---2-2---0-
--0---0-------
--0---0-------
--0---0-------

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CHORDS
        Double
        D-A-D-
[Intro]
D       0-0-0-
C/D     0-0-0-
G/D     0-0-0-
D7      0-0-0-
D6      0-0-0-

 Drop D       
G-B-d         
7-7-0         
5-5-0         
4-3-0         
2-1-0         
2-0(0)        

 one full step down
 D-G-C-F-A-d
(0-x-x-9-9-x)
(0-x-x-7-7-x)
(0-x-x-6-5-x)
(0-x-x-4-3-x)
(0-x-x-4-2-x)

[Song]
D       0-0-0-
G       5-x-0-
A7      x-0-2-
Csus4   x-3-x-
     or x-3-5-
Am11    x-0-5-

2-3-0         
0-0-0         
2-2-5         
0-1-3         
5-6-3
5-3-0         

 0-2-2-1-0-0 (
 x-0-2-2-2-0 (
 x-x-4-4-4-5 (
 x-x-0-2-3-3 (
 x-2-0-2-3-0 (

E-shape)
A-shape)
B7 = A7-shape, 4th fret)
Dsus4-shape)
Dsus2/B-shape)

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[Intro]
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 (full band)

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[Verse 1]
       
Well I don't k

now why I came

 here tonight
          
I got the feel

ing that somet

hin’ ain't rig

ht
       
I'm so scared 

in case I fall

 off my chair
        
And I'm wonder

ing how I'll g

et down the st

airs


[Chorus]

Clowns to the 

left of me
         
Jokers to the 

            [
right, here I 

  ]
am

 Stuck in the 

middle with yo

u


[Verse 2]
          
Yes, I'm ... s

tuck in the mi

ddle with you
        
And I'm wonder

ing what it is

 I should do
        
It's so hard t

o keep this sm

ile from my fa

ce
         
Losing c’trol,

 yeah, I'm all

 over the plac

e


[Chorus]

Clowns to the 

left of me
         
Jokers to the 

            [
right, here I 

  ]
am

 Stuck in the 

middle with yo

u


[Bridge]
             
Well you start

              
ed out with no

              
thing and you'

              
re proud that 

              
you're a self 

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made man
         
And your frien

ds, they all c

ome crawlin', 

slap you on th

e back and say

 ...
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Please ...
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Please ...

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[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]

Trying to make

 some sense of

 it all
          
But I can see 

that it makes 

no sense at al

l
      
Is it cool to 

go to sleep on

 the floor?
             
'Cause I d’n t

hink that I ca

n take anymore


[Chorus]

Clowns to the 

left of me
         
Jokers to the 

            [
right, here I 

  ]
am

 Stuck in the 

middle with yo

u


[Solo]
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[Bridge]
             
Well you start

              
ed out with no

              
thing and you'

              
re proud that 

              
you're a self 

       [  | % |
made man
         
And your frien

ds, they all c

ome crawlin', 

slap you on th

e back and say

 ...
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Please ...
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Please ...

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[Interlude]
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[Verse]
      
And I don't kn

ow why I came 

here tonight
          
I got the feel

ing that somet

hin’ ain't rig

ht
       
I'm so scared 

in case I fall

 off my chair
        
And I'm wonder

ing how I'll g

et down the st

airs


[Chorus]

Clowns to the 

left of me
         
Jokers to the 

            [
right, here I 

  ]
am

 Stuck in the 

middle with yo

u


[Outro}
          
Yes, I'm ... s

tuck in the mi

ddle with you

 Stuck in the 

middle with yo

u             

  1 + 2
             
Here I am, stu

              
ck in the midd

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le with you