Call Me Mr. In-Between Chords by Burl Ives

[C] Mester [F] in between, _ _ [Am] [C] Mester in between, Vic [G] and Sly D.
Lee, _ [C] Mester in between. _
[F] Well I'm too old for girls and I'm too young for [C] women, I've looked all around and my hopes are a [G] dimmin'.
I feel like a fish not allowed any swimmin' and it [C] makes a fella mean.
[F] You feel he's a part of the lost [C] generation, I feel like a choo-choo that can't find the [G] station.
I work like a dog with no recreation, they call me [C] Mester in between.
[Cm] Mester in [F] between, _ [C] Mester in between, _ [G] makes a fella mean, [C] Mester in between. _
[Gm] [F] Got a hot rod Chevy with a twin [C] carburetor, and I know a gal that's a real sharp tomato.
[G] And she's got a daddy with a caddy that'll date her, you see [C] what I mean.
[F] Those sweet little things just set me a [C] droolin', I'm too big for sodas and I'm too old for [G] schoolin'.
Too young for lovin' but I'm too old for foolin', they call me [C] Mester in between.
[F] Mester in between, _ [C] Mester in between, _ [G] tries to live so clean, _ [C] Mester in between. _
[Gm] [Em] I [F] feel like a sailboat kept in a [C] bottle, I feel like an engineer that can't find the [G] throttle.
I'm too small to walk but I'm too big to toddle, and the lady I'm [C] turnin' green.
[Gm] [F] To see all the men makin' time with the [C] ladies, the high school kids at the show with their [G] babies.
While I run around like a dog with the rabies, they call me [C] Mester in between.
[F] Mester in between, _ [Am] [C] Mester in between, _ [G] better leave the scene, _ [C] Mester in between. _