Chords for The Pretenders - Middle of the Road, live in London

Tempo:
91.95 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

G

E

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Pretenders - Middle of the Road, live in London chords
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[A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [C] [A] [G]
[Am] [A] [D] [C] [A] [D]
[A] [G] [D] [Cm] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [Em] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] I'm standing [D] in the middle of life with [A] my pants behind [D] me.
[C] I [A] got a [G] smile [D] for [C] everyone [A] I [G] meet.
[D] [Em] [A] [D] I'm gonna keep on trying, [Am] dragging my [A] bag,
[D] dropping off on my street.
[A] Oh, come on, [G] baby.
[E] Getting the [A] road.
[E] Come [A] on now.
[G] [E] In the middle of the road, yeah.
[G] [E] [A] [G]
[D] I'm [A] [D] [Am] [A] [D]
[C] [A] [G] [D] [A] in the middle of [D] the road.
[A] Sitting on the steps.
[D] [A] Black jacket, [G] I'm running around [D] in jeans to [C] the city [A] barricade.
Big [G] diamond rings and [D] school [C] suits.
[A] Fast [G]-corrogated [D] pink tracks full [A] of her kids,
and man, I [D] don't mean a hemp spread, [A] listen.
When you [Bm] own a big [D] chunk of the [A] planet,
wherever the [G] babies is [D] coming to see [Em] them.
Oh, come [A] on, baby.
[E] Getting the road.
Come [F#m] on now.
[E] In the middle of the [A] road, yeah.
[G] [Em]
[C] [Am]
[Em] [D] [A]
[F#m] [A]
[Am] [Em] [D] [Am]
[A] [Em] [A]
[E] [E] [A]
[G] [E] [A] [D] One.
[Am]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [G]
[A] [D] [G] [A] Five.
[D]
[G] [A] Six.
[D] [Am] [G] [A] [D]
[Em] [A] Round [Em] eight.
[A] In the middle of the road.
[D] [G] In [Cm] my private [C#m] car, listen.
[D] [G] [A] I [D] can't get from the [A] town to the curb without [D] some little jerk on my [Am] back.
[A]
[D] Before the rest of you can't you tell I'm [C] going home, [A] I'm tired of telling.
I'm [G] tired of telling [D] you to see your daddy's got [A] a bloody [G] three-headed.
[E] Getting the [A] [E] road.
[A] [E] In the middle of the [A] road, yeah.
[G] [E] [A] [D] [Cm] [A] [D#]
[D] [A] [G] [D] [Am] [A] [D]
[Am] [A] [D] [A] [G]
[D] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A] [G]
[E] [A] [E] [D]
[G] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
E
2311
Am
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Pretenders - (Live) Middle Of The Road chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, G, D, A, D, C, A, E and A. Set your pace at 45 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 92. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [A] _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ [D] _ [Cm] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] I'm standing [D] in the middle of life with [A] my pants behind [D] me.
[C] I [A] got a [G] smile [D] for [C] everyone [A] I [G] meet.
[D] _ [Em] _ [A] [D] I'm gonna keep on trying, [Am] dragging my [A] bag,
[D] dropping off on my street.
[A] Oh, come on, [G] baby.
[E] _ Getting the [A] road.
[E] _ Come [A] on now.
[G] [E] In the middle of the road, yeah.
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G]
[D] I'm [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [A] _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] in the middle of [D] the road.
[A] Sitting on the steps.
[D] _ _ [A] Black jacket, [G] I'm running around [D] in jeans to [C] the city [A] barricade.
Big [G] diamond rings and [D] school [C] suits.
[A] Fast [G]-corrogated [D] pink tracks full [A] of her kids,
and man, I [D] don't mean a hemp spread, [A] listen.
When you [Bm] own a big [D] chunk of the [A] planet,
wherever the [G] babies is [D] coming to see [Em] them.
Oh, come [A] on, baby.
[E] _ Getting the road.
Come [F#m] on now.
[E] In the middle of the [A] road, yeah.
[G] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] [D] One.
[Am] _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ [G] _ [A] Five.
[D] _
[G] _ [A] Six.
[D] _ [Am] _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ [A] Round [Em] eight.
[A] In the middle of the road.
[D] [G] In [Cm] my private [C#m] car, listen.
[D] _ [G] _ [A] I [D] can't get from the [A] town to the curb without [D] some little jerk on my [Am] back.
[A]
[D] Before the rest of you can't you tell I'm [C] going home, [A] I'm tired of telling.
I'm [G] tired of telling [D] you to see your daddy's got [A] a bloody [G] three-headed.
[E] _ Getting the [A] [E] road. _ _
[A] _ [E] In the middle of the [A] road, yeah.
[G] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ [A] _ [D#] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [A] _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [G] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [G] _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Chrissie Hynde, finds its place within the Live in London album.

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