Middleman chords by Bright Eyes

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C
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Bb#
Esus4
Dm

Intro 1

Verse 1
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I traveled though the atmosphere as a wall of feedback climbed
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The pegs were gold, the band was old,
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E 
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they played in half time
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Now every dream gets whittled down
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just like every fool gets wise
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E 
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You will never reap of any seed deprived of
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sunlight

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
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So I have become the
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middleman
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C 
The gray areas are mine
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E 
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The in-between, the the absentee
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Is a beautiful disguise

Interlude 2

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So I keep

Verse 3
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my footlights shining bright just
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like I   keep my exits wide
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Because I never know when it's time to go,
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Esus4 
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it's too crowded now in side
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The dead can hide beneath the ground
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and the birds can always fly
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But the rest of us  do what we must in constant
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compromise

Interlude 3

Verse 4
I have become the
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middleman
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The gray areas are fine
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The "I don't know,"
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the "maybe so"
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Is the only real reply
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It is the only true reply