Bright Eyes - Middle Man Tabs

Song  : Middleman
Album : Cassadaga


Sorry,but you have to find out the rythm by yourself
The chorus is a bit strange,but I think this version is okay!

          play the hole song with capo: 4th freet

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INTRO

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-4------4------4------4---|
-8------6------10-----10--|
-8------6------10-----10--|   8x
-6------4------8------8---|
-4------4------4------4---|

-4------4------4------4------4---|
-4------4------4------4------4---|
-8------10-----8------10-----7---|
-8------10-----8------10-----8---|    1x
-6------8------6------8------8---|
-4------4------4------4------6---|


-4------4------4------4---|
-4------4------4------4---|
-8------6------10-----10--|
-8------6------10-----10--|   2x
-6------4------8------8---|
-4------4------4------4---|

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VERSE 1


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I traveled though the atmosphere as a wall of feedback climbed


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-----4--------4------4----------4-------------4---|
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-----8--------10-----8----------10------------8---|
-----6--------8------6----------8-------------8---|
-----4--------4------4----------4-------------6---|


The pegs were gold, the band was old, they played..


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-8----------6-------10----10---------------8--------6------10----10-----|
-8----------6-------10----10---------------8--------6------10----10-----|
-6----------4-------8-----8----------------6--------4------8-----8------|
-4----------4-------4-----4----------------4--------4------4-----4------|

in half time....


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------4-----4-------4-----4------------------4-------4------4-----4------|
------8-----6-------10----10-----------------8-------6------10----10-----|
------8-----6-------10----10-----------------8--- ---6------10----10-----|
------6-----4-------8-----8------------------6-------4------8-----8------|
------4-----4-------4-----4------------------4-------4------4-----4------|

Now every dream gets whittled down just like every fool gets wise


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----------4------4------4---4------4------|
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----------8------10-----8---10-----8------|
----------6------8------6---8------8------|
----------4------4------4---4------6------|

You will never reap of any seed deprived..


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-8----------6-------10----10---------------8--------6------10----10-----|
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-6----------4-------8-----8----------------6--------4------8-----8------|
-4----------4-------4-----4----------------4--------4------4-----4------|

of sunlight...

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CHORUS

    (G)             (Bm)            (G)         (Bm)
-----7---------------6---------------7------------6-----|
-----4---------------7---------------4------------7-----|
-----4---------------8---------------4------------8-----|
-----4---------------8---------------4------------8-----|
-----6---------------6---------------6------------6-----|
-----7---------------6---------------7------------6-----|

So I have become the Middleman. The gray areas are mine


-6------4-----------7---4----4---------------|
-7------6-----------4---4----4---------------|
-6------6-----------4---4----7---------------|
-4------6-----------4---6----8---------------|
-4------4-----------6---6----8---------------|
-4------4-----------7-6-4----6---------------|

The in-between, the absentee.Is a beautiful...

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-8----------6-------10----10---------------8--------6------10----10-----|
-6----------4-------8-----8----------------6--------4------8-----8------|
-4----------4-------4-----4----------------4--------4------4-----4------|

desgise...

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VERSE 2

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-4----------4----------4-----4---------------4-------4---------4-----4------|
-8----------6----------10----10--------------8-------6---------10----10-----|
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-6----------4----------8-----8---------------6-------4---------8-----8------|
-4----------4----------4-----4---------------4-------4---------4-----4------|

So I keep my footlights shining bright just like I keep my exits wide


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-------6--------8------6------------8--------------------8---|
-------4--------4------4------------4--------------------6---|

'Cause I never know when it's time to go, it's too crowded now...

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-6----------4-------8-----8----------------6--------4------8-----8------|
-4----------4-------4-----4----------------4--------4------4-----4------|

inside....

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-4----------4----------4-----4---------------4-------4---------4-----4------|
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-4----------4----------4-----4---------------4-------4---------4-----4------|

The dead can hide beneath the ground and the birds can always fly

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-------4--------4------4-------4--------4--------------|
-------8--------10-----8-------10-------7--------------|
-------8--------10-----8-------10-------8--------------|
-------6--------8------6-------8--------8--------------|
-------4--------4------4-------4--------6--------------|

But the rest of us do what we must in constant compro....

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-6----------4-------8-----8----------------6--------4------8-----8------|
-4----------4-------4-----4----------------4--------4------4-----4------|

mise....

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CHORUS 2 & OUTRO


    (G)             (Bm)            (G)         (Bm)
-----7---------------6---------------7------------6-----|
-----4---------------7---------------4------------7-----|
-----4---------------8---------------4------------8-----|
-----4---------------8---------------4------------8-----|
-----6---------------6---------------6------------6-----|
-----7---------------6---------------7------------6-----|

So I have become the Middleman.The gray areas are fine


---6--------4-----------7---4-------4---------------|
---7--------6-----------4---4-------4---------------|
---6--------6-----------4---4-------7---------------|
---4--------6-----------4---6-------8---------------|
---4--------4-----------6---6-------8---------------|
---4--------4-----------7-6-4-------6---------------|

The "I don't know," the "maybe so".Is the only real.
                                   It is the only true
                                   Is the only real....

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-6----------4-------8-----8----------------6--------4------8-----8------|
-4----------4-------4-----4----------------4--------4------4-----4------|

reply...........


(play this part the rest of the song)

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-6----------4-------8-----8----------------6--------4------8-----8------|
-4----------4-------4-----4----------------4--------4------4-----4------|

If something isn't correct,you can write a comment or e-mail me

..THX..and much fun with the tabs...

Hannes