Chuck Ragan - Meet You In The Middle

this is chuck ragans collaborative song with brian fallon from the gaslight
anthem . it is the 9th track off chucks new album covering ground . all lyrics in
parenthesis are sung by brian fallon .

intro : Am F C G x4 ( violin on 3rd )

verse 1 :
Am F C G Am F C G
well i found myself on a lonesome highway
Am F C G Am F C G
so i cut my teeth , with bell and my way
G
i told myself i would not fail!
Am C G
i would not fall! i would prevail!
Am F C G
it just takes one hit to put you in your place
Am F C G
( it just takes one hit to put you in your place )

pre – chorus :
F
tell me what you want , im all ears ,
C
ill give you all i got , blood sweat and tears yeah!
G
tell me what you need , ill do my job

chorus :
Am F C G
( ill meet you in the middle like its going out of style )
Am F C G
( ill meet you in the middle like its going out of style )

verse 2 :
Am F C G
well a one way ticket and the rest will be for sorrow .
Am F C G
( counting down all the miles in the heat of a long haul )
Am F C G
running on empty on number five oh!
Am F C G
( heavy eyes between line and a dashboard )
G
bless your heart! bless your soul!
Am F C G
driving bucks along for you to go home
Am F C G
it just takes one hit to put you in your place
Am F C G
( it just takes one hit to put you in your place )

pre – chorus :
F
tell me what you want , im all ears ,
C
ill give you all i got , blood sweat and tears yeah!
G
tell me what you need , ill do my job
Am F C G
ill meet you in the middle like its going out of style
F C
on A 50/50 deal , ill keep it real while the world keeps spinning ,
G
tripping up my heels getting steady ready to roll
G
holding fast down the road

chorus :
Am F C G
( ill meet you in the middle like its going out of style ) /Down the road
Am F C G
( ill meet you in the middle like its going out of style ) / down the road
Am F C G
darling if you havent heard my voice in a while , ( brian and chuck )
Am F C G
( ill meet you in the middle like its going out of style )

bridge :
C G C G
where i found myself all alone on a lonesome , highway
C G C G
while you found yourself alone on a lonesome highway

pre – chorus :
F ( one strum )
tell me what you want , im all ears ,
C ( one strum )
ill give you all i got , blood sweat and tears yeah!
G ( one strum )
tell me what you need , ill do my job
Am F C G
and meet you in the middle like its going out of style
F C
on A 50/50 deal , ill keep it real while the world keeps spinning ,
G
tripping up my heels getting steady ready roll
G Am
holding fast down the road

chorus :
Am F C G
( ill meet you in the middle like its going out of style ) /Down the road
Am F C G
( ill meet you in the middle like its going out of style ) /Down the road
Am F C G
( ill meet you in the middle like its going out of style ) /Down the road
Am F C G
( ill meet you in the middle like its going out of style ) /Down the road

outro :
Am F C G
if you havent heard my voice in a while
Am F C G
if you havent heard my voice in a while
Am F C G
if you havent heard my voice in a while
Am F C G Am
ill meet you in the middle like its going out of style