D  G                D  G              

 G   F

old gray fence    tarr-chiped road     bartons creek    I'm almost home

           D G                       D  G            

  D  G

i tell buck    about a one lane bridge    around the bend     upon the ridge

        Am Em     F

theres tom sudds barn leanin just a little



      there's myra's store smell the bar-b-q make ya stop for gas when you don't need to 

20 miles to the nearest town hills and hollers all round

and that's me

yeah that's me right there in the middle.



(Chorus)

F                 C             G

In the middle of what matters most

F            C         G

Father sons and holy ghosts

F            C            G

Open hearts and unlocked doors

F            C              G

Way of life worth fightin' for

F             G                 C

If you're wondering where I'll be



Check out the mouth of Tennessee

and you'll find me right there in the middle.  Yeah!



A wreck of wood

Stacked by the porch

Black lab pup

Scratchin at the door

Two little boys

Yelling daddy's back

Next thing I know

Its a wrestling match

And thats me

Yeah man that's me

Right there in the middle



Chorus





In the middle of nowhere



Nowhere I'd rather be



With the good lord up above me



And his earth beneath my feet.



Chorus                                                                               

you fool with A in the bridge it helps