Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – Middle Of The Morning Chords

Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit – Middle Of The Morning Chords

ChordsEABC#mF#m

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[Intro]
E   A E   A E
A E   A E
A E   A E
A E

[Chorus 1]
        E    A E
Well, I tried    to
   A     E
 open up my window
     A            E
And let the light come in
       E      A E
I step outside    in the
   A            E
 middle of the morning
             A      E
And in the evening again
         E   A E
Yes, I tried     to be
    A       E
grateful for my devils
        A       E
And call them by their names
         E     A E
But, I'm tired
          A           E
by the middle of the morning
  A       E
I need someone to blame
[Verse 1]
              B
I know you're scared of me,
         A
I can see it in your face
       E
I can feel it in the way
           C#m
you move around this place
               B
I know you're scared of me,
        A
 I can see it in your smile
         E
Like an unattended child
                  B
you can't quitе trust

[Chorus 2]
         E   A E
But I'm tired    of steppin'
 A       E
 on your shadow
       A     E
And feeling in the way
         E    A E
Yеs, I'm tired    by
           A       E
the middle of the morning
          A        E
I'm out of shit to say

[Verse 2]
         B
I ain't used to this,
           A
 seein' everybody's hand
       E
I was raised to be a strong
             C#m
and silent Southern man
         B                A
I ain't used to this, a thousand
days alone
      E
In my bed or in
                  B
my head or in my phone

[Chorus 3]
          E    A E
Yes, I'm tired     of livin'
 A       E
 in the moment
        A             E
And sleeping through the dream
          E   A E
I step outside    in the
        A      E
 middle of the morning
           A             E
And the roses hear the scream

[Interlude]
F#m  C#m E   B x3
A
E   A E   A E
A E   A E
A E   A E
A E

[Verse 3]
               B
I know you're scared of me,
         A
so I never get too close
       E
I just sit here on the
                C#m
tailgate like a farmhand's ghost
           B
Watch the roses bloom,
             A
 watch 'em wilt away and die
         E
'till I notice I've been
                B
cryin' this whole time

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[Chorus 1]
        E    A E      A
Well, I tried    to open
    E
up my window
     A            E
And let the light come in
       E      A E
I step outside    in
       A            E
the middle of the morning
             A      E
And in the evening again

[Outro]
E   A E   A E
A E   A E
A E   A E
A E

How to play Middle Of The Morning: key, chords and progression

These are Middle Of The Morning chords by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Middle Of The Morning by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 5 chords: E, A, B, C#m and F#m.

Most of the song cycles through E – B – A – E (I – V – IV – I in E major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, Bm, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Middle Of The Morning chords: questions

What key is Middle Of The Morning in?

Middle Of The Morning by Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Middle Of The Morning?

Middle Of The Morning uses 5 chords: E, A, B, C#m, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Middle Of The Morning?

The main progression is E – B – A – E (I – V – IV – I).

Is Middle Of The Morning easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, A, Bm, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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