Maroon 5 – Middle Ground Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Maroon 5 – Middle Ground Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
D G D

[Verse 1]
D       G             D
 I need peace, I need hope
, I need guidance
D       G          D
 I need more than myself
D       G             D
 I need light, I need life,
               A
 I need what I never felt

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[Pre-Chorus]
Bm          A
Sisters and brothers
     G
 are picking sides
    Bm          A
And both of our mothers
     G
 are terrified
    Bm         A
And I'm crying out
       G
to an empty sky
Em D A
Tell me

[Chorus]
                   D
If I hit the ground
                Em D  A
And I fall down to my knees
                   D
Would you hear the sound?
              Em    D    A
Am I crazy to think that we
                 D
Could make it out?
             Em D A
Am I crazier to believe
                       D G D
There's a middle ground?

[Verse 2]
D       G          D
 I'm so up, I'm so down,
 I'm so broken
D       G       D
 I'm so tired I can't sleep
D        G             D
 I'm not mine, I'm not yours,
                 A
 I'm not sure of anything

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[Pre-Chorus]
Bm          A
Sisters and brothers
     G
are picking sides
    Bm          A
And both of our mothers
     G
 are terrified
    Bm         A
And I'm crying out
      G
to an empty sky
Em D A
Tell me

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[Chorus]
                   D
If I hit the ground
                Em D  A
And I fall down to my knees
                   D
Would you hear the sound?
              Em    D    A
Am I crazy to think that we
                 D
Could make it out?
             Em D A
Am I crazier to believe
                       Bm
There's a middle ground?

[Bridge]
Middle ground,
          D
there's a middle ground
        G
I don't need someone to love
       Em
I just need someone
 to live for
Bm            D
Middle ground, there's
 a middle ground
      G
On my knees where I belong
       A
Please tell me

[Chorus]
                   D
If I hit the ground
                Em D  A
And I fall down to my knees
                   D
Would you hear the sound?
              Em    D    A
Am I crazy to think that we
                 D
Could make it out?
             Em D A
Am I crazier to believe

There's a middle ground?

[Outro]
D               G
 Middle ground, there's
   D
a middle ground (Oh)
             Em D A
Am I crazier to believe
there's a middle ground?
D               G
 Middle ground, there's
   D
a middle ground (Oh)
           Em D A
I need you to believe,
 oh, there's a middle ground

How to play Middle Ground: key, chords and progression

These are Middle Ground chords by Maroon 5 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

To play Middle Ground by Maroon 5, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 5 chords: D, G, A, Bm and Em.

Listen for Em – D – A – D (ii – I – V – I in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – doh – soh – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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Middle Ground chords: questions

What key is Middle Ground in?

Middle Ground by Maroon 5 is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Middle Ground?

Middle Ground uses 5 chords: D, G, A, Bm, Em.

What is the chord progression of Middle Ground?

The main progression is Em – D – A – D (ii – I – V – I).

Is Middle Ground easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, Am (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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