That Song About The Midway tab by Bonnie Raitt

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: E

Intro:


E|-----2-----2-----------2------------|
B|-----3-----3---------3--------3-----|
G|---2---0----g0h2p0------------------|
D|-------------------4-----2------0---|
A|----------------------------------0-|
D|-0----------------------------------|

 *1    *2    *3    *4   * timing of beats
E|------g0h2----g0h2---------0-------------|
B|-----------3-------3-----3---------------|
G|-----0-------0-----------------2---------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-0h2-----------------2-3-----2---0-----0-|
D|----------------------------------g2/4---|

E|-----2-----------------2------------|
B|-----3-----3---------3--------3-----|
G|---2---0-----0h2p0------------------|
D|-------------------4-----2------2-0-|
A|------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|


Verse 1:
  played 2x

E|-------------------------2---------|------------------|
B|-------3---------------3-----3-----|------------------|
G|---------------------------2-------|------------------| 2 beats
D|-------------2p0---------------0---|------------------| at end
A|-0---------------0-2---------------|------------------|
D|---------------------------------0-|--5~----4-----0h2-|
"Well I met you  on a midway  at a fair    last"
"stood out like a  ruby       in a black man's"


E|-----2---------------2-----------|
B|-----3-----3-------3-------3-----|
G|-------0----0h2------------------| 4 beats
D|---x-------------4-----2-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|
 "year           and you"
 "ear           you were"


Chorus 1:

E|-----------------------2---------|-----2-----------|
B|---3-----------------3-----3-----|---3-------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------| 2 beats
D|-------0---------------------0---|-0-----------0---| at end
A|-3-----------3---2---------------|---------------0-|
D|-------------------------------0-|-----------------|
 "playing on the horses
playing on the guitar"

E|---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
B|-----------1---------1-----1-------|
G|-----------------------------------| 4 beats
D|-------0-----2--g2h3-----2-----2p0-|
A|-3---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
 "strings         you were"

E|-------2---------------2-----------|-----2-----------------2-----------|
B|-----3-----3---------3-----3-------|---3-------3---------3-------3-----|
G|-----------------------------------|-------0----g0h2p0-----------------|
D|-------------0-----------------0---|-------------------4-----2-----0---|
A|-2---------------2-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
 "playing  like a devil   wearing wings           wearing"


E|-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----------------|
B|---1-------1-------1-----1-------|-------3---------|
G|---------------------------------|---4-------------| 2 beats
D|-------0-----2--/3-----2-----2-0-|-------------0---| at end
A|-3-------------------------------|-2---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------0-|
 "wings, you look so grand.  Wearing wings"

E|-----2-----2-----------2------------|
B|-----3-----3---------3--------3-----|
G|---2---0-----0h2p0------------------|
D|-------------------4-----2------0---|
A|------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|
               "Do you"

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B|---1-------1---------1-----1-----|-----3-----3--------3-------3-----|
G|---------------------------------|-------0----0h2p0-----------------|
D|-------0-----2---0-----------0---|------------------4-----2-----0---|
A|-3-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------0-|----------------------------------|
 "tie them to your shoulder just to sing?           can you"

E|-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----------------|
B|---1-------1-------1-----1-------|-------3---------|
G|---------------------------------|---4-------------| 2 beats
D|-------0-----2---3-----2-----2-0-|-------------0---| at end
A|-3-------------------------------|-2---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------0-|
"fly?   I heard you can! Can you fly "

E|-----2-----2-----------2------------|
B|-----3-----3---------3--------3-----|
G|---2---0-----0h2p0------------------|
D|-------------------4-----2------0---|
A|------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|
              "Just like an"

E|---------------------------2-----|-----2----------------2-----------|
B|---------------------3-3---------|---3-------3--------3-------3-----|
G|---------------------------------|-------0----0h2p0-----------------|
D|-------0-----2---------------0---|------------------4-----2-----0---|
A|-3---------------2---------------|--------------------------------0-|
D|---------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
 "eagle doing his hunting from the sky"


PostChorus 1:

E|------g0h2----g0h2---------0-------------|
B|-----------3-------3-----3---------------|
G|-----0-------0-----------------2---------|
D|---------------------------------------0-|
A|-0h2-----------------2-3-----2---0-------|
D|----------------------------------g2/4---|

E|-----2-----------------2------------|
B|-----3-----3---------3--------3-----|
G|---2---0-----0h2p0--------------0---|
D|-------------------4-----2----------|
A|----------------------------------0-|
D|-0----------------------------------|


Verse 2:

E|-----------0---------2-----2-----|-----------------|
B|-----2-2-----2---------3-----3---|-----------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------| 2 beats
D|---------------2-----------------|-----------------| at end
A|-0---------------2-------------0-|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5-----4-----2---|
 "I followed through a sideshow   to another town"

E|-----2---------------2-----------|
B|-----3-----3-------3-------3-----|
G|-------0----0h2------------------| 4 beats
D|---x-------------4-----2-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|
              "and I"

E|-----------0---------2-----2-----|-----------------|
B|-----2-2-----2---------3-----3---|-----------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------| 2 beats
D|---------------2-----------------|-------------0---| at end
A|-0---------------2-------------0-|-3-----2---------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------|
 "found you in a trailer      on the camping grounds"

E|-----2---------------2-----------|
B|-----3-----3-------3-------3-----|
G|-------0----0h2------------------| 4 beats
D|---x-------------4-----2-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|
             "You were"

Chorus 2:
  Same riffs as Chrous 1

E|-----------------------2---------|-----2-----------|
B|---3-----------------3-----3-----|---3-------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------| 2 beats
D|-------0---------------------0---|-0-----------0---| at end
A|-3-----------3---2---------------|---------------0-|
D|-------------------------------0-|-----------------|
 "betting on some lover
shootin up"

E|---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
B|-----------1---------1-----1-------|
G|-----------------------------------| 4 beats
D|-------0-----2--g2h3-----2-----2p0-|
A|-3---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
 "that dice          and I"

E|-------2---------------2-----------|-----2-----------------2-----------|
B|-----3-----3---------3-----3-------|---3-------3---------3-------3-----|
G|-----------------------------------|-------0----g0h2p0-----------------|
D|-------------0-----------------0---|-------------------4-----2-----0---|
A|-2---------------2-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
 "thought I saw you cheating  once or twice          once or"


E|-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----------------|
B|---1-------1-------1-----1-------|-------3---------|
G|---------------------------------|---4-------------| 2 beats
D|-------0-----2--/3-----2-----2-0-|-------------0---| at end
A|-3-------------------------------|-2---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------0-|
 "twice I heard you did
once or twice"

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B|-----3-----3---------3--------3-----|
G|---2---0-----0h2p0------------------|
D|-------------------4-----2------0---|
A|------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|
              "Were you"

E|-----0---0-----0-------0---------|-----2----------------2-----------|
B|---1-------1---------1-----1-----|-----3-----3--------3-------3-----|
G|---------------------------------|-------0----0h2p0-----------------|
D|-------0-----2---0-----------0---|------------------4-----2-----0---|
A|-3-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------0-|----------------------------------|
 "wondering was the gamble worth the price     now you've packed it"

E|-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----------------|
B|---1-------1-------1-----1-------|-------3---------|
G|---------------------------------|---4-------------| 2 beats
D|-------0-----2---3-----2-----2-0-|-------------0---| at end
A|-3-------------------------------|-2---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------0-|
"in, I heard you did!     Pack it in"

E|-----2-----2-----------2------------|
B|-----3-----3---------3--------3-----|
G|---2---0-----0h2p0------------------|
D|-------------------4-----2------0---|
A|------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|
              "Was it so"

E|---------------------------2-----|-----2----------------2-----------|
B|---------------------3-3---------|---3-------3--------3-------3-----|
G|---------------------------------|-------0----0h2p0-----------------|
D|-------0-----2---------------0---|------------------4-----2-----0---|
A|-3---------------2---------------|--------------------------------0-|
D|---------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
 "hard to fold a hand   you knew could win"


PostChorus 2:

E|------g0h2----g0h2---------0-------------|
B|-----------3-------3-----3---------------|
G|-----0-------0-----------------2---------|
D|---------------------------------------0-|
A|-0h2-----------------2-3-----2---0-------|
D|----------------------------------g2/4---|

E|-----2-----------------2------------|
B|-----3-----3---------3--------3-----|
G|---2---0-----0h2p0--------------0---|
D|-------------------4-----2----------|
A|----------------------------------0-|
D|-0----------------------------------|


Verse 3:

E|---------0-------------2---------|-----------------|
B|-------3-------------3-----3-----|-----------------|
G|-----2---------------------------|-----------------| 2 beats
D|-------------2p0-------------0---|-----------------| at end
A|-0---------------2---------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------------------0-|-5-----4-----2---|
 "So lately you've been hiding
it was somewhere in the"

E|-----2---------------2-----------|
B|-----3-----3-------3-------3-----|
G|-------0----0h2------------------| 4 beats
D|---x-------------4-----2-----0---|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|
 "news           "and I"

E|-----------0-----------2---------|---0-------0-----|
B|-----2-2-----2-------3-----3-----|-----------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------| 2 beats
D|---------------2-------------0---|-------------0---| at end
A|-0---------------2-------------0-|-3-----2---------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------|
 "still at these races with my ticket stubs and my"

E|--------------------2-----------|
B|------------------3-------3-----|
G|--------------------------------| 4 beats
D|----------------4-----2-----0---|
A|------------------------------0-|
D|-0------------------------------|
 "blues          and a"


Chorus 3:
  Same riffs as Chrous 1, but ending changes

E|-----------------------2---------|-----2-----------|
B|---3-----------------3-----3-----|---3-------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------| 2 beats
D|-------0---------------------0---|-0-----------0---| at end
A|-3-----------3---2---------------|---------------0-|
D|-------------------------------0-|-----------------|
 "man calls out the numbers
he sometimes"

E|---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
B|-----------1---------1-----1-------|
G|-----------------------------------| 4 beats
D|-------0-----2--g2h3-----2-----2p0-|
A|-3---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
 "mentions mine        but I"

E|-------2---------------2-----------|-----2-----------------2-----------|
B|-----3-----3---------3-----3-------|---3-------3---------3-------3-----|
G|-----------------------------------|-------0----g0h2p0-----------------|
D|-------------0-----------------0---|-------------------4-----2-----0---|
A|-2---------------2-----------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
 "feel like I've been working overtime              overtime"


E|-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|-----------------|
B|---1-------1-------1-----1-------|-------3---------|
G|---------------------------------|---4-------------| 2 beats
D|-------0-----2--/3-----2-----2-0-|-------------0---| at end
A|-3-------------------------------|-2---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------0-|
   "I've lost my fire     overtime"

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B|-----3-----3---------3--------3-----|
G|---2---0-----0h2p0------------------|
D|-------------------4-----2------0---|
A|------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|
               "always"

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B|---1-------1---------1-----1-----|-----3-----3--------3-------3-----|
G|---------------------------------|-------0----0h2p0-----------------|
D|-------0-----2---0-----------0---|------------------4-----2-----0---|
A|-3-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------0-|----------------------------------|
 "playin' one more hand for one more dime         well I'm slowing"

E|-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------2---------|
B|---1-------1-------1-----1-------|-----3-----3-----|
G|---------------------------------|----------------| 2 beats
D|-------0-----2---3-----2-----2-0-|-------------0---| at end
A|-3-------------------------------|-2---------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------0-|
"down, I'm gettin' tired   slowing down"


Chorus 3 Ending:

E|-----2-----2-----------2------------|
B|-----3-----3---------3--------3-----|
G|---2---0-----0h2p0------------------|
D|-------------------4-----2------0---|
A|------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|
                "and I"

E|---------------------------------|-------2-----0---|
B|---------------------------------|-----------0-----|
G|-------------0---------------2p0-|-----------------| 2 beats
D|-------0-------0-----------------|-----0-----------| at end
A|-3---------------2------0--------|-2---------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------|
 "envy you the valley          that you've"

E|-----2-----2-----------2------------|
B|-----3-----3---------3--------3-----|
G|---2---0-----0h2p0------------------|
D|-------------------4-----2------0---|
A|------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------------|
 "found           cause I'm"

E|-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|----------------------2---------|
B|---1-------1-------1-----1-------|--------------------------3-----|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------2---|
D|-------0-----2--/3-----2-----2-0-|------------------------------0-|
A|-3-------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------0---------------|
 "midway         down the midway"

E|-------2---------------2-----------|-----2-----------------2-----------|
B|-----3-----3---------3-----3-------|---3-------3---------3-------3-----|
G|-----------------------------------|-------0----g0h2p0-----------------|
D|-------------0-----------------0---|-------------------4-----2-----0---|
A|-2---------------2-----------------|---------------------------------0-|
D|-----------------------------------|-0---------------------------------|
               "slowing down"

Outro:
  at 4:22
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G|-----0-------------2-------------|-------0-----0-----------0-------|
D|-----------------0-------0-------|-0---------------4-----2-----0---|
A|-3-------------------------------|-------------------------------0-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "down"


E|-------0h2-------------------0------|
B|-----3-----3-----3-----------3------|
G|-----------------------------2------|
D|-------------0-----------0---0------|
A|-0h2--------------------------------|
D|---------------------4/6------------|


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| x  Dead note
| g  Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute

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