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Straight Down The Middle

Bing Crosby

OtherAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

D××
C×
A×
AbDiagram coming soon
F
GbDiagram coming soon
G

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro 
D 
Fore! 
 
Verse One 
D                                    C 
Straight down the middle it went straight down the middle 
A                               Ab                       A                   D 
Then it started to hook just a wee wee bit that's when my caddie lost sight of it 
F                              Gb                      G 
That little white pellet has never been found to this day 
D                                               C 
But it went straight down the middle like they say 
 
Verse Two 
D                                C 
Whack down the fairway it went smack down the fairway 
A                                   Ab                      A                    D 
Then it started to slice just a smidge offline it headed for two then it bounced off nine 
F                                  Gb                      G 
My caddie said as long as you're still in the state you're OK 
D                                             C 
Yes it went straight down the middle quite a way 
 
Verse Three 
F                                            Ab 
The sun was never brighter the greens were never greener 
D                  Ab 
And I was never keener to play 
D                                         C 
I heard it ping down the middle it went zing down the middle 
A                              Ab                            A              D 
Oh the life of a golfer is not all gloom there's always the lies in the locker room 
F                           Gb                    G 
And I'm in my glory when wrapped in a towel I can say 
D                                      C 
That it went straight down the middle today 
 
Short break 
D C 
 
Verse Four 
A                              Ab          A                                               D 
Oh the life of a golfer is not all gloom though they charge it for listening in the locker room 
F                           Gb                    G 
And I'm in my glory when wrapped in a towel I can say 
D                                                 Ab           A 
That it went straight down the middle where it wound up is a riddle 
D                                      C          C G C 
But it went straight down the middle far awsy 
          
 

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Chord set

D · C · A · Ab · F · Gb · G

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.