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That Song About The Midway Tab by Bonnie Raitt

That Song About The Midway tab by Bonnie Raitt

Guitar Tab

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"

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-|----------------------------------|
 "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"

E|-----2-----2-----------2------------|
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"

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

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-|----------------------------------|
 "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
E|-----------0---------------------|-----2---------------2-----------|
B|-------1-----1---------3---------|---3-------3-------3-------3-----|
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------------|


************************************

| 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

************************************

Published: June 5, 2025

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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