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Near the Middle of Nowhere

from Near the Middle of Nowhere by Jake Gray

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About growing up, not in the middle of nowhere, but close enough that you can see it.

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G
We didn’t live in the middle of nowhere
C
But we could see it from our backyard
D
Didn’t think too much ‘bout how we got on
C D
At the time it didn’t seem too hard
G
But now and then I’m reminded
C
About the things that we’ve been through
D
That life is gone and now I’m carrying on
C G
And I make no apologies or excuse

Chorus
Em D
We were squeezing chickens for breakfast
C D
Burning water for lunch
Em D
Baling hay in the summer
C D
Six and six was the clock we’d punch
Em D
Our vacation was the local pond
C D
And maybe it don’t seem fair
C
But that was life and we survived
D G
We were livin’ near the middle... of nowhere

<Break>



Verse
If you ever wondered where the gravel ends,
I can tell you what you’ll find there
Mostly a whole lot of nothin’
And we had more than our share

And now and then I find my way back
But don’t think that I have the blues
That life is gone and now I’m carrying on
And I make no apologies or excuse

Bridge

Am
It’s just that now and then I’m reminded
C G
When my memories’ winding
Am
Now and then I’m reminded…
D7 G
the miles that I’ve put on these shoes

Musical Interlude

Chorus

Outro
C D
We were livin’ near the middle
Em G
Livin’ near the middle
C D
We were livin’ near the middle... of nowhere
C D
We were livin’ near the middle
Em G
Livin’ near the middle
C D
We were livin’ near the middle... of nowhere

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from Near the Middle of Nowhere, released October 11, 2020

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Jake Gray Knoxville, Tennessee

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist.

Telling stories via song. I use a variety of styles influenced by some of the great musical storytellers.

There is another "Jerry Gray" that apparently has had some success with big band music. I am not him so... My family calls me Jake. Now you can too.
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