F F Gm C9
F F Gm7 C
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[Verse 1]
F Gm7 Eb/G C Bb C
You've got to accentuate the positive, e - li - minate the negative,
F Gm C7 F C#9 C9
latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mister In-Between.
F Gm7 Eb/G C Bb C
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum, bring gloom down to the minimum,
F Gm C7 F Bb
have faith or pandemonium, liable to walk upon the scene.
[Chorus]
F Bb F Bb
To illustrate his last remark, Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark.
F D7 G C
What did they do, just when everything looked so dark? ..
N.C.
Man, they said we better
[Verse 2]
F Gm7 Eb/G C Bb C
You've got to accentuate the positive, e - li - minate the negative,
F Gm C7 F C#9 C9
latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mister In-Between.
G C7 F
No, do not mess with Mister In-Between.
[Solo]
F Gm7 Eb/G C Bb C
F Gm C7 F C#9 C9
G C7 F
[Chorus]
F Bb F Bb
To illustrate his last remark, Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark.
F D7 G C
What did they do, just when everything looked so dark? ..
N.C.
Man, they said we better
[Verse 2]
F Gm7 Eb/G C Bb C
You've got to accentuate the positive, e - li - minate the negative,
F Gm C7 F C#9 C9
latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mister In-Between.
G C7 Eb Bb/D C#9 C9 F F F
No, do not mess with Mister In-Between. .. .. ..
