tonalidad: F (forma de los acordes en la tonalidad de D )
Afinación:
D G C F A D
Capo en el 5ª traste
[Intro] G C G C
Verse 1
G C
I was a third-string dreamer on a second-place team
G D/F#
But I was hell on wheels with a full head of steam
Em
When coach put me in
C D/F# G
And I'm still proud of that hit
G C
I was a last resort to go to prom with the queen
G D/F#
Thanks to an ex-boyfriend who broke her heart that week
Em
No, I didn't get lucky
C D/F# Em
But I still felt like a king
C D/F#
And that might not mean much to you
G
But it does to me
Chorus
C
So say I'm a middle of the road
D/F#
Not much to show
G D/F# Em
Underachieving, average Joe
C
But I'm a hell of a lover
D/F#
A damn good brother
G D/F# Em
And I wear this heart on my sleeve
C D/F#
And that might not mean much to you
G C G C
But it does to me
Verse 2
G C
I was the one phone call when my brother went to jail
G D/F#
Pawned my guitar just to pay his bail
Em
No, I'll never get it back
C D/F# G
But I'm okay with that
G C
I was the first man standing next to my best friend
G D/F#
The day the love of his life said I do to him
Em
I was a couple beers deep
C D/F# Em
But I still remembered that speech
C D/F#
And that might not mean much to you
G
But it does to me
Chorus
C
So say I'm a middle of the road
D/F#
Not much to show
G D/F# Em
Underachieving, average Joe
C
But I'm a hell of a lover
D/F#
A damn good brother
G D/F# Em
And I wear this heart on my sleeve
C D/F#
And that might not mean much to you
G C G D4 D
But it does to me
Bridge
G D/F#
There's a worn-out blade that my granddaddy gave me
Em D/F# C
My mama's first Bible, Daddy's Don Williams vinyl
G D/F#
That first-fish-catching Zebco thirty-three
C D/F#
Well, that might not mean much to you
G
But it does to me
Chorus
C
So say I'm a middle of the road
D/F#
Not much to show
G D/F# Em
Underachieving, average Joe
C
But I'm a hell of a lover
D/F#
A damn good brother
G D/F# Em
And I wear this heart on my sleeve
C
And I'm a damn hard working
D/F#
One thing's for certain
G D/F# Em
I stand up for what I believe (for what I believe)
C D/F#
Well, that might not mean much to you
D9-/F# Em
But it does to me
C D/F#
Well, that might not mean much to you
G C G
But it does to me
C D/F# G
Yeah, it does to me