Middleman

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 From: Tom Petty  
  
   
  
 Terrorvision are a one guitar band, but most of their stuff is 
 recorded with two guitars set up slightly differently playing much 
 the same thing. Hence, the following transcription is an arrangement 
 for one guitar only, to simplify things. If you want to separate the 
 guitar parts, listen to the album (and if you haven't already done 
 this, why not?). 
  
 Enjoy  
  
 Paul Hutchinson 
  
 Middleman - Terrorvision 
 ------------------------ 
  
 Symbols used 
  
 / - slide up 
 \ - slide down 
 ~ - vibrato 
 h - hammer on  
 = - sustain note for duration indicated 
 + - marks where the beat comes 
  
 Intro: 
  
 GTR  
  (clean)                             (distortion) 
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----1-------3---|-----1-------4---|-----1-------3---|-----------------| 
 |---0---0---2---2-|---2---2---5---5-|---0---0---2---2-|-----2-------5---| 
 |---------0-------|-3-------6-------|---------0-------|---3---3---6---6-| 
 |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------4-------| 
 BASS  +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-------------6\\\|-----------------|-3=======6===5===| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-3=======5=======|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
  
   +   +   +   +     +   +    +   +   
 |-----------------|------------------| 
 |-----1-------3---|------------------| 
 |---0---0---2---2-|-----10-9\\\\\\\\\| 
 |---------0-------|---10---9\\\\\\\\\| 
 |-3---------------|-8------7\\\\\\\\\| 
 |-----------------|------------------| 
 | +   +   +   +   | +   +    +   +   | 
 |-----------------|------------------| 
 |-----------------|-3======2===------| 
 |-3=======5=======|------------3-2-1-| 
 |-----------------|------------------| 
  
 Verse: - Play this twice for the first verse, and once for the second 
  
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----10------8---|-----7-------6---|-----10------8---|-----7-------8~~~| 
 |-----9-------9---|-----7-------5---|-----9-------9---|-----7-------7~~~| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0-----| 
  
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----10------8---|-----7-------6---|-----10------8---|-----------------| 
 |-----9-------9---|-----7-------5---|-----9-------9---|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2~~~------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-------0-2---| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------| 
 | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-2-0-------0-2---| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-0===------| 
  
 Chorus: 
  
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----1-------3---|-----------------|-----1-------3---|-----1-------4---| 
 |---0---0---2---2-|-----2-------5---|---0---0---2---2-|---2---2---5---5-| 
 |---------0-------|---3---3---6---6-|---------0-------|-3-------6-------| 
 |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-1-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3=====3---------| 
 |-3=====3-5=====5-|-----------------|-3=====3-5=====5-|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-1=====1-4-4-3-3-|-----------------|---------4-4-6-3-| 
  
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +    +   + 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 |-----1-------3---|-----------------|-----1-------3---|------------------| 
 |---0---0---2---2-|-----2-------5---|---0---0---2---2-|-----10-9\\\\\\\\\| 
 |---------0-------|---3---3---6---6-|---------0-------|---10---9\\\\\\\\\| 
 |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-8------7\\\\\\\\\| 
 |-----------------|-1-------4-------|-----------------|------------------| 
 | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +    +   +   | 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3======2===------| 
 |-3=====3-5=====5-|-----------------|-3=====3-5=====5-|------------3-2-1-| 
 |-----------------|-1=====1-4-4-3-3-|-----------------|------------------| 
  
 Go back and do another verse and chorus, but instead of playing the last 
 bar of the chorus, go straight onto this 
  
 Bridge: 
  
   +     +     +     +       +   +    +   +     +   +   +   +  
 |-------------------------|------------------|-----------------| 
 |-------------------------|------------------|-----------------| 
 |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--|-5=====5--------4=|=======----------| 
 |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--|-5=====5----5---4=|=======5=========| 
 |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--|-3=====3-/7---7-2=|=======5=========| 
 |-------------------------|------------------|-------3=========| 
 | +     +     +     +     | +   +    +   +   | +   +   +   +   | 
 |-------------------------|------------------|-----------------| 
 |-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--|------------5-----|-----------------| 
 |-------------------------|-3=====3-/7---7---|-----------------| 
 |-------------------------|----------------7=|=======3=========| 
  
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +       +  
 |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| 
 |-7---7-777-7---7=|===777-777-777-77|-5=====5-----------4=| 
 |-7---7-777-7---7=|===777-777-777-77|-5=====5-----5-----4=| 
 |-5---5-555-5---5=|===555-555-555-55|-3=====3-5h7-----7\2=| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| 
 | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +       +   | 
 |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-------| 
 |-5===5===5-5---5=|=========5---5---|-3=====3-5h7-----7---| 
 |-----------------|-----------5---5-|-------------------7=| 
  
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +    
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |===4===2=========|-7===7-777-7---7=|===777-779-9-9---| 
 |===4===2=========|-7===7-777-7---7=|===777-779-9-9---| 
 |===2===0=========|-5===5-555-5---5=|===555-557-7-7---| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-5===5===5-5===5=|===5-5===7-7-7---| 
 |===7===5=========|-----------------|-----------------| 
  
 Quiet Verse: 
  (clean) 
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---| 
 |-----------------|-----1-----------|-----------------|-----1-----3---3-| 
 |-----2-------0---|---2---2-----2---|-----2-------0---|---2---2---------| 
 |---2---2---2---2-|-0-------3-3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|-0-------2-------| 
 |-0-------3-------|-----------------|-0-------3-------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|---------3=====3-|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-0=====0-3=====3-|-5=====5---------|-0=====0-3=====3-|-5=====5---------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0=====3-| 
  
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   + 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----1-----------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----2-------0---|---2---2-----2---|-----2-------0---|-----------------| 
 |---2---2---2---2-|-0-------3-3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|-3-3-3-----------| 
 |-0-------3-------|-----------------|-0-------3-------|-3-3-3-------0-2-| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-----1-----| 
 | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-------------0-2-| 
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-----1-----| 
  
 Play another chorus, basically the same as before with a slightly notier 
 bass line (work it out yerself!), replacing the last bar with: 
  
   +   +   +   +     
 |-----------------| 
 |-----1-----------| 
 |---2---2-----3-3-| 
 |-3-------6-6-3-3-| 
 |---------6-6-1-1-| 
 |---------4-4-----| 
 | +   +   +   +   | 
 |-----------------| 
 |-3-3-3===--------| 
 |-----------------| 
 |---------4-4-6-6-| 
  
 'Solo': 
  
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +    
 |-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-------5-----5-3=|=========--------| 
 |-3--/7---5-7-----|-------------5-3=| 
 |-----------------|---------4-6-----| 
 | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | 
 |-----------------|-----------------| 
 |---------------3-|-3-3-3-3---------| 
 |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5---|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|---------4-4-3---| 
  
 Play that 4 times and then 
  
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +    
 |-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|-------5-----3-3-| 
 |-------5-----5-3=|===-/7---6-6-3-3-| 
 |-3--/7---5-7-----|---------6-6-1-1-| 
 |-----------------|---------4-4-----| 
 | +   +   +   +   | +   +   +   +   | 
 |-----------------|-----------------| 
 |---------------3-|-3-3-3-3---------| 
 |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5---|-----------------| 
 |-----------------|---------4-4-6-6-| 
  
 Do another chorus (with an even notier bass line), finishing off with: 
  
   +     +   +   +     + 
 |-------------------|-----|| 
 |-------------------|-----|| 
 |-10-10-10----------|-----|| 
 |-10-10-10----------|-----|| 
 |-8--8--8-----8-887-|-----|| 
 |-------------------|-8---|| 
 | +     +   +   +   |     || 
 |-------------------|-----|| 
 |-3--3--3-----3-332-|-----|| 
 |-------------------|-3---|| 
 |-------------------|-----|| 
  
 Lyrics: 
  
 You know I couldn't be me if it wasn't for you 
 I feel like shit and look like plastic but I'll get through 
 You know it's plain to see what's going to do 
 As long as it don't get too drastic then we can't lose 
  
 Don't blame the middleman, come to me 
 I'll tell you what I can: all you need 
 Cut out the middleman, wait and see. 
  
 It was you that told me the aliens had landed 
 And it was you that told me the end had just begun 
  
  
   
    
  
 But now we're in this thing together  
 You can't escape I've got you trapped deep inside 
 You said you'd stay with me forever 
 Where are you now when I need you as my alibi? 
  
 You left me all alone in my hour of need 
 I tried to explain the situation, but they don't believe me 
  
  
    
     
  
 Doodleoot, doodleoot, doodleoot, come to me 
 Doodleoot, doodleoot, doodleoot, all you need 
 Doodleoot, doodleoot, doodleoot, wait and see