Introd: A Gdim D Edim B7 E7
A G A D G D G D
You've got to accentuate the positive,
A7 G7 A7 G A7
Eliminate the negative,
D G D G D
And latch on to the affirmative,
A7 G A7 D
Don't mess with Mister In-Between.
A G A D G D G D
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum
A7 G A7 G A7
Bring gloom down to the minimum
D G D G D
Have faith or pandemonium's
A7 G A7 D
Li'ble to walk upon the scene.
Bridge:
Gdim D Gdim D7
To illustrate my last remark
Gdim A7 G Edim G D
Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark.
Gdim D Edim B7 E7
What did they do just when ev'rything looked so dark?
A7 G A7 D G D G D
Man, they said "We'd better accentuate the positive
A7 G A7 G A7
"Eliminate the negative
D G D G D
"And latch on to the affirmative
A7 G A7 D Edim B7
Don't mess with Mister In-Between, no, no,
A7 G A7 D
Don't mess with Mister In-Between."