A G A D G D G D
You've got to ac - cen - tu - ate the positive,
A7 G7 A7 G A7
E - lim - in - ate the negative,
D G D G D
And latch on to the af - fir - ma - tive,
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 max - i - mum
A7 G A7 G A7
Bring gloom down to the min - i - mum
D G D G D
Have faith or pan - de - mo - ni - um's
A7 G A7 D
Li'ble to walk upon the scene.
Bridge:
Gdim D Gdim D7
To il - lus - trate my last re - mark
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' - ry - thing looked so dark?
A7 G A7 D G D G D
Man, they said "We'd bet - ter ac - cen - tu - ate the positive
A7 G A7 G A7
"E - lim - in - ate 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."