Intro
[A] [Bb] [B] [C]
Verse 1
[F] [F+] [Dm/F] [F7/Eb]
You've got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive,
[Bb9] [Bbm7] [Db11] [C9] [Gb7]
eliminate the negative
[F] [F+] [Dm/F] [F7/Eb]
latch on to the affirmative.
[Gm7] [C7] [F6]
But don't mess with Mister In-between.
Interlude
[C7]
Verse 2
[F] [F+] [Dm/F] [F7/Eb]
You've got to spread joy up to the maximum and
[Bb9] [Bbm7] [Db] [C9] [Gb7]
bring gloom down to the minimum,
[F] [F+] [Dm/F] [F7/Eb]
have faith or pandemonium is
[Gm7] [C9] [F]
li'ble to walk up on the scene.
Chorus
[C7] [Fmaj7]
To illustrate
[C+] [F9]
my last remark,
[B7] [Bb]
Jonah in the whale.
[C7] [F6]
Noah in the ark.
[C9] [F9]
What did they do
[D7] [G7] [C7] [F7] [Dbadd#11]
just when ev'rything looked so dark?
[C7]
"Man," they said, "we better
Verse 3
[F] [F+] [Dm/F] [F7/Eb]
ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive, and
[Bb] [Bbm7] [Db11] [C9] [Gb7]
eliminate the negative,
[F] [F+] [Dm/F] [F7/Eb]
latch on to the affirmative.
[Gm7] [C7] [F]
But don't mess with Mister In-between!"
[D7] [Gm7] [C7] [F7]
No! Don't mess with Mister In-between!
