The strumming is quite strange with 4 down beats in a bar but the 2nd and 4th down beat is dampened to get that tinny drum sound to get the beat of the song. Or you can just miss out the last down strokes to get a down up down up up up rhythm. Strumming is normal on the G7 bridge section [Intro] D D D Dsus2 D5 D7 D x4 [Verse 1] D D Well I don't know why I came here tonight, D D I got the feeling that something ain't right, G7 G7 I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair, D D And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs, A7 Clowns to the left of me, C G7 D Jokers to the right, here I am, D Stuck in the middle with you [Verse 2] D D Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you, D D And I'm wondering what it is I should do, G7 G7 It's so hard to keep this smile from my face, D D Losing control, yeah, I'm all over the place, A7 C G7 Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, D D Here I am, stuck in the middle with you [Chorus] G7 Well you started out with nothing, G7 D D And you're proud that you're a self made man, G7 And your friends, they all come crawlin, G7 Slap you on the back and say, D Am D D D D Please, please [Verse 3] D D Trying to make some sense of it all, D D But I can see that it makes no sense at all, G7 G7 Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor, D D 'Cause I don't think that I can take anymore A7 C G7 Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, D D Here I am, stuck in the middle with you [Solo](Same as verse chords) D D D D G7 G7 D D A7 C G7 D D [Chorus] G7 Well you started out with nothing, G7 D D And you're proud that you're a self made man, G7 And your friends, they all come crawlin, G7 Slap you on the back and say, D Am D D D D Please, please [Verse 4] D D Well I don't know why I came here tonight, D D I got the feeling that something ain't right, G7 G7 I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair, D D And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs, A7 Clowns to the left of me, C G7 D Jokers to the right, here I am, D Stuck in the middle with you, D D Yes I'm stuck in the middle with you, D D D D Stuck in the middle with you, here I am stuck in the middle with you