Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the positive (Mister In-Between) (video) (midi)

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1. You've got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative,

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latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mister In-Between.

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You've got to spread joy up to the maximum,

G

bring gloom down to the minimum,

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have faith or pandemonium, liable to walk upon the scene.

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To illustrate his last remark, Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark.

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What did they do, just when everything looked so dark ?

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Man, they said we better

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Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative,

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latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mister In-Between.

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No, do not mess with Mister In-Between,

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do you hear me, hmm?

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Oh, listen to me children and-a you will hear,

about the eliminatin' of the negative,

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and the accent on the positive.

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And gather 'round me children if you're willin',

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and sit tight while I start reviewin' the attitude of doin' right.

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2. You've got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative,

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latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mister In-Between.

C

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum,

F

bring gloom down, down to the minimum,

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otherwise pandemonium, liable to walk upon the scene.

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To illustrate my last remark, Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark.

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What did they say, say when everything looked so dark ?

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Man, they said we better

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Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative,

C Dm G C

latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mister In-Between.

A Dm G C

No, don't mess with Mister In-Between.

(orig. = capo 1st; midi=capo 3rd) (Bing Crosby)