Tom: C C G7 You've got to Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the positive eliminate the negative C G7 C And latch on to the affirmative don't mess with Mister In-Between [Verse 1] G7 C You've got to spread joy up to the maximum bring gloom down to the minimum G7 C Have faith or pandemonium is liable to walk upon the scene [Bridge] F C To illustrate, my last remark, Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark Am D7 G What did they do, just when everything looked so dark [Chorus] C G7 You've got to Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the positive eliminate the negative C G7 C And latch on to the affirmative don't mess with Mister In-Between [Solo] [Bridge] F C To illustrate, my last remark, Jonah in the whale, Noah in the ark Am D7 G What did they do, just when everything looked so dark [Chorus] C G7 You've got to Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the positive eliminate the negative C G7 C And latch on to the affirmative don't mess with Mister In-Between G7 C Don't mess with Mister In-Between