>>>doesn't everyone use Google Chrome
Hopefully not; I can't stand it! (It's Firefox for me).
It appears (from this
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/open-new-tab-clicking-google-chrome-63612.html ) that what
used to work was to use the Chrome Toolbox extension. However it seems that it used technology that is no longer supported by the more recent versions of Chrome, so it appears that (other than by using Anax's shortcut) you won't be able to achieve what you want.
I've never had a problem with right-clicking and using 'open in new tab' anyway. Indeed that's what I do for almost every link I encounter, not just when multiple options are available (as in a Google results page).