Outside
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Intro: D A G Gm D
Verse: 1
F#m
It's hard to explain
C G/B D
Inherently it's just always been strange
F#m
Neither here nor there
C Bm G D
Always somewhat out of place everywhere
F#m
Ambiguous
C G/B D
Without a sense of belonging to touch
F#m
Somewhere halfway
C G D
Feeling there's no one completely the same
[Refrão]
C#m7 F#7
Standing alone
Bm
Eager to just
Am D G
Believe it's good enough to be what
F#7
You really are
N.C.
But in your heart
Bm A#
Uncertainty forever lies
A
And you'll always be
N.C.
Somewhere on the
G D
Outside
Verse: 2
F#m
Early on, you face
C Bm D
The realization you don't
N.C.
Have a space
F#m
Where you fit in
C G
And recognize you
Em D
Were born to exist
[Refrão]
C#m7 F#7
Standing alone
Bm7
Eager to just
Am7 D G
Believe it's good enough to be what
F#
You really are
N.C.
But in your heart
Bm Gm
Uncertainty forever lies
A
And you'll always be
N.C.
Somewhere on the
G Gm D
Outside
Break
D
And it's hard
N.C.
And it's hard
N.C.
And it's hard
Verse: 3
B Em7
Irreversibly
A#m D
Falling in between
N.C.
And it's hard
B
And it's hard
Em7
To be understood
A#m7
As you are
N.C.
As you are
F#7 D
Oh, and God knows
[Refrão]
C#m F#
That you're standing on your own
Bm7
Blind and unguided
Am7 G#
Into a world divided
Gmaj7
You're thrown
C#m7 F#7
Where you're never quite the same
Bm7 Am D
Although you try, try and try
Gmaj7
To tell yourself
F#m7
You really are
F#7 Bm Gm
But in your heart uncertainty forever lies
A
And you'll always be
G Gm D
Somewhere on the outside
N.C.
You'll always be
A G Gm D
Somewhere on the outside
Outro
F#m C G Bm D
How to play Outside
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.