On The Outside chords by The Kinks

• Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Key: C

🎸 Verse 1:

   Em7     A7
You stay at home
Em7        A7
All on you own
     Dm          G        C
With nothing but walls to speak to

          Em7   A7
You never go anywhere
               Em7        A7
You say you've nothing to wear
       Dm            G                  C
So you keep all your troubles inside of you

       Em7                 B7
Theres something hidden in you
        Dm6            A7
And you keep it out of view
              Em7      A7
You shouldn't feel any guilt
   Em7      A7
Or have any doubts
              Dm           G
You've got to let yourself out
              Dm        G       C
While there's something left of you

🎸 Chorus:

C    C/B  Am          Am/G      F            E  D  C
Hey, baby blue, don't hide your troubles inside
    G/B          A                    G
I'd sure like to know you, and there's so much to show you
       C       B  A  G
On the outside

C    C/B   Am        G     F         E  D  C
 Somehow I know that we are gonna get by
        G/B           G/A           G
So stop acting like a lady come and cry like a baby
       Fm      C
On the outside

C C/B Am      Am/G          F         E  D  C
  (Outside) I know that the weather's fine
   G  A     G                     C        B  A  G
  (Outside) I know that we're gonna be alright

C    C/B   Am        G     F         E  D  C
 Somehow I know that we are gonna survive
        G/B           G/A           G
So stop acting like a lady come and cry like a baby
       Fm      C
On the outside
       Fm      C
On the outside

🎸 Verse 3:

    Em7            A7
You think you're a freak
            Em7         A7
And you're afraid to compete
     Dm             G              C
In a world that you think's got it down on you

         Em7    A7
You're a closet queen,
        Em7         A7
And you think it's obscene
           Dm         G             C
To let the people see what's deep inside of you

  Em7                    B7                   D/B            Am
I know what you're going through but what you are is nothing new
   Em7         A7           Em7           A7
So don't feel ashamed, cos you're not to blame
Dm          G                 Dm       G7      C
Roll up the blind and let the sun come shining through

🎸 Chorus 2:

C    C/B  Am          Am/G      F            E  D  C
Hey, baby blue, don't hide your troubles inside
              G/B        A          G
You should be glad to be gay, nobody cares anyway
       C     B A  G
On the outside

C    C/B   Am        G     F         E  D  C
 Somehow I know that we are gonna get by
        G/B           G/A           G
So stop acting like a lady come and cry like a baby
       Fm      C
On the outside

C C/B Am      Am/G          F         E  D  C
  (Outside) I know that the weather's fine
      G A   G                     C        B  A  G
  (Outside) I know that we're gonna be alright

C    C/B   Am        G     F         E  D  C
Somehow I know that we are gonna get by
        G/B           G/A           G
So stop acting like a lady come and cry like a baby
       Fm      C
On the outside
       Fm      C
On the outside
       Fm      C  Fm C
On the outside
Alright