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Standing On The Outside Looking In chords by Conor Oberst

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Chord diagramF# minorF#m

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
|Chord diagramD MajorD |Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA |Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD |Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramG#7G#7|Chord diagramG#m7G#m7

Verse:
Chord diagramF#F#              Chord diagramA/EA/E             Chord diagramD MajorD
Standing on the outside looking in
               Chord diagramE9E9                          Chord diagramD MajorD
Don't feel any different it's the way it's always been
Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramA7A7                            Chord diagramEsusEsus
In the world the headless well dressed mannequins
Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramF# minorF#m             Chord diagramC/EC/E                Chord diagramD7D7
You're always standing on the outside looking in

Verse:
    Chord diagramF#m7F#m7                    Chord diagramE MajorE         Chord diagramD MajorD
I remember when you taught me how to beg
           Chord diagramF#F#            Chord diagramE MajorE
In the roadside motel bathtub
   Chord diagramD7D7                         Chord diagramA7A7
I watched you shave your legs
                        Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramD MajorD
You swore that we would take this to our graves
    Chord diagramD/F#D/F#                      Chord diagramE9E9      Chord diagramD MajorD     E7sus
I remember when you taught me how to beg

Verse:
Chord diagramE7E7                          Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE9E9
You said only I can make ya happy
            Chord diagramE MajorE              Chord diagramD MajorD
But I'm not gonna tell you how
Chord diagramE7E7                        E7sus   Chord diagramD MajorD
I don't want this to last forever
     Chord diagramBm7Bm7          Chord diagramE MajorE
Only now, only no-ow

Instrumental:
|Chord diagramF#m7F#m7 |Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramD MajorD |Chord diagramA augmentedA |Chord diagramA augmentedA |Chord diagramG#m7G#m7 |

Verse:
Chord diagramG#G#              Chord diagramF#9F#9             Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramD MajorD
There's a place she longs to be she'll never go
        Chord diagramF# minorF#m                   Chord diagramD MajorD                      Chord diagramE MajorE
Took a picture out the window with the camera on her phone
                   Chord diagramA augmentedA                         Chord diagramD MajorD
Got off one more time then put back on her clothes
Chord diagramC/EC/E                             Chord diagramE MajorE            Chord diagramD MajorD
There's a place she longs to be she'll never go

Verse:
             Chord diagramF#F#         Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramD MajorD
Now I'm standing on the outside looking in
A#/D  Chord diagramF#F#            Chord diagramE9E9             Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramE minorEm
In a world of paper tigers and imaginary friends
        Chord diagramA augmentedA               Chord diagramE7E7             Chord diagramD MajorD
It's a shame I can't be bothered to pretend
              Chord diagramF# minorF#m                        Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
When I'm standing at the outside looking in

Verse:
  Chord diagramE MajorE                            Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE7E7
I told you how I planned on dying
                      Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramE7E7
But you know I always joke around
Chord diagramE MajorE                       Chord diagramD7D7
I'm up for never saying never
         Chord diagramD/F#D/F#    Chord diagramB minorBm   Chord diagramB7B7           Chord diagramE MajorE
At least for now,     at least for now

Verse:
Chord diagramA augmentedA                           Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramF# minorF#m Chord diagramA augmentedA
Because I could never make you happy
Chord diagramA7A7                              Chord diagramDMaj9Dmaj9    Chord diagramA augmentedA
But I know just how to calm you down
                         Chord diagramDMaj9Dmaj9  Chord diagramD MajorD
We don't have to see the future
     Chord diagramBsusBsus  Chord diagramBm7Bm7      Chord diagramE9E9
Only now,      only now

Outro:
|Chord diagramF# minorF#m |Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramD MajorD |Chord diagramA7A7 |Chord diagramD MajorD |Chord diagramG#m7G#m7 |Chord diagramG#m7G#m7 Chord diagramF#9F#9 |
|Chord diagramE9E9 Chord diagramF# minorF#m |Chord diagramF# minorF#m |Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA |Chord diagramD/F#D/F# Chord diagramA augmentedA |Chord diagramA augmentedA

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