Standing On The Inside chords by Neil Sedaka

Chords with lyrics

Standing On The Inside
by Neil Sedaka
//Tab by Apts//

Intro: BbmBbm (x4)

Verse 1:
BbmBbm
Standing on the outside
F minorFm   Bb majorBb Ab(quick x2)
Looking in
Bb majorBb
You know it's been a long time
AbAb         Bb majorBb   DbDb D MajorD
Don't know where to begin
EbmEbm
So much I wanna say

So much I wanna do
C majorC
Friends are telling me
FF            F(pause) Ab(quick x2)
It's time that you broke through

Verse 2:
BbmBbm
I've been through the hard times
  FF     Bb majorBb  Ab(quick x2)
Of searching soul
BbmBbm
You know it's been a hard climb
BbmBbm         DbDb BbmBbm EbmEbm
From rock and roll

Pre-Chorus 1:
EbmEbm
Now I feel a need in me

So hard to explain
Bb majorBb
Now I've seen the joy and light
FF         Eb MajorEb FF
And I wanna remain

Chorus:
DbDb       AbAb
Standing on the inside
F#F#    DbDb
I finally broke that line
DbDb       AbAb
Ring around the circle
F#F#           DbDb
Don't you know that it feels so fine
BbmBbm     FF    DbDb         Eb MajorEb
Every waking moment I just wanna sing the news
     F#F#
That I'm standing on the inside
F#(pause)     BbmBbm
I kicked away them blues

Break: BbmBbm (x2)

Verse 3:
Bb majorBb
All the phoney faces
F minorFm    Bb majorBb   Ab(quick x2)
Stand in line
Bb majorBb
All the backslappers
AbAb        Bb majorBb  DbDb D MajorD
Know my name this time

Pre-Chorus 2:
EbmEbm
Now that I've turned the lock

Now that I've opened the door
Bb majorBb
I won't be on the outside, no
FF    Eb MajorEb FF
Anymore

Chorus:
DbDb       AbAb
Standing on the inside
F#F#    DbDb
I finally broke that line
DbDb       AbAb
Ring around the circle
F#F#           DbDb
Don't you know that it feels so fine
BbmBbm     FF    DbDb         Eb MajorEb
Every waking moment I just wanna sing the news
     F#F#
That I'm standing on the inside
F#(pause)    BbmBbm
Pushed away them blues

Break: BbmBbm (x4)

Pre-Chorus 3:
EbmEbm
Now that I've turned the lock

Now that I've opened the door
Bb majorBb
I won't be on the outside, no
FF    Eb MajorEb FF
Anymore

Chorus:
DbDb       AbAb
Standing on the inside
F#F#    DbDb
I finally broke that line
DbDb       AbAb
Ring around the circle
F#F#           DbDb
Don't you know that it feels so fine
BbmBbm     FF    DbDb         Eb MajorEb
Every waking moment I just wanna sing the news
     F#F#
That I'm standing on the inside
F#(pause)     BbmBbm
I kicked away them blues

Outro:
BbmBbm
Standing on the inside (standing on the inside)
BbmBbm
Standing on the inside (standing on the inside)
BbmBbm
I kicked, I kicked, I kicked, I kicked (standing on the inside)

(Repeat x2 more times and fade)

BbmBbm
Babe, baby, yeah