F C Gm A# F C A# I didn't know what I would find F When I went looking for a reason, I know C A# I didn't read between the lines Gm And, baby, I've got nowhere to go A# I tried to take the road less traveled by Gm A# But nothing seems to work the first few times C
Am I right? F C So how can I ever try to be better? A# Nobody ever lets me in F C I can still see you, this ain't the best view A# On the outside looking in Gm I've been a lot of lonely places A# C I've never been on the outside F C A# You saw me there, but never knew F That I would give it all up to be C A# A part of this, a part of you Gm And now it's all too late so you see A# You could've helped if you had wanted to Gm A# But no one notices until it's too C Late to do anything F C How can I ever try to be better? A# Nobody ever lets me in F C I can still see you, this ain't the best view A# On the outside looking in Gm I've been a lot of lonely places A# C I've never been on the outside Dm F A# C Dm F Gm A# * Oh, yeah F C How can I ever try to be better? A# Nobody ever lets me in F C I can still see you, this ain't the best view A# On the outside looking in Gm I've been a lot of lonely places A# C F I've never been on the outside... Ohh. C Gm A#
"The Outside" is one of the first songs Taylor Swift wrote. She was only 12 when she came up with "The Outside". She included it on her self titled debut album from 2006.