Chords for Neil Sedaka - Standing On The Inside

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_ _ Standing on the _ [Bb] outside, _ _ looking [Abm] in.
[A] _ [Bb] _
You know it's been a long time, don't know where [Bbm] to begin.
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_ So much I want to say, so much I want to do.
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_ Friends are telling me, [Eb]
the time that you [F] broke through.
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_ I've been through the hard time of searching [Bb] [Ab] soul.
_ [Am] _ [Bbm]
You know it's been a hard climb from rock and roll.
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_ Now I feel the need in me, so hard to _ blame.
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Now I see the joy and light, _ and I want to [F] _ _ remain.
[Db] _
That [Ab] is on the [Ebm] inside, [Gb] _
I finally broke [Db] that line. _
_ Ring [Ab] around the circle, _ [Gb] _
don't you know [Db] that it feels so [F] fine.
[Bbm] _
_ Every [F] waking moment, _ [Bbm]
I just want to sing [Eb] anew.
_ [Gb] Now I'm standing [Ebm] on the _ [Gb] inside, [F]
I [Gb] kicked away [Bbm] that blue. _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ [Bbm] _ All the phony faces, _ _ _ _ stand in [Ab] line.
_ [A] _ [Bbm] _ _ All the back _ slappers, _ know my name and time.
[Bb] _ [Ebm] I've _ got to turn the lock, now that I've opened the door.
_ _ [Bb] I won't be on the outside, no, _ _ [F]
anymore.
_ _ [Db] _ _ That is [Ab] on the inside, [Gb] _ I finally broke that line.
[Db] _ _ Ring [Ab] around the circle, _ [Gb] _ don't you know that [Db] it feels so [F] fine.
[Bbm] I just [F] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ want to sing [Eb]
anew, _ [Gb] now that I'm standing on [Ebm] the [Gb] inside.
_ [F] _ I pushed [Bbm] away that blue, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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now that I turned the lock.
Now that I've opened the door.
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I won't be on the outside, no, _ _ _ [F] anymore.
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_ That is on [Ab] the inside, [Gb] I finally _ _ broke [Db] that line. _
Ring around [Ab] the circle, _ [Gb]
don't you know that it [Db] feels so [F] [Bbm] fine. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bbm] I just want to sing [Eb] _ anew, [Ebm] now that I'm standing on the [Gb] inside.
_ [F] I [Bbm] kicked away that blue, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ standing on the _ inside.
_ _ Standing on the inside. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Standing _ _ on the inside.
_ _ _ Standing on the [Bbm] inside. _ _ _ _ _ _
Standing _ _ _ on the inside.
_ I'm standing on the inside.
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I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ standing _ _ _ on the inside.
[F] _ [Bbm] _ _ Standing on the inside.
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