Chords for Oingo Boingo "On the Outside"
Tempo:
79.75 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Am
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[Am] [C] [F]
[A] They laugh at me aloud, they say I'm just a clown, but I ain't got no pride, I'm on the [F] outside.
[D] The girls look really [F] cute, they really make it, they think I'm just a jerk, I'm on the outside.
[A] I never took to school, I never was to here, I never copped a ride, I'm on the [Fm] outside,
I'm on the outside, I'm on the [C] outside now.
This is where it [Am] all begins, [G] [C] right here, on the outside [Am] looking [C] in, I'm on the outside.
[F]
[A] I know who was [F] a punk, I never shot a gun, I never even tried, counterculture passed
me right by.
[A] Those doctors in front, don't even rest their arms, the patrons sit and stare, the waiters
make [F] wisecracks behind [Am] my back.
The teachers stand in [F] school, they're from the environment, they say I have my motivation,
brains, dedication, I just need a resourceful right, I'm on the outside, I'm on the outside,
I'm on the [C] outside now.
This is where it [A] all begins, on the outside [F] looking in, they're getting, [G]
at [C] you, I'm just
an alien thrown [A] through, trying to make believe [F] I'm you, trying to fit, [G] just a stranger on
the outside looking in.
[Am] [Cm]
[C] [Am] [C]
[B] [Am] [C]
[Cm] [Am] [C]
[A] The disco makes you sick, I wear the wrong clothes, I ask for wrong [F] things, you know I
can't dance with my feet, I'm watching you [A] whine.
Who did you set the [F] trims, you wear your hair this way, your clothes are out of sight, your
house is modern, really kitsch, you get so macho when you're with your [Am] bitch.
I see them go to work, I see [G] them curse me, I see them on TV, I see them laugh and cry,
I'm on the outside, [F] I'm on the outside, [A] I'm on the outside.
[Am] [Bb]
[C] [F] I'm on the [Am] outside now, [C] I'm on the outside, [F] I'm on [Am] the outside now, I'm on [C] the outside,
[F] I'm on the outside now.
[A]
[Am] [C] [F]
[A] They laugh at me aloud, they say I'm just a clown, but I ain't got no pride, I'm on the [F] outside.
[D] The girls look really [F] cute, they really make it, they think I'm just a jerk, I'm on the outside.
[A] I never took to school, I never was to here, I never copped a ride, I'm on the [Fm] outside,
I'm on the outside, I'm on the [C] outside now.
This is where it [Am] all begins, [G] [C] right here, on the outside [Am] looking [C] in, I'm on the outside.
[F]
[A] I know who was [F] a punk, I never shot a gun, I never even tried, counterculture passed
me right by.
[A] Those doctors in front, don't even rest their arms, the patrons sit and stare, the waiters
make [F] wisecracks behind [Am] my back.
The teachers stand in [F] school, they're from the environment, they say I have my motivation,
brains, dedication, I just need a resourceful right, I'm on the outside, I'm on the outside,
I'm on the [C] outside now.
This is where it [A] all begins, on the outside [F] looking in, they're getting, [G]
at [C] you, I'm just
an alien thrown [A] through, trying to make believe [F] I'm you, trying to fit, [G] just a stranger on
the outside looking in.
[Am] [Cm]
[C] [Am] [C]
[B] [Am] [C]
[Cm] [Am] [C]
[A] The disco makes you sick, I wear the wrong clothes, I ask for wrong [F] things, you know I
can't dance with my feet, I'm watching you [A] whine.
Who did you set the [F] trims, you wear your hair this way, your clothes are out of sight, your
house is modern, really kitsch, you get so macho when you're with your [Am] bitch.
I see them go to work, I see [G] them curse me, I see them on TV, I see them laugh and cry,
I'm on the outside, [F] I'm on the outside, [A] I'm on the outside.
[Am] [Bb]
[C] [F] I'm on the [Am] outside now, [C] I'm on the outside, [F] I'm on [Am] the outside now, I'm on [C] the outside,
[F] I'm on the outside now.
[A]
Key:
F
C
Am
A
G
F
C
Am
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [A] They laugh at me aloud, they say I'm just a clown, but I ain't got no pride, I'm on the [F] outside.
[D] The girls look really [F] cute, they really make it, they think I'm just a jerk, I'm on the outside.
[A] I never took to school, I never was to here, I never copped a ride, I'm on the [Fm] outside,
I'm on the outside, I'm on the [C] outside now.
This is where it [Am] all begins, [G] _ [C] right here, on the outside [Am] looking [C] in, I'm on the outside.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[A] I know who was [F] a punk, I never shot a gun, I never even tried, counterculture passed
me right by.
[A] Those doctors in front, don't even rest their arms, the patrons sit and stare, the waiters
make [F] wisecracks behind [Am] my back.
The teachers stand in [F] school, they're from the environment, they say I have my motivation,
brains, dedication, I just need a resourceful right, I'm on the outside, I'm on the outside,
I'm on the [C] outside now.
This is where it [A] all begins, on the outside [F] looking in, they're getting, [G]
at [C] you, I'm just
an alien thrown [A] through, trying to make believe [F] I'm you, trying to fit, _ [G] just a stranger on
the outside looking in.
[Am] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [B] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] The disco makes you sick, I wear the wrong clothes, I ask for wrong [F] things, you know I
can't dance with my feet, I'm watching you [A] whine.
Who did you set the [F] trims, you wear your hair this way, your clothes are out of sight, your
house is modern, really kitsch, you get so macho when you're with your [Am] bitch.
I see them go to work, I see [G] them curse me, I see them on TV, I see them laugh and cry,
I'm on the outside, [F] I'm on the outside, [A] I'm on the outside.
_ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] I'm on the [Am] outside now, [C] I'm on the outside, _ [F] I'm on [Am] the outside now, I'm on [C] the outside,
_ [F] I'm on the outside now.
[A] _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [A] They laugh at me aloud, they say I'm just a clown, but I ain't got no pride, I'm on the [F] outside.
[D] The girls look really [F] cute, they really make it, they think I'm just a jerk, I'm on the outside.
[A] I never took to school, I never was to here, I never copped a ride, I'm on the [Fm] outside,
I'm on the outside, I'm on the [C] outside now.
This is where it [Am] all begins, [G] _ [C] right here, on the outside [Am] looking [C] in, I'm on the outside.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[A] I know who was [F] a punk, I never shot a gun, I never even tried, counterculture passed
me right by.
[A] Those doctors in front, don't even rest their arms, the patrons sit and stare, the waiters
make [F] wisecracks behind [Am] my back.
The teachers stand in [F] school, they're from the environment, they say I have my motivation,
brains, dedication, I just need a resourceful right, I'm on the outside, I'm on the outside,
I'm on the [C] outside now.
This is where it [A] all begins, on the outside [F] looking in, they're getting, [G]
at [C] you, I'm just
an alien thrown [A] through, trying to make believe [F] I'm you, trying to fit, _ [G] just a stranger on
the outside looking in.
[Am] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [B] _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] The disco makes you sick, I wear the wrong clothes, I ask for wrong [F] things, you know I
can't dance with my feet, I'm watching you [A] whine.
Who did you set the [F] trims, you wear your hair this way, your clothes are out of sight, your
house is modern, really kitsch, you get so macho when you're with your [Am] bitch.
I see them go to work, I see [G] them curse me, I see them on TV, I see them laugh and cry,
I'm on the outside, [F] I'm on the outside, [A] I'm on the outside.
_ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] I'm on the [Am] outside now, [C] I'm on the outside, _ [F] I'm on [Am] the outside now, I'm on [C] the outside,
_ [F] I'm on the outside now.
[A] _ _