Standing On The Inside

Standing On The Inside
by Neil Sedaka
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Intro: Bbm (x4)

Verse 1:
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Standing on the outside
Fm      Bb  Ab (quick x2)
Looking in
Bb
You know it's been a long time
Ab                  Bb      Db  D
Don't know where to begin
Ebm
So much I wanna say

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

Verse 2:
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I've been through the hard times
   F         Bb    Ab (quick x2)
Of searching soul
Bbm
You know it's been a hard climb
Bbm                  Db Bbm Ebm
From rock and roll

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

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

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

Break: Bbm (x2)

Verse 3:
Bb
All the phoney faces
Fm       Bb     Ab (quick x2)
Stand in line
Bb
All the backslappers
Ab                Bb    Db  D
Know my name this time

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

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

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

Break: Bbm (x4)

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

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

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

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

(Repeat x2 more times and fade)

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Babe, baby, yeah