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Outskirts by Blue Rodeo
From the LP “Outskirts” 1987
CHORDS
      Cx32010
  Csus4x33010
      F133211
      G320003
    G/Bx20003
     Dmxx0231
     Amx02210
[INTRO]
| C   Csus4| C   Csus4| C   Csus4| C  Csus4|
[VERSE 1]
|             C|            F| C   Csus4| C   Csus4|
Here on the outskirts of life
|        C|              F| C   Csus4| C   Csus4  C|
   Dreams     seldom come true
|                       F|    G|        C         G/B|  Am|
Flippin' thru photographs      emotional holographs
|                    C|                       F| C   Csus4| C   Csus4|
   Cutouts of all the figures you might've been
|                    C|      Dm         Am|     F|   | C   Csus4|
Reflections of a life     that you once lived
[VERSE 2]
| C             Csus4|            C|
         As the evening descends 
|                      F|     C   Csus4| C   Csus4|
Your conscious of every breath
|                    C|              F| C   Csus4|
And every moment is a crisis, I guess
| C      Csus4         C|                    F|G  
    Starin' out the windows of your hotel room
                |          C              G/B|   Am|
You lit one too many fires underneath that spoon
|                       C|             F| C   Csus4| C   Csus4|
Well I guess you deserve the chosen few
|         C|      Dm       Am|   F|
Real life,     just out of view
[CHORUS]
                 |    G|
Well that's just here,
          |     F|
On the outskirts
            |   G|
Yea, that's here,
          |    F|        |   C|  |
On the outskirts of your life
[GUITAR SOLO]
[VERSE 3]
              |                     C|
And there's a picture we've all seen
|                               F|                   C|    |
It was taken in the lobby of the L.A. Ambassador Hotel
|                        |                   F|   C|   |
It's the silhouette of a man in another's arms
 |                  F|   |              C           G/B|   Am|
So turn off your TVs,      and let that train go home
|                                     C|F  
'Cause everyone warned you that California
                           |   C|    |
Wasn't goin' to be the end
           |        Dm             Am|   F|
California     wasn't gonna be the end.
[VERSE 4]
            |C  
And tell me where can you hide when
          |                F|       C   Csus4|
the whole world is ugly and strange
| C               Csus4|C  
         Yea tell me where you gonna turn when
           |               F|   C   Csus4|
this whole world knows your name
 C   Csus4       C|                  F|G  
   And  these four walls are screamin' 
                     |   C     G/B|     Am|
And all your friends were so deceiving
|                          C|                             F| C   Csus4| C   Csus4|
   Yea you forgot the lines of a part you rehearsed so well
|                    C|    Dm        Am|   F|
Lyin' awake in the Brazilian Court Hotel
[CHORUS]
|                  |     G|
   But that's just here,
|            |      F|
   On the outskirts
|              |    G|
   Yea, that's here
|             |     F|
   On the outskirts,
|          |  C   Csus4| C   Csus4| C   Csus4|
   Of your life
| C     Csus4|  C   Csus4| C   Csus4| C   Csus4|
   Of your life
| C     Csus4|  C   Csus4| C   Csus4| C   Csus4|
   Of your life
| C     Csus4|  C   Csus4| C   Csus4| C   Csus4|  C|
   Of your life

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Outskirts

by Blue Rodeo

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Csus4

G/B

Outskirts by Blue Rodeo

From the LP “Outskirts” 1987

CHORDS

x32010

Csus4

x33010

133211

320003

G/B

x20003

xx0231

x02210

[INTRO]

C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4

| | | | |

[VERSE 1]

C F C Csus4 C Csus4

| | | | |

Here on the outskirts of life

C F C Csus4 C Csus4 C

| | | | |

Dreams seldom come true

F G C G/B Am

| | | | |

Flippin' thru photographs emotional holographs

C F C Csus4 C Csus4

| | | | |

Cutouts of all the figures you might've been

C Dm Am F C Csus4

| | | | | |

Reflections of a life that you once lived

[VERSE 2]

C Csus4 C

| | |

As the evening descends

F C Csus4 C Csus4

| | | |

Your conscious of every breath

C F C Csus4

| | | |

And every moment is a crisis, I guess

C Csus4 C F G

| | |

Starin' out the windows of your hotel room

C G/B Am

| | |

You lit one too many fires underneath that spoon

C F C Csus4 C Csus4

| | | | |

Well I guess you deserve the chosen few

C Dm Am F

| | | |

Real life, just out of view

[CHORUS]

| |

Well that's just here,

| |

On the outskirts

| |

Yea, that's here,

F C

| | | | |

On the outskirts of your life

[GUITAR SOLO]

[VERSE 3]

| |

And there's a picture we've all seen

F C

| | | |

It was taken in the lobby of the L.A. Ambassador Hotel

F C

| | | | |

It's the silhouette of a man in another's arms

F C G/B Am

| | | | |

So turn off your TVs, and let that train go home

C F

| |

'Cause everyone warned you that California

| | |

Wasn't goin' to be the end

Dm Am F

| | |

California wasn't gonna be the end.

[VERSE 4]

And tell me where can you hide when

F C Csus4

| | |

the whole world is ugly and strange

C Csus4 C

| |

Yea tell me where you gonna turn when

F C Csus4

| | |

this whole world knows your name

C Csus4 C F G

| |

And these four walls are screamin'

C G/B Am

| | |

And all your friends were so deceiving

C F C Csus4 C Csus4

| | | | |

Yea you forgot the lines of a part you rehearsed so well

C Dm Am F

| | | |

Lyin' awake in the Brazilian Court Hotel

[CHORUS]

| | |

But that's just here,

| | |

On the outskirts

| | |

Yea, that's here

| | |

On the outskirts,

C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4

| | | | |

Of your life

C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4

| | | | |

Of your life

C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4

| | | | |

Of your life

C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C Csus4 C

| | | | | |

Of your life

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