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Outside by Tops
Intro:      D     D/       D     F#m     Bm   A  
Verse:
DOutside, you don’t know why
F#mTell each other in the middle of the night
BmTalk about it like you really want to know
AWhat she running around for?
DRat-tat the door unlatch
F#mSomeone here to take you back
BmOutside in the middle of the street
AAre you getting what you need?
Chorus:
EmThoughts of you
BmRunning through my mind
DOpen door but it doeAsn’t feel right
GYou look at me as if you Emknow what it’s like
In the Bmshadows of the streetlightA  
Solo:   D    F#m    Bm   A  
Verse: 
DNow I know, I can’t go back
F#mYou’re with her and she doesn’t deserve that
BmBut when I look into your eyes
AYou see something I’m trying to hide
Chorus:
EmThoughts of you
BmRunning through my mind
DOpen door but it doeAsn’t feel right
GYou look at me as if you Emknow what it’s like
In the Bmshadows of the stAreetlight
EmThoughts of you
BmRunning through my mind
DOpen door but it doeAsn’t feel right
GYou look at me as if you Emknow what it’s like
In the Bmshadows of the streetlight
AShadow, why’s it a shame for me to love?
Solo:    D    F#m     Bm    A(x2) 
Outro: 
In the shEmadow of the streBmetlight D  A  
In the sGhadow of the strEmeetlight Bm  A  
In the shEmadow of the streBmetlight D  A  
                       G         Em          Bm]     A  
In the shadow of the streetlight 

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Outside

by Tops

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F#m

Outside by Tops

D D D F#m Bm A

Intro: /

Verse:

Outside, you don’t know why

F#m

Tell each other in the middle of the night

Talk about it like you really want to know

What she running around for?

Rat-tat the door unlatch

F#m

Someone here to take you back

Outside in the middle of the street

Are you getting what you need?

Chorus:

Thoughts of you

Running through my mind

D A

Open door but it doesn’t feel right

G Em

You look at me as if you know what it’s like

Bm A

In the shadows of the streetlight

D F#m Bm A

Solo:

Verse:

Now I know, I can’t go back

F#m

You’re with her and she doesn’t deserve that

But when I look into your eyes

You see something I’m trying to hide

Chorus:

Thoughts of you

Running through my mind

D A

Open door but it doesn’t feel right

G Em

You look at me as if you know what it’s like

Bm A

In the shadows of the streetlight

Thoughts of you

Running through my mind

D A

Open door but it doesn’t feel right

G Em

You look at me as if you know what it’s like

In the shadows of the streetlight

Shadow, why’s it a shame for me to love?

D F#m Bm A

Solo: (x2)

Outro:

Em Bm D A

In the shadow of the streetlight

G Em Bm A

In the shadow of the streetlight

Em Bm D A

In the shadow of the streetlight

G Em Bm A

]

In the shadow of the streetlight

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