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Living On The Inside

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Bminor

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1/9

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 9Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Fill] Here's the simple Bm7-based bass line and chord routine
you can hear through the song:
e|--------------------------|
B|---3----3---3---3---------|
G|---2----2---2---2---------|
D|---4----4---4---4---------|
A|2----2----2---------------|
E|-----------------------1-2|
[Intro]
Fill x4
[Verse 1]
  Bm7Cloudy Em7days we sA7tay insDmaj7ide together
  D7The G#7weather's Gmaj7wet
The tC#7ea is frF#7om Tibet
  Bm7I play the Em7scales
And A7you protect Dmaj7the whales
  D7Make G#7love to Gmaj7me
C#7Listening tF#7o Satie
[Chorus]
  Bm7We're living on the Em7inside
  Bm7Living on the Em7inside
  Bm7Living on the Em7inside
Of ouF#7r happiness
  Bm7We're living on the Em7inside
  Bm7Living on the Em7inside
  Bm7Living on the Em7inside
Of ouF#7r happiness
[Instrumental]
Fill x 4
[Verse 2]
  Bm7We paint the Em7rooms outsA7ide the pDmaj7umpkin blooms
  D7We're G#7so franGmaj7çais
With lC#7ime and PF#7errier
  Bm7We used to Em7fear the pA7ast which let Dmaj7us here
  D7But G#7now it Gmaj7seems
Like C#7some forgoF#7tten dream
[Chorus]
  Bm7We're living on the Em7inside
  Bm7Living on the Em7inside
  Bm7Living on the Em7inside
Of ouF#7r happiness
  Bm7Living on the Em7inside
  Bm7Living on the Em7inside
  Bm7Living on the Em7inside
Of ouF#7r happiness

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Living On The Inside

by Michael Franks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Em7

Dmaj7

G#7

Gmaj7

C#7

F#7

[Fill] Here's the simple Bm7-based bass line and chord routine

you can hear through the song:

e|--------------------------|

B|---3----3---3---3---------|

G|---2----2---2---2---------|

D|---4----4---4---4---------|

A|2----2----2---------------|

E|-----------------------1-2|

[Intro]

Fill x4

[Verse 1]

Bm7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7

Cloudy days we stay inside together

D7 G#7 Gmaj7

The weather's wet

C#7 F#7

The tea is from Tibet

Bm7 Em7

I play the scales

A7 Dmaj7

And you protect the whales

D7 G#7 Gmaj7

Make love to me

C#7 F#7

Listening to Satie

[Chorus]

Bm7 Em7

We're living on the inside

Bm7 Em7

Living on the inside

Bm7 Em7

Living on the inside

F#7

Of our happiness

Bm7 Em7

We're living on the inside

Bm7 Em7

Living on the inside

Bm7 Em7

Living on the inside

F#7

Of our happiness

[Instrumental]

Fill x 4

[Verse 2]

Bm7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7

We paint the rooms outside the pumpkin blooms

D7 G#7 Gmaj7

We're so français

C#7 F#7

With lime and Perrier

Bm7 Em7 A7 Dmaj7

We used to fear the past which let us here

D7 G#7 Gmaj7

But now it seems

C#7 F#7

Like some forgotten dream

[Chorus]

Bm7 Em7

We're living on the inside

Bm7 Em7

Living on the inside

Bm7 Em7

Living on the inside

F#7

Of our happiness

Bm7 Em7

Living on the inside

Bm7 Em7

Living on the inside

Bm7 Em7

Living on the inside

F#7

Of our happiness

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