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Outside Chance:The Turtles.
Released in 1966.
#1.
EYou can try to please me, but it won't be easy.
BmStone walls surAround me, I'm surGprised that you
even Dfound me.
CHORUS:
And you Adon't stand an outside Dchance..
You B7don't stand an outside Echance,
but you can Atry.G  A  G  
#2.
EWhatever you do girl, you know you can't get 
through girl.
BmCan't bring me Adown, hang me Gup or even hang aDround.
CHORUS:
And you Adon't stand an outside Dchance..
You B7don't stand an outside Echance,
but you can Atry.G  A  G  
#3.
GI know you Dthink you'll Emget me, GI'm only Dflesh and Embone.
But you Gmay as Dwell forget Emme..Gcause my heart Dis Emstone.
You better leave me aAlone, A7yeah.
#4.
EYou can try to please me, but it won't be easy.
BmStone walls Asurround me, I'm surGprised that you
even found Dme.
CHORUS:
And you Adon't stand an outside Dchance..
You B7don't stand an outside Echance,
but you can Atry.G  A  G  
OUTRO:
You don't Estand an outside Achance..(x2)(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Outside Chance

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Outside Chance:The Turtles.

Released in 1966.

#1.

You can try to please me, but it won't be easy.

Bm A G

Stone walls surround me, I'm surprised that you

even found me.

CHORUS:

A D

And you don't stand an outside chance..

B7 E

You don't stand an outside chance,

A G A G

but you can try.

#2.

Whatever you do girl, you know you can't get

through girl.

Bm A G D

Can't bring me down, hang me up or even hang around.

CHORUS:

A D

And you don't stand an outside chance..

B7 E

You don't stand an outside chance,

A G A G

but you can try.

#3.

G D Em G D Em

I know you think you'll get me, I'm only flesh and bone.

G D Em G D Em

But you may as well forget me..cause my heart is stone.

A A7

You better leave me alone, yeah.

#4.

You can try to please me, but it won't be easy.

Bm A G

Stone walls surround me, I'm surprised that you

even found me.

CHORUS:

A D

And you don't stand an outside chance..

B7 E

You don't stand an outside chance,

A G A G

but you can try.

OUTRO:

E A

You don't stand an outside chance..(x2)(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

About Outside Chance Chords by The Turtles

Learn how to play Outside Chance by The Turtles with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Outside Chance chords”, “Outside Chance guitar chords”, or “The Turtles Outside Chance chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Outside Chance chords and for experienced players who want accurate Outside Chance lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, Bm, A, G, D, B7.

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What key is "Outside Chance" in?

The chords for "Outside Chance" show the original chord names (including E, Bm, A, G, D, B7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.