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THE OUTSIDE – Taylor Swift
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Tabbed by: Krista
Email: leavethepieces@gmail.com
Tuning: Capo 3
 D   A   Em   Gx2
 DI didn’t Aknow what I would Gfind
 When I went looking for a reason, I know
 DI didn’t Aread between the Glines
 And, baby, I’ve got nowhere to Emgo
 I tried to take the road less Gtraveled by
 EmBut nothing seems to work the Gfirst few times
 AAm I right?
So Dhow can I ever Atry to be better?
GNobody ever lets me in
DI can still see you, Athis ain’t the best view
GOn the outside looking in
EmI’ve been a lot of lonely places
GI’ve never Abeen on the outside
 DYou saw me Athere, but never Gknew
 I would give it all up to be
 DA part of Athis, a part of Gyou
 And now it’s all too late so you Emsee
 You could’ve helped if you had Gwanted to
 EmBut no one notices unGtil it’s too
 ALate to do anything
DHow can I ever Atry to be better?
GNobody ever lets me in
DI can still see you, Athis ain’t the best view
GOn the outside looking in
EmI’ve been a lot of lonely places
GI’ve never Abeen on the outside
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0---0---0-------------------------------0-2-2/4\2|
D|---0-0h2-0---0---0---2p0-2/4---0-0h2-0-------0-0h2----------|
A|-2---------------------------2-------------2----------------|
E|---------------------------------------0-3------------------|
( Bm   D   G   D   Bm   D  G)
DHow can I ever Atry to be better?
GNobody ever lets me in
DI can still see you, Athis ain’t the best view
GOn the outside looking in
EmI’ve been a lot of lonely places
GI’ve never Abeen on the outside
 D   A   Em   G   D   A   Emx2

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Outside

by Taylor Swift

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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THE OUTSIDE – Taylor Swift

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Tabbed by: Krista

Email: leavethepieces@gmail.com

Tuning: Capo 3

D A Em G

D A G

I didn’t know what I would find

When I went looking for a reason, I know

D A G

I didn’t read between the lines

And, baby, I’ve got nowhere to go

I tried to take the road less traveled by

Em G

But nothing seems to work the first few times

Am I right?

D A

So how can I ever try to be better?

Nobody ever lets me in

D A

I can still see you, this ain’t the best view

On the outside looking in

I’ve been a lot of lonely places

G A

I’ve never been on the outside

D A G

You saw me there, but never knew

I would give it all up to be

D A G

A part of this, a part of you

And now it’s all too late so you see

You could’ve helped if you had wanted to

Em G

But no one notices until it’s too

Late to do anything

D A

How can I ever try to be better?

Nobody ever lets me in

D A

I can still see you, this ain’t the best view

On the outside looking in

I’ve been a lot of lonely places

G A

I’ve never been on the outside

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

B|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------0---0---0-------------------------------0-2-2/4\2|

D|---0-0h2-0---0---0---2p0-2/4---0-0h2-0-------0-0h2----------|

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

E|---------------------------------------0-3------------------|

Bm D G D Bm D G

( )

D A

How can I ever try to be better?

Nobody ever lets me in

D A

I can still see you, this ain’t the best view

On the outside looking in

I’ve been a lot of lonely places

G A

I’ve never been on the outside

D A Em G D A Em

About Outside Chords by Taylor Swift

Learn how to play Outside by Taylor Swift with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Outside chords”, “Outside guitar chords”, or “Taylor Swift Outside 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 chords and for experienced players who want accurate Outside lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, A, Em, G, Am, B.

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