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                             OUTDOOR TYPE - Smudge
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Tuning: Standard
Possibly the best song ever written by one of the best Australian bands ever
Verse 1 
DAlways had a roof above me 
(Bm) 
Always paid the rent. 
           D(Bm)         
I never set foot inside a tent. 
GCouldn't build a fAire to sDave my lBmife 
GI lied about bAeing the oGutdoor tDype 
Verse 2 
I never slept out underneath the stars 
the closest that i come to that was one time my car, 
broke down for an hour in the suburbs at night 
I lied about being the outdoor type 
Bridge 
F#mTo scared to lGet you know  
I knew what you've been loAoking for 
F#mI lied until I fGit the bill  
God bless the great indoAors 
GI lied about Abeing the oDutdoor tBmype, 
I've nGever owned a sleeping bag let alone a mountain A  
bike. 
Verse 3 
I can't go away with you on a rock climbing weekend 
what if something's on TV and its never shown again 
it's just as well I'm not invited I'm afraid of heights 
I lied about being the outdoor type 
Finish 
GNever learned to sAwim can't grow a bDeard or even fBmight 
GI lied about beiAng the oGutdoAor tDype.

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Outdoor Type

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F#m

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OUTDOOR TYPE - Smudge

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Tuning: Standard

Possibly the best song ever written by one of the best Australian bands ever

Verse 1

Always had a roof above me

()

Always paid the rent.

D Bm

()

I never set foot inside a tent.

G A D Bm

Couldn't build a fire to save my life

G A G D

I lied about being the outdoor type

Verse 2

I never slept out underneath the stars

the closest that i come to that was one time my car,

broke down for an hour in the suburbs at night

I lied about being the outdoor type

Bridge

F#m G

To scared to let you know

I knew what you've been looking for

F#m G

I lied until I fit the bill

God bless the great indoors

G A D Bm

I lied about being the outdoor type,

G A

I've never owned a sleeping bag let alone a mountain

bike.

Verse 3

I can't go away with you on a rock climbing weekend

what if something's on TV and its never shown again

it's just as well I'm not invited I'm afraid of heights

I lied about being the outdoor type

Finish

G A D Bm

Never learned to swim can't grow a beard or even fight

G A G A D

I lied about being the outdoor type.

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