Outside

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[Intro]
D A G Gm D
[Verse 1]
F#m
It's hard to explain
C G/B D
Inherently it's just always been strange
F#m
Neither here nor there
C Bm G D
Always somewhat out of place everywhere
F#m
Ambiguous
C G/B D
Without a sense of belonging to touch
F#m
Somewhere halfway
C G D
Feeling there's no one completely the same
[Chorus]
C#m7 F#7
Standing alone
Bm
Eager to just
Am D G
Believe it's good enough to be what
F#7
You really are
N.C.
But in your heart
Bm A#
Uncertainty forever lies
A
And you'll always be
N.C.
Somewhere on the
G Gm D
Outside
[Verse 2]
F#m
Early on, you face
C Bm D
The realization you don't
N.C.
Have a space
F#m
Where you fit in
C G
And recognize you
Em D
Were born to exist
[Chorus]
C#m7 F#7
Standing alone
Bm7
Eager to just
Am7 D G
Believe it's good enough to be what
F#
You really are
N.C.
But in your heart
Bm Gm
Uncertainty forever lies
A
And you'll always be
N.C.
Somewhere on the
G Gm D
Outside
[Break]
D
And it's hard
N.C.
And it's hard
N.C.
And it's hard
[Verse 3]
B Em7
Irreversibly
A#m D
Falling in between
N.C.
And it's hard
B
And it's hard
Em7
To be understood
A#m7
As you are
N.C.
As you are
F#7 D
Oh, and God knows
[Chorus 2]
C#m F#
That you're standing on your own
Bm7
Blind and unguided
Am7 G#
Into a world divided
Gmaj7
You're thrown
C#m7 F#7
Where you're never quite the same
Bm7 Am D
Although you try, try and try
Gmaj7
To tell yourself
F#m7
You really are
F#7 Bm Gm
But in your heart uncertainty forever lies
A
And you'll always be
G Gm D
Somewhere on the outside
N.C.
You'll always be
A G Gm D
Somewhere on the outside
[Outro]
F#m C G Bm D

Outside chords and lyrics

Free chords for Outside by Mariah Carey. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
D A G Gm D
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
N.C.
But in your heart
N.C.
Somewhere on the
[Verse 2]
N.C.
Have a space
[Chorus]
N.C.
But in your heart
N.C.
Somewhere on the
[Break] 
N.C.
And it's hard
N.C.
And it's hard
[Verse 3]
N.C.
And it's hard
N.C.
As you are
[Chorus 2]
N.C.
You'll always be
[Outro]
F#m C G Bm D

Outside Chords by Mariah Carey

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