Standing On The Inside(Chords)

	        
Intro: Bbm (x4) 

verse 1: 
Bbm 
Standing on the outside 
Fm      Bb  Ab (quick x2) 
Looking in 
Bb 
You know it's been a long time 
Ab                  Bb      Db  D 
Don't know where to begin 
Ebm 
So much I wanna say 

So much I wanna do 
C 
Friends are telling me 
F                        F          Ab (quick x2) 
It's time that you broke through 

verse 2: 
Bbm 
I've been through the hard times 
   F         Bb    Ab (quick x2) 
Of searching soul 
Bbm 
You know it's been a hard climb 
Bbm                  Db Bbm Ebm 
From rock and roll 

Pre-Chorus 1: 
Ebm 
Now I feel a need in me 

So hard to explain 
Bb 
Now I've seen the joy and light 
F                  Eb F 
And I wanna remain 


Db              Ab 
Standing on the inside 
F#        Db 
I finally broke that line 
Db              Ab 
Ring around the circle 
F#                     Db 
Don't you know that it feels so fine 
Bbm          F        Db                  Eb 
Every waking moment I just wanna sing the news 
         F# 
That I'm standing on the inside 
F# (pause)         Bbm 
I kicked away them blues 


Break: Bbm (x2) 

verse 3: 
Bb 
All the phoney faces 
Fm       Bb     Ab (quick x2) 
Stand in line 
Bb 
All the backslappers 
Ab                Bb    Db  D 
Know my name this time 

Pre-Chorus 2: 
Ebm 
Now that I've turned the lock 

Now that I've opened the door 
Bb 
I won't be on the outside, no 
F        Eb F 
Anymore 

 
Db              Ab 
Standing on the inside 
F#        Db 
I finally broke that line 
Db              Ab 
Ring around the circle 
F#                     Db 
Don't you know that it feels so fine 
Bbm          F        Db                  Eb 
Every waking moment I just wanna sing the news 
         F# 
That I'm standing on the inside 
F# (pause)       Bbm 
Pushed away them blues 


Break: Bbm (x4) 

Pre-Chorus 3: 
Ebm 
Now that I've turned the lock 

Now that I've opened the door 
Bb 
I won't be on the outside, no 
F        Eb F 
Anymore 

 
Db              Ab 
Standing on the inside 
F#        Db 
I finally broke that line 
Db              Ab 
Ring around the circle 
F#                     Db 
Don't you know that it feels so fine 
Bbm          F        Db                  Eb 
Every waking moment I just wanna sing the news 
         F# 
That I'm standing on the inside 
F# (pause)         Bbm 
I kicked away them blues 


Outro: 
Bbm 
Standing on the inside (standing on the inside) 
Bbm 
Standing on the inside (standing on the inside) 
Bbm 
I kicked, I kicked, I kicked, I kicked (standing on the inside) 

(Repeat x2 more times and fade) 

Bbm 
Babe, baby, yeah
	        

Written by Neil Sedaka