Neil Sedaka – Standing On The Inside (Guitar)

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by Neil Sedaka //Tab by Apts// 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

Chorus:

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

Chorus:

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

Chorus:

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