Oingo Boingo – On The Outside (Bass Tab)
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The album version is 451 hertz, which is why it might sound out of tune (440 hertz is standard tuning).
[Intro] G|-------------------5-2--------------------5-2----------------| D|-----------------------5----------------------5-----3-----5--| A|------------1--2-3-------3--2-3--3------3---------3-----5----| E|---5--4-5--------------------------1--1---------1-----3------| [Verse 1] "They laugh at me aloud, they say I'm just a clown..." G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7------5------3-------------3-------------3------------3-----5--| A|----7------5------3-------5-----3-------5-----3------5-----3-----5----| E|--5------3------1-------3---3-1-------3---3-1------3---3-1-----3------| "The girls look really cute, they really make it work..." G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7------5------3-------------3-------------3------------3-----5--| A|----7------5------3-------5-----3-------5-----3------5-----3-----5----| E|--5------3------1-------3---3-1-------3---3-1------3---3-1-----3------| "I never could sit still, I never was too hip..." G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7------5------3-------------3-------------3------------3--------3---5---| A|----7------5------3-------5-----3-------5-----3------5-----3------5-----------| E|--5------3------1-------3---3-1-------3---3-1------3---3-1------3---3---------| [Chorus] "This is where it all begins." G|--------------------------------------------------5-2----| D|------------------------------------------------------5--| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------1--2-3--------| E|--------------------------3-3-3-3-5--4-5-----------------| "Right here, on the outside looking in." G|--------------------------------------------------5-2----| D|------------------------------------------------------5--| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------1--2-3--------| E|--------------------------3-3-3-3-5--4-5-----------------| "I'm on the outside!" G|-------------------5-2----------------| D|-----------------------5-----3-----5--| A|--3--2-3--3------3---------3-----5----| E|------------1--1---------1-----3------| [Verse 2] "I never was a punk, I never shot junk..." G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7------5------3-------------3-------------3------------3-----5--| A|----7------5------3-------5-----3-------5-----3------5-----3-----5----| E|--5------3------1-------3---3-1-------3---3-1------3---3-1-----3------| "Don't talk to debutantes, don't eat in restaurants..." G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7------5------3-------------3-------------3------------3-----5--| A|----7------5------3-------5-----3-------5-----3------5-----3-----5----| E|--5------3------1-------3---3-1-------3---3-1------3---3-1-----3------| "The teachers there in school, they flunked me by the rule..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7------5------3-------------3-------------3------------3---------| A|----7------5------3-------5-----3-------5-----3------5-----3------5----| E|--5------3------1-------3---3-1-------3---3-1------3---3-1------3---3--| "I'm on the outside..." G|-----------------------------------------------| D|------3-------------3--------------------------| A|----3-------5-----3-------5--------------------| E|--1-------3---3-1-------3---3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--| [Chorus] "This is where it all begins..." G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--| "Looking in, at you..." G|--------------3-2------| D|------------------3-5--| A|-----------------------| E|--1-1-1-1-1------------| "I'm just an alien through and through..." G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--| "I'm you... Try to fit..." G|----------------------------3----------| D|--------------------------------3---5--| A|----------------1----------------------| E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-------1---3--------------| [Solo] G|------------------5-2--------------------5-2----| D|----------------------5----------------------5--| A|-----------1--2-3-------3--2-3--3------3--------| x2 E|--5--4-5--------------------------1--1----------| G|---------------------5-2-----5----------------5-2----| D|----7--------------------5------------------------5--| A|------------0-1--2-3-------3----2-3--3------3--------| E|--5----4-5-----------------------------1--1----------| G|---------------------5-2-----5-------------2----------------------| D|----7--------------------5-------------------3-----------3-----5--| A|------------0-1--2-3-------3----2-3--3---3------3------3-----5----| E|--5----4-5-----------------------------1----------1--1-----3------| [Verse 3] "The disco makes me sick! I wear the wrong clothes..." G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7------5------3-------------3-------------3------------3-----5--| A|----7------5------3-------5-----3-------5-----3------5-----3-----5----| E|--5------3------1-------3---3-1-------3---3-1------3---3-1-----3------| "You think you set the trends, you wear your hair just right..." G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7------5------3-------------3-------------3------------3------------3-----5--| A|----7------5------3-------5-----3-------5-----3------5-----3------5-----3-----5----| E|--5------3------1-------3---3-1-------3---3-1------3---3-1------3---3-1-----3------| "I see them go to work, I see them go to sleep..." G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------7------5------3-------------3-------------3------------3----------| A|----7------5------3-------5-----3-------5-----3------5-----3-------5----| E|--5------3------1-------3---3-1-------3---3-1------3---3-1-------3---3--| "I'm on the outside..." G|--------------------------------------| D|------3-------------3-----5-----------| A|----3-------5-----3-----5-----(x)/12--| E|--1-------3---3-1-----3---------------| [Bridge] (Vocoder) "Im on the out- side" G|--16-17--16--17---16\14--| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| (Bass) "I'm- on- the- out- side..." G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--------------5------------------------------------| A|----------5------------5---------------------------| E|--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---3\1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--| "I'm- on- the- out- side..." G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------5--------------5---------------------------3---5--| A|-------5-------------5---------------------------------------| E|--3--3---3---3--3--3---3----3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--------| [Chorus] "This is where it all begins..." G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--| "Looking in, at you..." G|--------------3-2------| D|------------------3-5--| A|-----------------------| E|--1-1-1-1-1------------| "I'm just an alien through and through..." G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--| "I'm you... Try to fit..." G|----------------------------3----------| D|--------------------------------3---5--| A|----------------1----------------------| E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-------1---3--------------| [Outro] "...Now... I'm on the outside!" G|---------------------5-2--------------------5-2----| D|-------------------------5----------------------5--| A|--------------1--2-3-------3--2-3--3------3--------| E|--12\5--4-5--------------------------1--1----------| "I'm on the outside! I'm on the outside now." G|---------------------5-2-----5----------------5-2----| D|----7--------------------5------------------------5--| A|------------0-1--2-3-------3----2-3--3------3--------| E|--5----4-5-----------------------------1--1----------| G|-----------------| D|------3-----5----| A|----3-----5------| E|--1-----3-----5--|
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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