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]
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[Verse 1]
 "They laugh at me aloud, they say I'm just a clown..."
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 "The girls look really cute, they really make it work..."
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 "I never could sit still, I never was too hip..."
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[Chorus]
 "This is where it all begins."
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 "Right here, on the outside looking in."
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 "I'm on the outside!"
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[Verse 2]
 "I never was a punk, I never shot junk..."
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 "Don't talk to debutantes, don't eat in restaurants..."
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 "The teachers there in school, they flunked me by the rule..."
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 "I'm on the outside..."
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[Chorus]
 "This is where it all begins..."
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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..."
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 "I'm just an alien through and through..."
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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..."
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[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
 "The disco makes me sick! I wear the wrong clothes..."
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 "You think you set the trends, you wear your hair just right..."
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 "I see them go to work, I see them go to sleep..."
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 "I'm on the outside..."
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[Bridge] (Vocoder)
   "Im on  the out- side"
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(Bass)
 "I'm- on- the- out- side..."
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 "I'm- on- the- out- side..."
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E|--3--3---3---3--3--3---3----3--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--------|

[Chorus]
 "This is where it all begins..."
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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..."
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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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..."
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[Outro]
 "...Now... I'm on the outside!"
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 "I'm on the outside! I'm on the outside now."
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