Standing on the inside (video)

Am ~ ~ Am - G

1. Standin' on the outside, lookin' in,

Am

you know, it's been a long time, I don't know where to begin.

Dm

So much I wanna say, so much I wanna do,

B7 - E

friends are tellin' me, it's time that you broke through.

Am Am - G

2. I've been through the hard times of searchin' soul,

Am

you know it's been a hard climb, from rock'n'roll.

Dm

Now I feel a need in me, so hard to explain,

E E7

now I've seen the joy of light and I wanna remain.

C G - F C

Standing on the inside, I finally broke that line,

C G - F C

ring around the circle, don't you know that it feels so fine.

Am E Am D

Every waking moment, I just wanna sing the news,

F - E - - - - - - - - - - - - - Am

that I'm standin' on the inside, I kicked away them blues.

Am Am - G

2. All the phoney faces stand in line,

Am

all the backslappers know my name this time.

Dm

Now that I've turned the lock, now that I've opened the door,

E E7

I won't be on the outside, no, anymore. + CHORUS

+ repeat verse 2, lines 1 & 2 as instrumental + CHORUS

Am

+ Standing on the inside, standing on the inside ...

(orig. = capo 1st) (Neil Sedaka)