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Outside Looking In chords by
Mary Chapin Carpenter
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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Verse 1
A
A

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Everywhere I see
E
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Bm
2

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the signs pointing one direction
D
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No more twists or crooked turn
E
E

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Bm
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D

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s leaving room for doubt
A
A

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Where I used to take the time
Bm
Bm
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D

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for quiet and reflection
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A

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E

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Now I only hear the noise of
Bm
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D

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what I am without
Verse 2
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A

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I see them walking hand in hand
D
D

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and my eyes just want to linger
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A

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On those golden wedding bands
D
D

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wrapped around their fingers
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A

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By the time I turn away I feel it once again
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I'm back in this familiar place,
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outside looking in
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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Baby, all the tears between us
Bm
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couldn't fill the spaces
A
A

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And all the words we grasped
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Bm
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D
D

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at they just fell away
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A

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E

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I kept waiting on forgiveness
Bm
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D

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to fix the broken places
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A

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But nothing even like it
Bm
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ever came my way
Verse 4
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A

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And tonight I drove around and
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the street came up before me
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A

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I took a turn and then I found this old

house coming toward me
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I heard the sound a heart must make
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when a memory's caving in
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Oh, baby, what a hungry place,
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outside looking in
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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It's the hardest kind of
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need that never knows a reason
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Are we such a lonely breed or just
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born in a lonely season?
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Baby, it's all in the eyes; it's
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where the reckoning begins

It's where we linger like a sigh; it's
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where we long to be pulled in
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It's where we learn to say goodbye

without saying anything
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Just standing on the borderlines, outside looking in
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • E

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Outside Looking In by Mary Chapin Carpenter is D major.

The primary chords used in Outside Looking In are D, G, Bm, A, E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, Bm, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Outside Looking In is approximately 120 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Outside Looking In using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for Outside Looking In. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

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