Taylor Swift - The Outside: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Outside" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Outside Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Taylor Swift

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Outside" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F          C                A#
I didn’t know what I would find
When I went looking for a reason, I know
F         C                A#
I didn’t read between the lines
                               Gm
And, baby, I’ve got nowhere to go
                               A#
I tried to take the road less traveled by
Gm                             A#
But nothing seems to work the first few times
   Cm
Am I right?

Chorus:
    F               C
So how can I ever try to be better?
A#
Nobody ever lets me in
F                      C
I can still see you, this ain’t the best view
A#
On the outside looking in
Gm
I’ve been a lot of lonely places
A#          C
I’ve never been on the outside

You saw me there, but never knew
I would give it all up to be
A part of this, a part of you
And now it's all too late so you see
You could've helped if you had wanted to
But no one notices until it's too
Late to do anything

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord <span>A</span>m

A#

Guitar chord <span>A</span>#

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord <span>C</span>m

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Outside" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Outside" by Taylor Swift.

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