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ON THE OUTSIDE (FAREWELL VERSION)
Written by Danny Elfman and performed by Oingo Boingo
Transcribed by Cameron Miller

The main rift belongs to Clay Marvin, but the rest is mine. Most of the time there is one guitar part, but occasionally it splits into two. 
Intro (main) rift:
E------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------6---6------------------------------
G---5---5---5---5---5--------------5---------------
D---------------------------------------7----5-------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------6-----8--------------------
That part plays once, then rhythm comes in:
E-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G---6-6-6-6-----6-6-----6--------------
D------------------------------6----4------
A-------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
Yes it will require some timing.

Verse (palm muted):
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------6-6---------8---8-----6-6-6------8---8---8------6-6------8---8------6-6-6----8-8-8------
A-------6-6---------8---8-----6-6-6------8---8---8------6-6------8---8------6-6-6----8-8-8------
E-------4-4---------6---6-----4-4-4------6---6---6------4-4------6---6------4-4-4----6-6-6-------

E------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
G------------------------------------
D---------6-------8---------10-----
A-------6-------8-------10---------
E-----4-------6-------8-------------
On the second rep of that lead does this twice near the beginning of chorus:
E----2----2----2-----------2----2----2----------2---2---2-----
B----2----2----2-----------2----2----2----------2---2---2-----
G----2----2----2-----------2----2----2----------2---2---2-----
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------



Chorus1:
Lead:
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------6------------------4-------------------6-6----------------------------------------
G----5------6---5-------3-----4---3--------------5-5-5--5-5-------------5--------------------------
D----5---5--------------3---3-------------------------------------------------7----5----------------
A----5-------------------3----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------6-----8------------------------------
“This is where it all begins”
Rhythm:
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6----6-6----6-----------------------------
D--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-------------------------------6---4---------------------
A--7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6----------------------------------------------------------
E--5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------------
“On the outside looking in.”

Verse 2
Then there’s this variation of the chorus they use for the rest of the song
Chorus 2:
E-----------------6---------------------------4-----------------6----------------------------------------
B---5-----6---5---------------3-----4---3-------5-----6---5------------------------------------------
G---5---5---------------------3---3--------------5---5-------------------------------------------------
D---5-------------------------3-------------------5------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“This is where it all begins, on the outside looking in,”
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8---5-5-5-5-----------7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------
A---7-7-7-7---6-6-6-6---5-5-5-5-----------7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------
E---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6---3-3-3-3-----------5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------

E-------------------6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---5------6---5--------5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---5---5---------------------4--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---5----------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“Looking in, at you.”




E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8------5-5---4---2--------------------------------------------------------------
A---7-7-7-7---8-8-8-8------5-5---4---2--------------------------------------------------------------
E---5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6------3-3---2---1--------------------------------------------------------------
“Just an alien through and through”
“Trying t make believe I’m you.”

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------6----5------------7---------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------5-----------5---------7---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---5---7------------------7---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
“Trying to fit…” 
E
B
G
D---7-7-7-
A---7-7-7-
E---5-5-5-