The Outside

Capo:1st fret

[Verse 1]
G                         C
  She moved away when she turned eighteen
Em                          D                  G
  In search of home, didn't know what that means
                          C
She thought she'd find it somewhere on the big screen
    Em                     D
She just kept running, she just kept running
G                  C
  Hollywood wasn't all that she thought
Em                   D
  City of Angels but her wings got caught
G                        C
  She got high enough to think she met God
    Em                      D
She told Him something, she told Him

 
[Chorus]
           G                Em
Give me a reason, give me a sign
           C                  G
'Cause I'm down and out of my mind
         Em                   D                     G
Is there someone out there to throw me down a lifeline?
 
(Throw me down, throw me down)
                              Em
Sending a prayer out into the night
         C               G
Tell me, am I doing this right?
        Em                  D             G
I could use a little bit of help from the outside

 
[Verse 2]
G                  C
  Paycheck, living week to week
Em              D
  He clocks out just to get no sleep
G                    C
  A nightmare of an American dream
     Em                       D
They all want something, they all want something
G                          C
  It's just stress, so the doctor says
Em                  D
  His young heart's beating out of his chest
G                   C
  Student loans and medical debt
    Em                     D
The bills keep coming, and he says

 
[Chorus]
           G                Em
Give me a reason, give me a sign
           C                  G
'Cause I'm down and out of my mind
         Em                   D                     G
Is there someone out there to throw me down a lifeline?
 
(Throw me down, throw me down)
                              Em
Sending a prayer out into the night
         C               G
Tell me, am I doing this right?
        Em                  D             G
I could use a little bit of help from the outside

 
[Bridge]
G             Em
  Hear me out, hear me out
C             G
  From the outside, can you hear me?
            Em
Hear me out, hear me out
C             G
  From the outside, can you hear me?
                     Em
Help me out (Help me out)
                     C
Help me out (Help me out)
            G
From the outside, can you help me?
                     Em
Help me out (Help me out)
                     C
Help me out (Help me out)
            G
From the outside

 
[Chorus]
          G               Em
Could you give me a reason, give me a sign?
           C                  G
'Cause I'm down and out of my mind
         Em                   D                     G
Is there someone out there to throw me down a lifeline?
 
(Throw me down, throw me down)
                              Em
Sending a prayer out into the night
         C               G
Tell me, am I doing this right?
        Em                  D             G
I could use a little bit of help from the outside

 
[Outro]
G
  Do anything for my dad's advice
 
I'd like to think that he's in the sky
                       C
I stay up late talking to him sometimes
  Em                    D
I hope he hears me when I say