The Outside

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
G                    Cadd9               Em
 She moved away when she  turned eighteen
In search of home,
   D                       G
didn't know what that means
                              Cadd9
She thought she'd find it somewhere on the big screen
    Em
She just kept running,
    D                G
she just kept running
             Cadd9                    Em
Hollywood wasn't  all that she thought
                   D                G
City of Angels but her wings got cut
                    Cadd9
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?
                              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             Cadd9            Em
 Paycheck, living  week to week
                   D              G
He clocks out just to get no sleep
                  Cadd9
A nightmare of an American dream
     Em
They all want something,
     D                 G
they all want something
                     Cadd9           Em
It's just stress, so the  doctor says
                      D                   G
His young heart's beating out of his chest
                 Cadd9
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?
                              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           C
 Hear me out,  hear me out
            G
From the outside, can you hear me?
            Em           C
Help me out,  help me out
            G
From the outside, can you help me?
G            Em           C
 Hear me out,  hear me out
            G
From the outside, can you help me?
            Em           C
Help me out,  help me out
            G
From the outside

[Chorus]
                       G
Could you give me a reason,
               Em7
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?
              G               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