Standing Outside The Fire Chords & Tabs
Standing Outside The Fire Tab
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Standing Outside The Fire by Garth Brooks and Jenny Yates
From:ROOKSTOOLT@TEN-NASH.K12.TN.US
INTRO: GTR. 1
A D/A A
/ X X X / X X / / X X (CONT. RHY. SIMILE)
GTR.2
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* Two accoustic guitars arranged for one.
Verse:
A( RHY. FIG. 1) D/A(sim)
We call them cool.__ Those hearts that have no scars to show.
2. See additional lyrics
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A F#M D
The ones that never do_____ let go___________ and risk the
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BM E
tab - les_ be - ing turned We call them
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A D/A A
fools,___ who have to dance_ with - in___ the flame,___ who chance the
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F#M D BM
sor - row__ and_______ the shame_____ that al - ways comes with get-ting burned.
Pre-Chorus:
E F#M G#M
But you got to be tough when con-
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D A F#M G#M D E
sumed by de - sire. 'Cause it's not e - nough just to stand out - side______ the
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|--5-----------5---------------|-----------------------------|---5--------5----7----------|
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1. D/A A D/A
fire.
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Chorus:
2. A D E
fire. Stand-ing__ out-side the fire.
Rhy. Fig 2
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A D E A
Stand-ing out-side the fire._____
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|---------------2------2p4---2-|-----------------------------|---------2-------2p4-----2--|
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F#M G#M A D BM E
Life is not tried it is mere-ly sur-vived if you're Stand-ing out-side the fire.
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Bridge:
A D (Gtrs. tacet) (C#M)
There's this love that is burn-ing deep in my soul,
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(BM) (A) (D)
con-stant-ly yearn-ing to get out___ of con-trol.__ Want-ing to fly,___
w/delay
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(C#M) (BM) (C#M) (D) E5
high-er and high-er. I can't a - bide__ stand-ing out side________
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Chorus:
1st time: Voice and Percussion only
2nd & 3rd time: w/Rhy.Fig 2(Gtr2)
N.C. D E A
__ the fire.________ Standing outside the fire.__
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D E A F#M G#M
Stand-ing out-side the fire.___ Life is not tried__ it is
A D BM E A5
mere-ly sur-vived__ if you're stand-ing out-side the fire.___ Play 3 times
Outro:(Guitar Solo)
w/Rhy.Fig 2 (Gtr. II)
D E A D E A
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F#M G#M A D BM E
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A5 D E A
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Begin Fade
D E A F#M G#M
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Fade
A D BM E A
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