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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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|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5---|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|
          * 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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|--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|

  A                             F#M                            D
             The ones that     never  do_____   let go___________             and risk the
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|------------------------------|-------------------------2/4-|--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--0-0|
|----5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5|-2--2-2---2--2-2--x----------|----------------------------|

    BM                           E
    tab - les_ be     -   ing   turned                                         We call them
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|---2---2--2-2-x-2--2-2---x-x--|-----------------------------|-4--4-4--4--2-4-2----2------|
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|GtrIII( elec. w/distortion)                                                              |
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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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|---2--2-2---2-2--0--0-0--0-0--|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-4-4-4--4-4--2---------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------0----1---|--2---------2--4------------|
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|------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------||---7-------------7--5---------|-4-----------4--2------------|----------------------------|
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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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|--7---------------------------|-----------------------------|---7------------------------|
|--7---------------------------|-----------------------------|---7------------------------|
|--5-----------5---------------|-----------------------------|---5--------5----7----------|
|-----------------5-----0--1---|-2-----------2--4------------|----------------------------|

1.                  D/A                  A                     D/A
 fire.
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|---2--------------2-----------|-2p4---2-----------------2---|2p4---2---------------------|
|---2--------------------------|-----------4-----------------|------------4---------------|
|---0--------------------------|----------------------0------|----------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------0-2--------|----------------------------|
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|---2--------------------------|-----------------------------|-2--------------------------|
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                                                            Chorus:
 2.   A                                                       D            E
      fire.                                                  Stand-ing__ out-side the fire.
                                                             Rhy. Fig 2
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|------2--------2--------------|-------------2---------------|---0----------0---2---------|
|------0--0--0--0--------------|---0---2/4-------4p2--0-2-4--|----------------------------|
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      A                            D           E              A
                                 Stand-ing  out-side  the fire._____

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|-------------------0----------|-----------------------------|-------------0--------------|
|---------------2------2p4---2-|-----------------------------|---------2-------2p4-----2--|
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|------0-----------------------|-----------------------------|--0-------------------------|
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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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|-----4----------4---6---------|----------------0------------|--4-------------------------|
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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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|------2-----------------------|-2--------------------0------|----------------------------|
|------0-----------------------|-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
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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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|------------------------------|--------------10--12--b12----|-----b12p10--12-10---10-10--|
|-------b4-----------(4)-------|--b(4)--/11------------------|-------------------11-------|
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      F#M               G#M       A                  D           BM          E
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|------------------------------|------12------14-14/15---14--|--b17----15--14h15p14-------|
|---11---11-11---------11--13--|-14--------------------------|----------------------16-14-|
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    A5                           D              E              A
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|------------17----------------|-----------------------b17---|-17---17\--------14-15--17--|
|---b16------------16--14------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
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   Begin Fade
    D             E              A                             F#M          G#M
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|---b15---15-14-15p14----------|------17---------------------|b17--17--15--14h15p14-------|
|-------------------16-14-16-14|-b16-----16-----14---14\-----|---------------------16--14-|
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                                                                                    Fade
   A             D                BM              E             A
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|--------17--------------------|-10--12------10-b12~~~~~~~~~~|10h12p10----10h12-----------|
|-b16-------16--11-------9-11--|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
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