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Jan202018

Bernadette Carroll – Laughing On The Outside Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

ChordsBb Bb7 Eb Ebm F Gm Ab G7 C C7 Fm G Am B A7 D

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This is the chord progression of Laughing On The Outside by Bernadette Carroll on piano, guitar, ukulele and keyboard.

[Intro]
Bb Bb7 Eb Ebm Bb Bb7 Eb

[Chorus]
F Gm Eb
I’m laughing on the outside
Bb Ab G7
Crying on the inside
C C Ebm F
’cause I’m so in love with you

[Verse 1]
Bb Bb7
They see me night and daytime
Eb Ebm
Having such a gay time
Bb Bb7 Eb F
They don’t know what I go through

[Chorus]
F Gm Eb
I’m laughing on the outside
Bb Ab G7
Crying on the inside
C C Ebm F
’cause I’m still in love with you

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[Bridge]
Bb    Bb7
No one knows it’s just a pose
Bb       Bb7
Pretending I’m glad we’re apart
C    C
But when I cry, my eyes are dry
Gm C F Bb7
The tears are in my heart

*key change

[Verse 2]
C C7
My darling, can’t we make up?
F Fm
Ever since our breakup
C C7 F
Make believe is all I do

[Chorus]
G Am F
I’m laughing on the outside
C B A7
Crying on the inside
D G C F C
’cause I’m so in love with you

[Interlude]
C C7 F Fm C C7 F

[Outro]
G Am F
I’m laughing on the outside
C B A7
Crying on the inside.

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How to play Laughing On The Outside: key, chords and progression

Laughing On The Outside by Bernadette Carroll is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 16 chords: Bb, Bb7, Eb, Ebm, F, Gm, Ab, G7, C, C7, Fm and G and 4 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Ebm (IV – IV7 – ♭VII – ♭vii in F major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, G7, C, Cm, D, Em, F, E7, A, A7 (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bb chord on guitar (x13331) — B♭B♭ D F

Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131) — B♭7B♭ D F A♭

Eb chord on guitar (x68886) — E♭E♭ G B♭

Ebm chord on guitar (x68876) — E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭

F chord on guitar (133211) — FF A C

Gm chord on guitar (355333) — GmG B♭ D

Ab chord on guitar (466544) — A♭A♭ C E♭

G7 chord on guitar (320001) — G7G B D F

C chord on guitar (x32010) — CC E G

C7 chord on guitar (x32310) — C7C E G B♭

Fm chord on guitar (133111) — FmF A♭ C

G chord on guitar (320003) — GG B D

Am chord on guitar (x02210) — AmA C E

B chord on guitar (x24442) — BB D♯ F♯

A7 chord on guitar (x02020) — A7A C♯ E G

D chord on guitar (xx0232) — DD F♯ A

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Laughing On The Outside chords: questions

What key is Laughing On The Outside in?

Laughing On The Outside by Bernadette Carroll is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Laughing On The Outside?

Laughing On The Outside uses 16 chords: Bb, Bb7, Eb, Ebm, F, Gm, Ab, G7, C, C7, Fm, G and 4 more.

What is the chord progression of Laughing On The Outside?

The main progression is Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Ebm (IV – IV7 – ♭VII – ♭vii).

Is Laughing On The Outside easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, G7, C, Cm, D, Em, F, E7, A, A7 (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo).

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