Three Days Grace – I Am An Outsider Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

Three Days Grace – I Am An Outsider Chord Progression on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard

ChordsCmAbFmGmBbDmEb

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This is the chord progression of I Am An Outsider by Three Days Grace on piano, guitar, ukulele and keyboard.

[Intro]
|Cm |Cm |Ab |Ab

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[Verse]
Cm Ab
I’m on the outside looking through
Cm Ab
I know I’m not the same as you
Cm Ab
I’d rather be faceless than ignored
Ab Fm
Than be in the in-crowd desperate for
Cm
A way to fit in just a little more

[Chorus]
Cm
I am an outsider
Ab Gm Cm
I don’t care about the in-crowd, no
Ab Bb
Better off on my own now
Cm
I am an outsider
Ab Gm Cm
I don’t care about the in-crowd, no
Ab Bb
I’m better off on my own now

[Verse]
Cm
I don’t wanna be any part of your scene
Cm
I don’t believe what you believe
Ab
I’d rather be faceless in the dark
Bb Fm
Than be so fake like the way you are
Bb Cm Cm Fm
Yeah that’s why I stay so far away from you

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[Chorus]
Cm
I am an outsider
Ab Gm Cm
I don’t care about the in-crowd, no
Ab Bb
Better off on my own now
Cm
I am an outsider
Ab Gm Cm
I don’t care about the in-crowd, no
Dm Eb
I’m better off on my own now

[Bridge]
Ab Fm
There comes a time we draw the line
Bb Cm
Decide we’re better off on the outside
Bb
Better off on the outside
Ab Bb Fm
There comes a time we draw the line
Bb Ab Cm
Decide we’re better off on the outside

[Chorus]
Cm
I am an outsider
Ab Gm Cm
I don’t care about the in-crowd, no
Ab Bb Gm
Better off on my own now
Cm
I am an outsider
Ab Bb Cm
I don’t care about the in-crowd, no
Ab Bb
I’m better off on my own now

[Outro]
|Cm |Ab |Cm |Ab

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How to play I Am An Outsider: key, chords and progression

I Am An Outsider by Three Days Grace is in the key of C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭). The song uses 7 chords: Cm, Ab, Fm, Gm, Bb, Dm and Eb.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Cm – Ab – Gm – Cm (i – VI – v – i in C minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Bm, G, Em, F#m, A, C#m, D (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭

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I Am An Outsider chords: questions

What key is I Am An Outsider in?

I Am An Outsider by Three Days Grace is in the key of C minor (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in I Am An Outsider?

I Am An Outsider uses 7 chords: Cm, Ab, Fm, Gm, Bb, Dm, Eb.

What is the chord progression of I Am An Outsider?

The main progression is Cm – Ab – Gm – Cm (i – VI – v – i).

Is I Am An Outsider easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Bm, G, Em, F#m, A, C#m, D (57% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 14% without a capo).

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