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twenty one pilots – The Outside Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
A Cmaj7 D G
A Cmaj7 D G
A Cmaj7 D G

[Verse 1]
A     Cmaj7 D
I'm already bored
    G                A
I'm pretty sure I've seen
     Cmaj7 D
this one before
     G          A
I've got a long drive,
       Cmaj7 D
I'll tape my eyes
   G        A     Cmaj7     D  G
So I don't fall asleep again
Singing out

[Chorus]
A          Cmaj7     D
Up and down, they're nodding
G                A       Cmaj7
Heads are moving up and down
    D
You got it
G         A
Everybody stand in line
(Up and down, you got it)
Cmaj7       D           G
One by one, take a hit, join the club
A                Cmaj7   D    G
Kids will try to take my vibes
   D           G
Or am I on the outside?

[Instrumental]
A Cmaj7 D G
A Cmaj7 D

[Verse 2]
     G          A
I've got a long drive,
       Cmaj7 D
I'll tape my eyes
   G        A     Cmaj7     D  G
So I don't fall asleep again
Singing out

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[Chorus]
A          Cmaj7     D
Up and down, they're nodding
G                A       Cmaj7
Heads are moving up and down
    D
You got it
G         A
Everybody stand in line
(Up and down, you got it)
Cmaj7       D           G
One by one, take a hit, join the club
A                Cmaj7   D    G
Kids will try to take my vibes
(Up and down, you got it)
   D           G       A
Or am I on the outside?

[Interlude]
A    Cmaj7  D       G
Am I on the outside?
A    Cmaj7  D       G
Am I on the outside?

[Bridge]
       A
I am a Megalodon
        Cmaj7
Ocean's feeling like a pond
         D
Swimming like a beast,
           G
underneath they be clinging on
  A                 Cmaj7
Meteoric rise in prehistoric times
         D                 G
Now that meteor is coming, coming
     A                  Cmaj7
I am Megatron, cogs I'm stepping on
                D
Then the little cogs get together
        G
start a renaissance
          A              Cmaj7
Switch it up on me, fuel efficiency
   D                   G
On fumes I am running, running,
running

[Chorus]
A          Cmaj7     D
Up and down, they're nodding
G                A       Cmaj7
Heads are moving up and down
    D
You got it
G         A          Cmaj7     D
Everybody up and down, they're nodding
G                A       Cmaj7
Heads are moving up and down
    D
You got it
G         A
Everybody stand in line
(Up and down, you got it)
Cmaj7       D           G
One by one, take a hit, join the club
A                Cmaj7   D    G
Kids will try to take my vibes
(Up and down, you got it)
   D           G      N.C.
Or am I on the outside

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[Outro]
A                  Cmaj7
 In the summer heat,
 in the summer heat
D                 G
 I'm in the street,
 I'm in the street
A
I'm on the outside
       Cmaj7
In the summer heat
(In the summer heat)
D
You can pay the cover charge
G
I'm in the street
(I'm in the street)
A
Little did they know
          Cmaj7
That they can't touch me
(Touch me)
    D       G
I'm vibing, vibing
A
I'm on the outside
       Cmaj7
In the summer heat
(In the summer heat)
D
You can pay the cover charge
G
I'm in the street
(I'm in the street)
A
Little did they know
          Cmaj7
That they can't touch me
(Touch me)
    D       G
I'm vibing, vibing,
    A Cmaj7 D G
yeah
    A Cmaj7 D G
Yeah
    A Cmaj7 D G
Yeah
    A Cmaj7 D
Yeah

How to play The Outside: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The Outside by twenty one pilots on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

The Outside by twenty one pilots keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 4 chords: A, Cmaj7, D and G.

Listen for A – Cmaj7 – D – G (V – ♭VIImaj7 – I – IV in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.