INTRO: C G C G F C G C F C G
[F]Mother said [C]stand up straight
[G]Don't let your [C]classmates make
[F]You feel like [C]you don't be[G]long
So, you're [F]not like the [C]rest of them
[G]Someday the [Am]best of them[F]
Will realize they were [G]wrong
But in [Am]my [G]world, [Em]different meant [F]lonely
The [Am]last [G]place I [F]wanted to [G]be, was
CHORUS:
[C]Standing [F]out in a [Dm7]crowd[G]
Where the [C]spotlight [F]finds you and [Dm7]singles you [G]out
[C]What are they [F]whispering a[Dm7]bout?[G]
We're [F]thinking up ways to [C]take up less space
You [Eb]can't see the grace in it[G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G][C][F][C][G]
[F]Too short, [C]too tall
[G]Flower a[C]gainst the wall
The [F]last one [C]chosen to [G]play
[F]Too smart, [C]too dumb
[G]Too strange a [Am]place to be [F]from
Same shoes every [G]day
With [Am]all [G]these [Em]ways to be [F]different
Then [Am]may[G]be that's [F]how you fit [G]in, by
CHORUS:
[C]Standing [F]out in a [Dm7]crowd[G]
Where the [C]spotlight [F]finds you and [Dm7]singles you [G]out
[C]What are they [F]whispering a[Dm7]bout?[G]
We're [F]thinking up ways to [C]take up less space
In[Eb]stead of embracing it[G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G][C][F][C][G]
BRIDGE:
It's [Bb]funny how now
It's [F]not such a bad place to [G]be[C]__[G]__[C][G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G][C][F][C][G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G]
CHORUS:
[C]Standing [F]out in a [Dm7]crowd[G]
Where the [C]spotlight [F]finds you and [Dm7]singles you [G]out
[C]What are they [F]whispering a[Dm7]bout?[G]
We're [F]thinking up ways to [C]take up less space
[Eb]There's no escaping it[G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G][C][F][C][G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G][C][F][C][G]
OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
[F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[F]Mother said [C]stand up straight
[G]Don't let your [C]classmates make
[F]You feel like [C]you don't be[G]long
So, you're [F]not like the [C]rest of them
[G]Someday the [Am]best of them[F]
Will realize they were [G]wrong
But in [Am]my [G]world, [Em]different meant [F]lonely
The [Am]last [G]place I [F]wanted to [G]be, was
CHORUS:
[C]Standing [F]out in a [Dm7]crowd[G]
Where the [C]spotlight [F]finds you and [Dm7]singles you [G]out
[C]What are they [F]whispering a[Dm7]bout?[G]
We're [F]thinking up ways to [C]take up less space
You [Eb]can't see the grace in it[G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G][C][F][C][G]
[F]Too short, [C]too tall
[G]Flower a[C]gainst the wall
The [F]last one [C]chosen to [G]play
[F]Too smart, [C]too dumb
[G]Too strange a [Am]place to be [F]from
Same shoes every [G]day
With [Am]all [G]these [Em]ways to be [F]different
Then [Am]may[G]be that's [F]how you fit [G]in, by
CHORUS:
[C]Standing [F]out in a [Dm7]crowd[G]
Where the [C]spotlight [F]finds you and [Dm7]singles you [G]out
[C]What are they [F]whispering a[Dm7]bout?[G]
We're [F]thinking up ways to [C]take up less space
In[Eb]stead of embracing it[G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G][C][F][C][G]
BRIDGE:
It's [Bb]funny how now
It's [F]not such a bad place to [G]be[C]__[G]__[C][G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G][C][F][C][G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G]
CHORUS:
[C]Standing [F]out in a [Dm7]crowd[G]
Where the [C]spotlight [F]finds you and [Dm7]singles you [G]out
[C]What are they [F]whispering a[Dm7]bout?[G]
We're [F]thinking up ways to [C]take up less space
[Eb]There's no escaping it[G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G][C][F][C][G]
Standing out in a [F]cro[C]wd[G][C][F][C][G]
OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
[F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G]
