Biography:
Little Anthony and the Imperials is a rhythm and blues/soul/doo-wop vocal group from New York, first active in the 1950s. Lead singer Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine was noted for his high-pitched falsetto voice, influenced by Jimmy Scott. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 4, 2009, 23 years after the group's first year of eligibility for induction, waiting longer than any other artist for the honor
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I'm On The Outside:Little Anthony And The
Imperials.
#8 on R&B and #15 on BB Hot 100 on VEEP Records
in 1964.
INTRO: G
D C G
(wee-ooo-oooooo....oooo-wee, ooooo-ooooo)
#1.
C D G D G Bm
I'm on the outside looking in (ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo)
Bm Am7
An' I wanna be, an' I wanna be back on the inside
D
with you.
Bm Am7 C
You are with somebody new, and I don't know what
D C Bm
to do, cause I'm still in love with you (in love
Am7
with you)
#2.
Gbm C Em7 G D Bm
I'm on the outside looking in (ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo)
Bm Am7
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be left on the outside
A D
all alone.
B C Am7 C
Well, I guess I've had my day and you left me go my
Am7 D G Cm Bm D G
way..now it's me who has to pay-ay-ay.
BRIDGE:
F C D
I never should have gone away, I never should have
G Bm Am7
gone away a-and left you like I did..(woo-ooo-ooo)
Dm D Bm Em7
with tears in your ey-e-e-e-e-e-e-s..(woo-ooo-ooo)
B Em7
I thought you'd take me back..but now, to my
A D
surprise (to my surprise)
#3.
D G C G D Bm
I'm on the outside looking in (ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo)
Bm
Gotta find a way, gotta find a way back to your heart,
Am7 A Am7 Eb D
dear.........once again.
Bm Am7 Bm C
Won't you take me back again, I'll be waiting here
D C Bm
til then, on the outside looking in. (ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh)
OUTRO:
D Am7 Bm Db Am7
Won't you take me back a--gain, I'll be waiting here
D Gbm G C
til then, on the outside looking in (ooo, ooo, ooo)
C G Bm D Bm
On the outside looking in (ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo)
C D C G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, looking in.
Bm D G
(ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo)
C D
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna
G Bm C G
be looking in..(ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo)......(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
Imperials.
#8 on R&B and #15 on BB Hot 100 on VEEP Records
in 1964.
INTRO: G
D C G
(wee-ooo-oooooo....oooo-wee, ooooo-ooooo)
#1.
C D G D G Bm
I'm on the outside looking in (ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo)
Bm Am7
An' I wanna be, an' I wanna be back on the inside
D
with you.
Bm Am7 C
You are with somebody new, and I don't know what
D C Bm
to do, cause I'm still in love with you (in love
Am7
with you)
#2.
Gbm C Em7 G D Bm
I'm on the outside looking in (ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo)
Bm Am7
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be left on the outside
A D
all alone.
B C Am7 C
Well, I guess I've had my day and you left me go my
Am7 D G Cm Bm D G
way..now it's me who has to pay-ay-ay.
BRIDGE:
F C D
I never should have gone away, I never should have
G Bm Am7
gone away a-and left you like I did..(woo-ooo-ooo)
Dm D Bm Em7
with tears in your ey-e-e-e-e-e-e-s..(woo-ooo-ooo)
B Em7
I thought you'd take me back..but now, to my
A D
surprise (to my surprise)
#3.
D G C G D Bm
I'm on the outside looking in (ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo)
Bm
Gotta find a way, gotta find a way back to your heart,
Am7 A Am7 Eb D
dear.........once again.
Bm Am7 Bm C
Won't you take me back again, I'll be waiting here
D C Bm
til then, on the outside looking in. (ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh)
OUTRO:
D Am7 Bm Db Am7
Won't you take me back a--gain, I'll be waiting here
D Gbm G C
til then, on the outside looking in (ooo, ooo, ooo)
C G Bm D Bm
On the outside looking in (ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo)
C D C G
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, looking in.
Bm D G
(ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo)
C D
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna
G Bm C G
be looking in..(ooo, ooo, ooo, ooo)......(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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