"Insider" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Written by Tom Petty
From the album "Hard Promises" (also on the albums "Pack Up The Plantation-Live!"
and "Playback")
MCA Records, 1981
Updated 3/15/99
A E D (2X)
A
E D
A
E D
You've got a dangerous background, and everything you dreamed of
A
E D
A
E D
Yeah, you're the dark angel, it don't show when you break up
F#m
E A F#m
E D
And I'm the one who oughta know,
I'm the one left in the dust
E
I'm the broken-hearted fool who was never quite enough
Chorus:
D
E A
D
E A
I'm an insider, I've been burned by the fire
F#m
D
Oh, and I've had to live with some hard promises
E
E D
A
I've crawled through the briars, I'm an insider
It's a circle of deception, it's a hall of strangers
It's a cage without a key, you can feel the danger
And I'm the one who oughta know, I'm the one you couldn't trust
I'm the lonely-sided one, I'm the one left in the dust
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE: D E A D F#m E
Well I'll bet you're his masterpiece, I'll bet you're his self-control
Yeah, you'll be come his legacy, his quiet world of white and gold
And I'm the one who oughta know, I'm the one you left to rust
I'm one of your twisted friends, I'm the one you couldn't love
REPEAT CHORUS
E
D A
I'm an insider
FADE ON A
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