Artist: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Song: Insider
Album: Hard Promises
Year: 1981
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Intro: A E D 3x
A E D D
Verse 1:
A E D
You got a dangerous background
A E D
In everything you dreamed of
A E D
Yeah, you're the dark angel
A E D D
It don't show when you break up
Pre-Chorus 1:
F#m E A
But I'm the one who oughtta know
F#m E A
Yeah I'm the one left in the dust
F#m E A
I'm the broken hearted fool
E E E E
Who was never quite enough
Chorus:
D E A
I'm an isnder
D E A
I been burned by the fire
F#m D
Oh and I've had to live with some hard promises
E E E E
I've crawled through the briars, I'm an
A (hang on)
Insider
Break: A E D 3x
A E D D
Verse 2:
It's a circle of deception
It's a hall of strangers
Yeah, it's a cage without a key
You can feel the danger
Pre-Chorus 2:
But I'm the one who oughtta know
I'm the one left in the dust
I'm the lonely silent one
I'm the one you left to rust
Repeat Chorus
Break: A E D 3x
A E D D
F#m E A
Whoa - oh
F#m E A
Whoa - oh
F#m E A
Whoa - oh
E E E E
A (hang on)
A E D 3x
A E D D
Verse 3:
I bet you're his masterpiece
Oh, I bet you're his self-control
Yeah, you'll become his legacy
In his perfect world of white and gold
Pre-Chorus 3:
Oh, but I'm the one who oughtta know
I'm the one you left to rust
Not one of your twisted friends
I'm the one you couldn't love
Repeat Chorus
Outro: A E D 3x
A E D D
Whoa - oh
F#m E A
Whoa - oh
F#m E A
Whoa - oh
E E E E
End on A
