Artist: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Song: Insider
Album: Hard Promises
Year: 1981
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Intro: 3x
Verse 1:
You got a dangerous background
In everything you dreamed of
Yeah, you're the dark angel
It don't show when you break up
Pre-Chorus 1:
But I'm the one who oughtta know
Yeah I'm the one left in the dust
I'm the broken hearted fool
Who was never quite enough
Chorus:
I'm an isnder
I been burned by the fire
Oh and I've had to live with some hard promises
I've crawled through the briars, I'm an
A (hang on)
Insider
Break: 3x
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: 3x
Whoa - oh
Whoa - oh
Whoa - oh
A (hang on)
3x
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: 3x
Whoa - oh
Whoa - oh
Whoa - oh
End on A