• Song:

    Insider

  • Artist:

    Tom Petty

  • Album:

    Pack Up The Plantation ...

Insider Chords by Tom Petty

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
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