Insider
SONG INFO
Insider
- Thieves Lead Vocals: Brandon Pfeiffer
- Release Date: Monday, November 2, 1981 (44 years ago)
- Original Key: D major
- Performers: Tom Petty
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Writers:
- Tom Petty
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Producers:
- Jimmy Iovine
- Tom Petty
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Record Label:
- Backstreet Records
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Recording Studio:
- Sound City Studios
ALBUM INFO
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LYRICS
You've got a dangerous background And everything you've dreamed of Yeah, you're the dark angel It don't show when you break up And I'm the one who oughta know I'm the one left in the dust Yeah, I'm the broken-hearted fool Who was never quite enough I'm an insider, I've been burned by the fire And I've had to live with some hard promises 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, silent one I'm the one left in the dust I'm an insider, I've been burned by the fire And I've had to live with some hard promises I've crawled through the briars I'm an insider I'll bet you're his masterpiece I'll bet you're his self-control Yeah you'll become 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 Not one of your twisted friends I'm the one you couldn't love I'm an insider, I've been burned by the fire And I've had to live with some hard promises I've crawled through the briars I'm an insider
CHORDS
Intro
G D Cadd9
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Verse 1
G D Cadd9
You got a dangerous back - ground,
G D Cadd9
In everything you dreamed of,
G D Cadd9
Yeah, you're the dark an - gel,
G D Cadd9
It don't show when you break up
Verse 2
Em D G
And I'm the one who ought to know,
Em D Cadd9
Yeah, I'm the one left in the dust,
D Dsus4 D
Yeah, I'm the broken hearted fool,
Dsus4 D Dsus4
Who was never quite e -
D
nough----
Chorus
Cadd9 D G
I'm an in - si - der,
Cadd9 D G
I've been burnt by the fi - re,
Em
Yes, and I've had to live with some
C
hard promises,
D Dsus4 D
I've crawled through the bri - ars,
Dsus4 D G
I'm an in - sider
Verse 3
G D Cadd9
It's a circle of de - cep - tion,
G D Cadd9
It's a hall of strang - ers,
G D Cadd9
Yeah, it's a cage with - out a key,
G D Cadd9
You can feel the dan - ger
Verse 4
Em D G
And I'm the one who ought to know,
Em D Cadd9
Yeah, I'm the one you couldn't trust,
D Dsus4 D
Yes, I'm the lonely, silent one,
Dsus4 D Dsus4
I'm the one left in the
D
dust-----
Chorus
Cadd9 D G
Oh, I'm an in - si - der,
Cadd9 D G
I've been burnt by the fi - re,
Em C
Yes, I've had to live with some hard
promises,
D Dsus4 D
I've crawled through the bri - ars,
Dsus4 D G
I'm an in - sider
Break
C D
Woh - oh, woh! Oh - oh, oh! Oh - oh,
G Gsus4 G
oh! (Oo, oo - oo!)
C Em D
Woh - oh, woh! Oh - oh, oh! Oh, oh!
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Verse 5
G D Cadd9
Well, I bet you're his master - piece,
G D
Yeah, I bet you're his self - con -
Cadd9
trol,
G D Cadd9
Yeah, you'll become his lega - cy,
G D Cadd9
In his quiet world of white and gold
Verse 6
Em D G
And I'm the one who ought to know,
Em D Cadd9
Yeah, I'm the one you left to rust,
D
And not one of your twisted
Dsus4 D
friends------,
Dsus4 D Dsus4
I'm the one you couldn't
D
love------
Chorus
Cadd9 D G
Oh, I'm an in - si - der,
Cadd9 D G
Woh, I've been burnt by the fi - re,
Em
Yes, and I've had to live with some
C
hard promises,
D Dsus4 D
I've crawled through the bri - ars,
Dsus4 D G
I'm an in - sider
Coda
D G
I'm an in - sider