Insider

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
  • Writers:
    • Tom Petty
  • Producers:
    • Jimmy Iovine
    • Tom Petty
  • Record Label:
    • Backstreet Records
  • 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
||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  / :||x4

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

SETLIST

  1. 1 Breakdown bp πŸ”
  2. 2 Honey Bee jw
  3. 3 American Girl πŸ”Ί bp πŸ”
  4. 4 Don’t Do Me Like That la πŸ”
  5. 5 Listen to Her Heart bp πŸ”
  6. 6 You Wreck Me jw πŸ”
  7. 7 Here Comes My Girl πŸ“š πŸ”Ί bp
  8. 8 Have Love Will Travel πŸ“š bp jw
  9. 9 Cabin Down Below πŸ“š bp
  10. 10 Yer So Bad bp πŸ”
  11. 11 Into the Great Wide Open bp πŸ”
  12. 12 You Don’t Know How It Feels la πŸ”
  13. 13 Saving Grace bp
  14. 14 Learning to Fly bp πŸ”
  15. 15 Runnin’ Down a Dream bp πŸ”
  16. 16 Room at the Top la
  17. 17 The Waiting πŸ”Ί bp πŸ”
  18. 18 Makin’ Some Noise πŸ“š jw
  19. 19 I Should Have Known It πŸ“š bp
  20. 20 Handle With Care πŸ“š bp jw la πŸ”
  21. β€” Lisa joins 21 Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around πŸ“š bp
  22. 22 Insider bp ❌ * Mostly acoustic / with Lisa
  23. ** ACOUSTIC SET ** 23 A Woman in Love (It’s Not Me) πŸ“š πŸ”Ί bp (acoustic – light band)
  24. 24 Crawling Back to You bp
  25. 25 Wildflowers πŸ“š la πŸ”
  26. band returns in pieces during: 26 Free Fallin’ πŸ“š πŸ”Ί bp πŸ”
  27. 27 I Won’t Back Down jw πŸ”
  28. 28 Walls bp
  29. 29 Don’t Come Around Here πŸ“š bp πŸ”
  30. 30 Change of Heart πŸ”Ί bp
  31. 31 It’s Good to Be King la
  32. 32 Mary Jane’s Last Dance bp πŸ”
  33. 33 End of the Line πŸ“š bp jw la
  34. 34 Love Is a Long Road πŸ“š πŸ”Ί bp
  35. 35 Built to Last πŸ”Ί bp
  36. 36 Trailer πŸ“š jw
  37. 37 Rebels bp
  38. 38 Refugee πŸ”Ί bp πŸ”
  39. 39 Something In the Air πŸ“š πŸ”Ί jw
  40. 40 I Need to Know πŸ“š πŸ”Ί bp
  41. 41 Time to Move On bp
  42. 42 A Higher Place πŸ“š jw
  43. 43 King’s Highway la ❌
  44. 44 You Got Lucky bp