Don Henley - Dirty Laundry Chords

[Intro]
| E5 | % | D5 | % | A | % | E5 | % |
| E7 | % | Dsus2 | % | Asus4 | A7sus4 | E7 | E7    D A |
 
[Verse 1]
E7
 I make my living off the evening news
Dsus2
 Just give me something, something I can use
Asus4                    A7sus4
 People love it when you lose
                  | E7 | E7    D A |
They love dirty laundry
 
[Verse 2]
E7
 Well, I could have been an actor, but I wound up here
Dsus2
 I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear
Asus4                   A7sus4
 Come and whisper in my ear
                 | E7 | % |
Give us dirty laundry
 
[Bridge]
Bm                        A
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
G                         D                         | E7 | % |
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
Bm                        A
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
G                         D                    N.C.
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em all around (two bars)
 
[Verse 3]
E7
 We got the bubble-headed bleach blonde comes on at five
Dsus2
 She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye
     Asus4                   A7sus4
It's interesting when people die
                | E7 | E7    D A |
Give us dirty laundry
 
[Verse 4]
E7
 Can we film the operation, is the head dead yet
Dsus2
 Y'know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
Asus4                A7sus4
Get the widow on the set
                | E7 | E7    D A |
We need dirty laundry
 
[Solo]
| E7 | % | Dadd9 | % | Asus4 | A7sus4 | E7 | E7    D A |
| E7 | % | Dadd9 | % | Asus4 | A7sus4 | E7 | E7    D A |
 
[Verse 5]
E7
 You don't really need to find out what's going on
Dsus2
 You don't really want to know just how far it's gone
Asus4                   A7sus4
Just leave well enough alone
                | E7 | % |
Eat your dirty laundry
 
[Bridge]
Bm                        A
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
G                         D                       | E7 | % |
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they’re down
Bm                        A
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
G                            D
Kick 'em when they're stiff, kick 'em all around
 
N.C.
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
N.C.
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
N.C.
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
N.C.
Kick 'em when they’re stiff, kick 'em all around
 
[Verse 6]
F#7
 Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies
E
 We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pies
Bsus4                       B7sus4
 We love to cut you down to size
                | F#7 | F#7    E B |
We love dirty laundry
 
[Verse 6]
F#7
 We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing
E
 When it's said and done we haven't told you a thing
Bsus4                    B7sus4
We all know that cr*p is king
                | F#7 | F#7    E B |
Give us dirty laundry
 
[Solo]
| F#7 | % | E | % | Bsus4 | B7sus4 | F#7 | F#7    E B |
| F#7 | % | E | % | Bsus4 | B7sus4 | F#7 | F#7    E B |
| F#7 | % | E | % | Bsus4 | B7sus4 | F#7 | F#7    E B |
 
[Outro]
| F#7 | % | E | % | Bsus4 | B7sus4 | F#7 | F#7    E B |
(Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down ...)
| F#7 | % | E | % | Bsus4 | B7sus4 | F#7 | F#7    E B |
(Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down ...)
 
(repeat and fade)
 
 
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VERSION 2
 
Capo: 3rd fret
Play: D (later E)
Key: F (later G)
 
For chords in original key, transpose +3 (and "use flats"). One has to put up
with a lot of barre chords in F, though.
For a single acoustic this tuning with the capo sounds fine
and is easy to play.
 
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CHORDS
                          after key change
          E-A-D-G-B-d          E-A-D-G-B-d
D7        x-x-0-2-1-0   E7     0-2-x-1-3-2
Cadd9     x-3-2-0-1-0   Dadd9  x-x-0-2-3-2
Gsus4     3-x-0-0-1-0   Asus4  x-0-2-2-3-2
G7sus4    3-x-0-0-1-3   A7sus4 x-0-2-2-3-5
C*        x-3-x-0-1-2   D5     x-x-0-2-3-x
       or x-x-2-0-1-2   A5     x-0-2-2-x-x
G         3-x-0-0-0-0
Am        x-0-2-2-1-x
F         1-3-3-2-1-x
C         x-3-2-0-1-x
 
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[Intro]
| D5 | % | C5 | % | G | % | D5 | % |
| D7 | % | Cadd9 | % | Gsus4 | G7sus4 | D7 | D7    C* G |
 
[Verse 1]
D7
 I make my living off the evening news
Cadd9
 Just give me something, something I can use
Gsus4                    G7sus4
 People love it when you lose
                  | D7 | D7    C* G |
They love dirty laundry
 
[Verse 2]
D7
 Well, I could have been an actor, but I wound up here
Cadd9
 I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear
Gsus4                   G7sus4
 Come and whisper in my ear
                 | D7 | % |
Give us dirty laundry
 
[Bridge]
Am                        G
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
F                         C                         | D7 | % |
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
Am                        G
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
F                         C                    N.C.
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em all around (two bars)
 
[Verse 3]
D7
 We got the bubble-headed bleach blonde comes on at five
Cadd9
 She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye
     Gsus4                   G7sus4
It's interesting when people die
                | D7 | D7    C* G |
Give us dirty laundry
 
[Verse 4]
D7
 Can we film the operation, is the head dead yet
Cadd9
 Y'know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
Gsus4                G7sus4
Get the widow on the set
                | D7 | D7    C* G |
We need dirty laundry
 
[Solo]
| D7 | % | Cadd9 | % | Gsus4 | G7sus4 | D7 | D7    C* G |
| D7 | % | Cadd9 | % | Gsus4 | G7sus4 | D7 | D7    C* G |
 
[Verse 5]
D7
 You don't really need to find out what's going on
Cadd9
 You don't really want to know just how far it's gone
Gsus4                   G7sus4
Just leave well enough alone
                | D7 | % |
Eat your dirty laundry
 
[Bridge]
Am                        G
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
F                         C                       | D7 | % |
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they’re down
Am                        G
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
F                            C
Kick 'em when they're stiff, kick 'em all around
 
N.C.
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
N.C.
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
N.C.
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
N.C.
Kick 'em when they’re stiff, kick 'em all around
 
[Verse 6]
E7
 Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies
Dadd9
 We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pies
Asus4                       A7sus4
 We love to cut you down to size
                | E7 | E7    D5 A5 |
We love dirty laundry
 
[Verse 6]
E7
 We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing
Dadd9
 When it's said and done we haven't told you a thing
Asus4                    A7sus4
We all know that cr*p is king
                | E7 | E7    D5 A5 |
Give us dirty laundry
 
[Solo]
| E7 | % | Dadd9 | % | Asus4 | A7sus4 | E7 | E7    D5 A5 |
| E7 | % | Dadd9 | % | Asus4 | A7sus4 | E7 | E7    D5 A5 |
| E7 | % | Dadd9 | % | Asus4 | A7sus4 | E7 | E7    D5 A5 |
 
[Outro]
| E7 | % | Dadd9 | % | Asus4 | A7sus4 | E7 | E7    D5 A5 |
(Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down ...)
| E7 | % | Dadd9 | % | Asus4 | A7sus4 | E7 | E7    D5 A5 |
(Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down ...)
 
(repeat and fade)