Don Henley - Dirty laundry
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Dirty Laundry - Don Henley (Don Henley and Danny Kortchmar, 1982)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 96 BPM (5 Min. 30 Sec.) in 'E' and 'F#'.
Chords Used: (CAPO 1st Fret to match Orig. in 'F' and 'G') -
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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E7 - 0 2 0 1 0 0 E B-D-E-G#
E7/D - x x 0 1 0 0 D B-D-E-G#
E7/A - x 0 0 1 0 0 A B-D-E-G#
Em7/A - x 0 0 0 0 0 A B-D-E-G
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
Bm7 - x 2 4 2 3 2 B B-D-F#-A
G - 3 2 0 0 3 3 G B-D-G
F#7 - 2 4 2 3 2 2 F# A#-C#-E-F#
F#7/E - 0 4 2 3 2 2 E A#-C#-E-F#
F#7/B - x 2 2 3 2 2 B A#-C#-E-F#
F#m7/B - x 2 2 2 2 2 B A-C#-E-F#
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
B - x 2 4 4 4 2 B B-D#-F#
INTRO: [16 M] ** KEY = 'E' -
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|E7 |E7 |E7/D |E7/D |E7/A |Em7/A |E7 |E7 D A |
|E7 |E7 |E7/D |E7/D |E7/A |Em7/A |E7 |E7 D A |
VERSE #1: [8 M]
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|E7 |E7 |E7/D |
I make my liv-in' off the eve-⦠nin' news⦠Just give me some-thin',â¦
|E7/D |E7/A |
some-thin' I can use⦠Peo-ple love it when⦠you loseâ¦
|Em7/A |E7 |E7 D A |
⦠they love dirt-⦠y laun-⦠dryâ¦
VERSE #2: [8 M]
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|E7 |E7 |
Well, I could-a been an ac-tor,⦠but I wound up⦠hereâ¦
|E7/D |E7/D |
I just have to look good. I don't have to be clearâ¦
|E7/A |Em7/A |E7 |E7 |
Come and whis-per in⦠my ear⦠Give us dirt-⦠y laun-⦠dryâ¦
REFRAIN #1: [8 M]
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|Bm7 A |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|G D |E7 |E7 |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|Bm7 A |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|G D |NC |NC |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em all a-roundâ¦
CHORUS #1: [16 M]
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|E7 |E7 |
We got the bub-ble-head-ed bleach-blonde⦠comes on⦠at fiveâ¦
|E7/D |E7/D |
She can tell you 'bout the plane crash⦠with a gleam in her eye⦠It's
|E7/A |Em7/A |E7 |
in-t'rest-ing when peo-⦠ple die⦠Give us dirt-⦠y laun-⦠dryâ¦
|E7 D A |E7 |E7 |
Can we film the op-er-a-tion?⦠Is the head dead,⦠yet?â¦
|E7/D |E7/D |
You know the boys in the news-room⦠got a run-ning⦠betâ¦
|E7/A |Em7/A |E7 |E7 D A |
Get the wid-ow on⦠the set⦠We need dirt-⦠y laun-⦠dryâ¦
GUITAR SOLO #1: [16 M]
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|E7 |E7 |E7/D |E7/D |E7/A |Em7/A |E7 |E7 D A |
|E7 |E7 |E7/D |E7/D |E7/A |Em7/A |E7 |E7 D A |
VERSE #3: [8 M]
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|E7 |E7 |
You don't real-ly need to find out⦠what's go-in'⦠onâ¦
|E7/D |E7/D |
You don't real-ly need to know just how far it's goneâ¦
|E7/A |Em7/A |E7 |
Just leave well e-nough⦠a-lone⦠Eat your dirt-⦠y laun-⦠dryâ¦
|E7 |
REFRAIN #2: [8 M]
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|Bm7 A |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|G D |E7 |E7 |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|Bm7 A |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|G D |NC |NC |NC |NC |
Kick 'em when they're stiff⦠Kick 'em all a-roundâ¦
VERSE #4: [8 M] ** KEY = 'F#' -
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|F#7 |F#7 |
Dirt-y lit-tle se-crets,⦠dirt-y lit-tle liesâ¦
|F#7/E |F#7/E |
We got our dirt-y lit-tle fin-gers⦠in ev-'ry-bod-y's pie⦠We
|F#7/B |F#m7/B |F#7 |
love to cut you down⦠to size⦠We love dirt-⦠y laun-⦠dryâ¦
|F#7 E B |
VERSE #5: [8 M]
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|F#7 |F#7 |
We can do the in-nu-en-do, We can dance⦠and singâ¦
|F#7/E |F#7/E |
When it's said and done, we have-n't told you a thingâ¦
|F#7/B |F#m7/B |F#7 |
We all know that crap⦠is king⦠Give us dirt-⦠y laun-⦠dryâ¦
|F#7 E B |
GUITAR SOLO #2: [16 M]
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|F#7 |F#7 |F#7/D |F#7/D |F#7/A |F#m7/A |F#7 |F#7 E B |
|F#7 |F#7 |F#7/D |F#7/D |F#7/A |F#m7/A |F#7 |F#7 E B |
REFRAIN #3: [8 M]
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|F#7 |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|F#7 |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|F#7/E |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|F#7/E |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|F#7/B |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|F#m7/B |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|F#7 |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
|F#7 E B |
Kick 'em when they're up⦠Kick 'em when they're downâ¦
CODA: [2 M]
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|F#m7 |F#7 |
Give us dirt-⦠y laun-⦠dryâ¦
NOTE: The original fades out after 10 'Kick 'em' measures, so I threw in an
ending I have used in the past after 8 measures.