Dirty Laundry, Don Henley

{Capo 3} 
 
D7 
I make my living off the evening news 
G7 
Just give me something, something I can use 
C                   G 
People love it when you lose 
D7 
They love dirty laundry 


D7                                
Well I could have been an actor but I wound up here 
G7 
I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear 
C                      G 
Come and whisper in my ear 
D7 
Give us dirty laundry 
 

Am7                       G 
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down (3X) 
F                         C            D7 
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em all around 


Am7                                    G 
We got the bubble–headed bleach blonde comes on at five 
F                                             C            D7 
She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye 
C                            G 
It's interesting when people die 
D7 
Give us dirty laundry 
 

D7 
Can we film the operation, is the head dead yet 
G7 
Y'know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet 
C                    G 
Get the widow on the set 
D7 
We need dirty laundry 
 

Am7                                G 
You don't really need to find out what's going on 
F                             C             D7 
You don't really want to know just how far it's gone 
C                      G 
Just leave well enough alone 
D7 
Eat your dirty laundry 
 

Am7                       G 
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down (3X) 
F                        C            D7 
Kick 'em where they sit, kick 'em all around 
Am7                       G        
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down (3X) 
F                         C           D7 
Kick 'em where they sit, kick 'em all around 
 

Am7                         G 
Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies 
F                                  C           D7 
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pies 
C                      G 
We love to cut you down to size 
D7 
We love dirty laundry 
 

Am7                        G 
We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing 
F                          C                  D7 
When it's said and done we haven't told you a thing 
C                      G 
We all know that crap is king 
D7 
Give us dirty laundry 
Am7                       G 
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down  

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