Private Life The Pretenders
15th July 2013
Tuning: Standard
(Guitar 1 - Reggae rhythm through delay pedal on a 'slap-back' setting)
/ [Em7]/_/ / /_/ / /[F#m7]_/ / /_/ / [Em7] /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / /_/
e|-x--7-7--x-7-7---x--9--9--x--9--9--|-x--7-7--x--7-7--x--7-7--x--7-7--| B|-x--8-8--x-8-8---x-10-10--x-10-10--|-x--8-8--x--8-8--x--8-8--x--8-8--| G|-x--7-7--x-7-7---x--9--9--x--9--9--|-x--7-7--x--7-7--x--7-7--x--7-7--| D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(Guitar 2 - Lead riff through chorus pedal)
[Em7] /_/ /_/ / / [F#m7]/_/ /_/ / / [Em7]/_/ /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / /_/
e|--------0----------------0---------|--------0------------------------| B|--------3----------------5---------|--------3------------------------| G|------0----------------2-----------|------0--------------------------| D|-x-2--------------x-4--------------|-x-2-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| [Em7] / / [F#m7] / / | [Em7]/ / / / | [Em7] / / [F#m7] / / | [Em7] / / / / |
[Em7] Your p[F#m7]rivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
[Em7] Your p[F#m7]rivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
[Em7] Your p[F#m7]rivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
[Em7] Your p[F#m7]rivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me!
[Em7] J'ai les gl[F#m7]andes with your theatrics, your ac[Em7]ting's a drag,
[Em7] It's [F#m7]okay on T.V., 'cause you can turn it off, [Em7] but don't try me,
[Em7] Yes, your ma[F#m7]rriage is a tragedy, but it's not [Em7]my concern,
[Em7] I am [F#m7]very superficial, I hate an[Em7]ything official!
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out!
(You've been lying to someone about me!)
| [Em7] / / [F#m7] / / | [Em7]/ / / / | [Em7] / / [F#m7] / / | [Em7] / / / / |
[Em7] No, sent[F#m7]imental gestures only [Em7]bore me to death,
[Em7] You've [F#m7]made a desperate appeal, now s[Em7]ave your breath,
[Em7] At - ta[F#m7]chment to obligation through g[Em7]uilt & regret, sh*t, that's so wet,
[Em7] And your [F#m7]sex life complications are not [Em7]my fascinations!
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out!
(You've been lying to someone about me!)
[C] [G] [D/F#]
Hoh--------, hoh,oh---! e|--0------------------------| B|--1------------------------| G|--0------------------------| D|--2----------0---------0---| A|--3-------2---------0------| E|-------3---------2---------|
(Palm mute riff)
[Em7] [F#m7]
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|------8------8------8------8------8------8------8------8--| G|-7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9---7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9----| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Em7]
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|------8------8------8------8------8------8------8------8--| G|-7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9---7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9----| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Em7] [F#m7]
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|------8------8------8------8------8------8------8------8--| G|-7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9---7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9----| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Em7]
e|-----------------------------------------------------7\---| B|------8------8------8------8------8------8------8----8\---| G|-7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9---7-h9---7-h9---7-h8------7\---| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Em7] You [F#m7]asked me for advice, I said, "[Em7]Use the door!",
[Em7] But y[F#m7]ou're still clinging to some - [Em7]body you deplore,
[Em7] And [F#m7]now you want to use me for emotional b[Em7]lackmail,
[Em7] I just feel [F#m7]pity when you lie, con - t[Em7]empt when you cry!
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life, private [Em7]life-----, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out!
(You've been lying to someone about me!)
[C] [G] [D/F#]
Hoh--------, hoh,oh---! e|--0------------------------| B|--1------------------------| G|--0------------------------| D|--2----------0---------0---| A|--3-------2---------0------| E|-------3---------2---------|
Em7 F#m7 Em7 Em7 F#m7 Em7 (Repeat for
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| guitar solo)
[C] [G] [D/F#]
Hoh--------, hoh,oh---! e|--0------------------------| B|--1------------------------| G|--0------------------------| D|--2----------0---------0---| A|--3-------2---------0------| E|-------3---------2---------|
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] [F#m7] [Em7]
Your private life, private life-----, leave me out------,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
[Em7] Your pr[F#m7]ivate life drama, baby, l[Em7]eave me out!
(You've been lying to someone about me!)
[C] [G] [D/F#] [Em7]
Hoh--------, hoh,oh,oh! e|--0----------------------|---------3---------------| B|--1----------------------|---------3---------------| G|--0----------------------|---------0---------------| D|--2---------0---------0--|---------2---------------| A|--3------2---------0-----|---------2---------------| E|------3---------2--------|---0--0------------------|
[C] [G] [D/F#] [Em7] [F#m7] [Em]
Hoh--------, hoh,oh,oh! Hoh,you're mean! e|--0----------------------|----------0----------------0---|----------|| B|--1----------------------|----------3----------------5---|----------|| G|--0----------------------|-------0-------------2---------|-------0--|| D|--2---------0---------0--|--x-2--------x---4-------------|-------2--|| A|--3------2---------0-----|-------------------------------|-------2--|| E|------3---------2--------|-------------------------------|-0--3-----||
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Em7 = xxx787 or xx2030 or x79787
F#m7 = xxx9 10 9 or xx4250 or x 9 11 9 10 9
C = x32010 or x35553
G = 320055 or xx5433
D/F# = 200232 or xx4232
Em = 022000
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