Dirty Laundry — Don Henley
Chords and lyrics for Dirty Laundry by Don Henley (key of D, capo 3).
Verse 1
[D7]I make my living off the evening news
[G7]Just give me something, something I can use
[C]People love it when you lose [G]
[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]Come and whisper in my ear [G]
[D7]Give us dirty laundry
Chorus
[Am7]Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down [G]
[Am7]Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down [G]
[Am7]Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down [G]
[F]Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em all around [C] [D7]
[Am7]We got the bubble-headed bleach blonde comes on at five [G]
[F]She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye [C] [D7]
[C]It's interesting when people die [G]
[D7]Give us dirty laundry
Verse 2
[D7]Can we film the operation, is the head dead yet
[G7]Y'know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
[C]Get the widow on the set [G]
[D7]We need dirty laundry
Chorus
[Am7]You don't really need to find out what's going on [G]
[F]You don't really want to know just how far it's gone [C] [D7]
[C]Just leave well enough alone [G]
[D7]Eat your dirty laundry
[Am7]Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down [G]
[Am7]Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down [G]
[Am7]Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down [G]
[F]Kick 'em where they sit, kick 'em all around [C] [D7]
[Am7]Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down [G]
[Am7]Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down [G]
[Am7]Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down [G]
[F]Kick 'em where they sit, kick 'em all around [C] [D7]
[Am7]Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies [G]
[F]We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pies [C] [D7]
[C]We love to cut you down to size [G]
[D7]We love dirty laundry
[Am7]We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing [G]
[F]When it's said and done we haven't told you a thing [C] [D7]
[C]We all know that crap is king [G]
[D7]Give us dirty laundry