Private Life — Oingo Boingo
Chords and lyrics for Private Life by Oingo Boingo (key of G).
Intro
[A] [G] [A] [G]
[A] [G] [A] [G/B] [A/Db]
[D] [E] [D]
Verse 1
[G] This is my [A]private [G]life[A]
[G] I've got no [A]friends to [G]fear[A]
[G] I've got no [A]problems,[G] no cross to [A]bear
[G] If you can [A]find me
[G/B] Come and get me [A/Db]out of [D]here
Bridge 1
[D] [E] [D]
Verse 2
[G] This is my [A]private [G]place[A]
[G] Everything is [A]neat and [G]clean[A]
[G] The [A]skeletons are [G] hidden in the [A]closet
[G] This is my [A]private [G/B]place
Come and get me [A/Db]out of [D]here
Bridge 2
[D] [E] [D] [E]
[D] [E] [Bm]
Chorus 1
[G] (This is my private life)
This is my private life
[Em] (This is my private life)
Come and get me out of here
[Bm] (This is my private life)
This is my private [D]life
(This is my private life)
Come and get me...
Verse 3
[G] These are my [A]private [G]things[A]
[G] There they are [A]against the [G]wall[A]
[G] The dirty [A]pictures,[G] religious [A]objects
[G] These are my [A]private [G/B]things
Come and get them [A/Db]out of [D]here
Bridge 1
[D] [E] [D]
Verse 4
[G] This is my [A]private [G]bed[A]
[G] This is where I [A]lie at [G]night[A]
[G] Staring at a [A]light bulb [G] hanging on the [A]ceiling
[G] Waiting for a [A]dream to
[G/B]Come and get me [A/Db]out of [D]here
Bridge 2
[D] [E] [D] [E]
[D] [E] [Bm]
Pre-Chorus
[C] Here in my humble room at [Am]night
I often wonder what goes [Em]on out there
What makes them [G]run so scared
[A5] I [B5]often [C]stare at the people passing [Am]by
But they can't see me through my [Em]window shades
Just like I'm not even [G]there
Chorus 2
[G] (This is my private life)
This is my private life
[Em] (This is my private life)
There's something dangerous I [Bm]like
(This is my private life)
This is my private [D]life
Post-Chorus
I know my problems aren't your fault[A5]
What I [A5]really [A5]want [B5]to [C5]know:
Has it [C5]always [C5]been [C5]this [Em]way?
Chorus 3
[G] (This is my private life)
This is my private life
[Em] (This is my private life)
Come and get me out of [Bm]here
(This is my private life)
This is my private [D]life
(This is my private life)
Come and get me out of [G]here.
Chorus 4
[G] (This is my private life)
This is my private life
[Em] (This is my private life)
Come and get me out of [Bm]here
(This is my private life)
This is my private [D]life
(This is my private life)
Come and get me out of [G]here.
Post-Chorus
[G] (This is my private life)
This is my private life
[Em] (This is my private life)
Come and get me out of [Bm]here
(This is my private life)
This is my private [D]life.
Outro
[E] [D] This is my [E]private [D]life.
[E] [D] This is my [E]private [D]life.
[E] [D]
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