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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