Private Investigation
Dire Straits
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Private investigations
Em
Bm/D / -
A/C# / G/B
F/A / B7/A
Em/G
/ Gdim
Am6/F# / B7
Em Em7 Bm/D
It's a mystery to me - the game commences
A/C#
For the usual fee - plus expenses
G/B F/A
Confidential information - it's in a diary
B7/A Em/G
This is my investigation - it's not a public inquiry
Gdim
/ Am6/F#
B7 Em Em7 Bm/D
I go checking out the reports - digging up the dirt
A/C#
You get to meet in all sorts - in this line of work
G/B F/A
Treachery and treason - there's always an excuse for it
B7/A Em/G
And when I find the reason - I still can't get used to it
Gdim
/ Am6/F#
B7
/ Em D/F#
G D
And what have you got at the end of the day?
Am Em D
What have you got - to take away?
G C D
A bottle of whisky - and a new set of lies
C B
Blinds on the windows and a pain behind the eyes
Em7
/ Bm/D
Bm/D / A/C#
G/B / F/A
B7/A
/ Em/G
Edim
/ Am6
B7
/ Em
Gdim Am6/F#
Scarred for life - no compensation
B7 B7/E
Private investigations
Em7
/ Em6
Em7 / -
Em7 Em6
Emsus4 /
Em B/F# Em
Emsus4 /
Em7 /
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