Key: F
Introduction: E5 D5 A E5 E7 D9 A4 A7(4) E7 E7 D A
E7
I make my living off the evening news
D9
Just give me something, something I can use
A4 A7(4)
People love it when you lose
E7 D A
They love dirty laundry
E7
Well, I could have been an actor, but I wound up here
D9
I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear
A4 A7(4)
Come and whisper in my ear
E7
Give us dirty laundry
Bm A
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
G D E7
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
Bm A
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
G D
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em all around (two bars)
E7
We got the bubble-headed bleach blonde comes on at five
D9
She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye
A4 A7(4)
It's interesting when people die
E7 D A
Give us dirty laundry
E7
Can we film the operation, is the head dead yet
D9
Y'know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
A4 A7(4)
Get the widow on the set
E7 D A
We need dirty laundry
E7
You don't really need to find out what's going on
D9
You don't really want to know just how far it's gone
A4 A7(4)
Just leave well enough alone
E7
Eat your dirty laundry
Bm A
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
G D E7
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they&rsquo re down
Bm A
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down
G D
Kick 'em when they're stiff, kick 'em all around
F#7
Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies
E9
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pies
B4 B7(4)
We love to cut you down to size
F#7 E B
We love dirty laundry
F#7
We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing
E9
When it's said and done we haven't told you a thing
B4 B7(4)
We all know that crap is king
F#7 E B
Give us dirty laundry
F#7 E9 B4 B7(4) F#7 E B
(Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down ...)
F#7 E9 B4 B7(4) F#7 E B
(Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down ...)