Artist: The Pretenders
Song: Private life
Tabbed by: DJ
15th July 2013
From their 1979 debut album 'Pretenders', also covered by Grace Jones
Tuning: Standard
[Guitar 1 - Reggae rhythm through delay pedal on a 'slap-back' setting]
Em7 F#m7 Em7
/ /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / /_/
e|----7-7----7-7------9--9----9--9--|----7-7----7-7------7-7----7-7--|
B|----8-8----8-8-----10-10---10-10--|----8-8----8-8------8-8----8-8--|
G|----7-7----7-7------9--9----9--9--|----7-7----7-7------7-7----7-7--|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 - Lead riff through chorus pedal]
Em7 F#m7 Em7
/_/ /_/ / / /_/ /_/ / / /_/ /_/ / /_/ / /_/ / /_/
e|--------0----------------0---------|--------0------------------------|
B|--------3----------------5---------|--------3------------------------|
G|------0----------------2-----------|------0--------------------------|
D|---2----------------4--------------|---2-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Em7 F#m7 Em7 Em7 F#m7 Em7
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Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me!
Em7 F#m7 Em7
J'ai les glandes with your theatrics, your acting's a drag,
Em7 F#m7 Em7
It's okay on T.V., 'cause you can turn it off, but don't try me,
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Yes, your marriage is a tragedy, but it's not my concern,
Em7 F#m7 Em7
I am very superficial, I hate anything official!
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out!
(You've been lying to someone about me!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7 Em7 F#m7 Em7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Em7 F#m7 Em7
No, sentimental gestures only bore me to death,
Em7 F#m7 Em7
You've made a desperate appeal, now save your breath,
Em7 F#m7 Em7
At - tachment to obligation through guilt & regret, shit, that's so wet,
Em7 F#m7 Em7
And your sex life complications are not my fascinations!
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
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Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out!
(You've been lying to someone about me!)
C G D
Oh-----, oh - oh, oh!
[Palm mute riff]
Em7 F#m7
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8------8------8------8------8------8------8------8--|
G|-7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9---7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Em7
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8------8------8------8------8------8------8------8--|
G|-7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9---7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Em7 F#m7
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8------8------8------8------8------8------8------8--|
G|-7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9---7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Em7
e|-----------------------------------------------------7\---|
B|------8------8------8------8------8------8------8----8\---|
G|-7-h9---7-h9---7-h8---7-h9---7-h9---7-h9---7-h8------7\---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Em7 F#m7 Em7
You asked me for advice, I said, "Use the door!",
Em7 F#m7 Em7
But you're still clinging to some - body you deplore,
Em7 F#m7 Em7
And now you want to use me for emotional blackmail,
Em7 F#m7 Em7
I just feel pity when you lie, con - tempt when you cry!
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life, private life-----, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out!
(You've been lying to someone about me!)
C G D
Oh-----, oh - oh, oh!
Em7 F#m7 Em7 Em7 F#m7 Em7 (Repeat for
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| guitar solo)
C G D
Oh-----, oh - oh, oh!
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life, private life-----, leave me out------,
(You've been lying to someone about me! ...Stop!)
Em7 F#m7 Em7
Your private life drama, baby, leave me out!
(You've been lying to someone about me!)
C G D Em
Oh-----, oh - oh, oh!
C G D Em F#m7 Em
Oh-----, oh - oh, oh! Hoh, you're mean!
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Em7 = xxx 7 8 7 or xx2030
F#m7 = xxx 9 10 9 or xx4250
C = x32010
G = 320055
D = xx0232
Em = 022000
