Private Investigations - Dire Straits
Tabbed by Gerco de Haan
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Chords used:
Em 022000
Em/D xx0000
Bm x24432
A x02220
G 320003
F/A x03211
B7 x21202
Edim xx2323
Am/6 x04210
Am6/C x34210
C x32010
Em6 022020
Em7 022030
Em9 022002
Em Em/D Bm A G F/A B7 G Edim
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------
|---8--------|-----------8---|---8/12---8-8/10-|-10p8h10---10/12-8-|-------8-7-5
|-----9-9/11-|-11p9h11-----9-|-7---------------|-------------------|-----6------
|-9----------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|---8--------
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-7----------
|------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------
B7 Em Em/D Bm A G F/A B7
|----------||---7-----|---7----|--------|-------|-------------|-----------------
|-/7-7-8---||-8---8-7-|-7------|-7-10---|---8---|---8---7/6---|-6-5-4-------5---
|--------9-||---------|--------|------9-|-9---7-|-7---7-----5-|---------4-4---4-
|----------||---------|--------|--------|-------|-------------|-----------------
|----------||---------|--------|--------|-------|-------------|-----------------
|----------||---------|--------|--------|-------|-------------|-----------------
G Edim Am6 B7 Em
|------------|---------------|----------------------|-----------------------|---
|------------|-------------8-|-------------------10-|-----------------------|---
|-{12-11-9---|-----6---------|---------9------------|-----------------------|---
|-}12--------|---8---8---8---|-10---10---10---10----|-{9-10-9-10-9-7--------|---
|-.10--------|-7-------7-----|----9---------9-------|-}9-------------10-9-7-|-5h
|------------|---------------|----------------------|-.7--------------------|---
Em/D Bm A G F/A B7
||---7---|---7-------7---7-|---7-------5---|-3-----3---3-----|------------------
||-8-----|-7---7---7---7---|-7---7-7-8---5-|---3-3---3---7-6-|-5-4--------------
||-------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------4h5p4---4
||-------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------4-------4--
||-------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------
||-------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------
G Edim Am6/C B7 Em D
|-------0---3-----|-----------0-3-|-------------5-|---------------||------------
|-----0---0-----0-|-------2-------|-------5---5---|---------------||------------
|---0-------------|-----3---3-----|-----5---5-----|-4-5-4-5-4-----||---9-12-9---
|-----------------|---2-----------|---5-----------|-----------5---||-9--------9-
|-----------------|---------------|-3-------------|-------------7-||------------
|-3---------------|-3-------------|---------------|---------------||------------
D C Em D G
[piano....]
|-----------------|---------------------|-0---0---|---------------------|-------
|-{8-7-8-10-8p7---|-{7-8-7-8-10-----7---|-1---0---|--------12-10-8----8-|-8----8
|-}7------------7-|-}7----------9-7---9-|-0---0---|---9-12---------11---|---11--
|-.9--------------|-.7------------------|-2---2---|-9-------------------|-------
|-----------------|---------------------|-3---2---|---------------------|-------
|-----------------|---------------------|-----0---|---------------------|-------
C B7 Em/D Bm A G
|----------||--------------|---------------------------|-------10----10---------
|----------||-----8--------|---------------------------|----10----12----12-10---
|----------||-------9-9/11-|-11-11-11/12-11-9----9-7/9-|----------------------12
|----------||---9----------|------------------12-------|-12---------------------
|----------||--------------|---------------------------|------------------------
|----------||--------------|---------------------------|------------------------
F/A B7 G
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|-109------------------|------------10-13-12-10-----------------------------|
|------109----10-------|-------9-11-------------12-11-12p11-9---------------|
|-----------12----------|--------------------------------------12-10-9-------|
|-----------------12-8-|-1312----------------------------------------12-10-|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Edim Am6
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-{11-10--------------------|-{10-12-13-12-10---|
|------11-12-11-9-9-|-}12----12-9---------------|-}11-------------9-|
|-9-12--------------|-.11---------11------------|-. 9---------------|
|-------------------|----------------13-10-9-10-|-------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
B7 Em Edim Am6 B7
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|--------------------------------------|------|---------|-------||
|-{4-5-4-5p4---------------------------|------|-----5---|-{4----||
|-.4---------7-5p4---4/5p4-------5p4---|-8----|---4-----|-.4----||
|------------------7-------7p5h7-----7-|-7----|-3-------|-------||
|--------------------------------------|------|---------|-------||
Em6 Em
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||------|-----------------7-5-5/8-8-8-7-7/10-10-10-|-7-8-7----------------|
||------|-------------4-7--------------------------|-------9-7-7/9--------|
||------|-----2-----5------------------------------|---------------9----9-|
||------|---2---5/7--------------------------------|-----------------12---|
||------|-0----------------------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|-------3---7-5/7-7-12-------------------|-----------
|-{12p10-------------------|-----5----------------12-10----10/12-12-|-1210-8-10
|-} 9----12-97-9----------|---4------------------------12----------|-----------
|-. 9-------------7----7/9-|-5--------------------------------------|-----------
|-------------------10-----|----------------------------------------|-----------
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------
[xylophone..] [xylophone] [xylophone]
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
|-----5-----|-5p3---5---5p3---5--|--------------------|---------------|
|-4---------|-----4---------4----|--------------------|---------------|
|-------5-2-|--------------------|-7p5-4h7---7p5-4h7--|---------------|
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------|-2h3p2p0-------|
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------|---------3p2p0-|
[Rhy. fig. ................................2x][w/Rhy. fig.......................
Em7 Em6 A G Em A G B Em (Em)
|------------------------0-------------------|----------------------------------
|---3----3------3------3-------3----3------2-|----------------------------------
|---0----0----0------0---------0----0----0---|----------------------------------
|-2----2----2------2---------2----2----2-----|----------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------
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[Riff.....................] [Rep.&fade
Em9 Em7 Em C Em
|-------------------------------------|-3---2-----------------3-|---------------
|---------12-10-12-----------12-10-12-|-0---0---3---0---1-----0-|---------------
|-----7-9----------------7-9----------|-0---0---0---0---0-----0-|---------------
|-7/9----------------7/9--------------|---------2---2---2-------|-95-7p5h7/95-
|-------------------------------------|-----------------3-------|---------------
|-------------------------------------|-0---------------------0-|---------------
[w/Rhy. fig......................................................]
[piano...] [Repeat riff][piano..............]
Em Em7 Em C Em
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|-0----3-|---------8-------------8-----|-----------|-1--------8--8------|-0----|
|-0----0-|-----7-9---9-------7-9---9---|-----------|-0------9------9----|-0----|
|-2----2-|-7/9-----------7/9-----------|-----------|-2---10----------10-|-2----|
|-2------|-----------------------------|-----------|-3------------------|-2----|
|-0------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------|-0----|
Private Investigations - Dire Straits (Chords version)
Intro: Em; Em/D; Bm; A; G; F/A; B7; G; Edim; Am6; B7; Em;
1:
Em/D Bm
It's a mystery to me - the game commences
A
For the usual fee - plus expenses
G F/A
Confidential information - it's in a diary
B7 G
This is my investigation - it's not a public inquiry
Edim / / /
Am6 / / /
B7 / / /
Em / / /
2:
Em/D Bm
I go checking out the reports - digging up the dirt
A
You get to meet in all sorts - in this line of work
G F/A
Treachery and treason - there's always an excuse for it
B7 G
And when I find the reason - I still can't get used to it
Edim / / /
Am6 / / /
B7 / / /
Em D
3:
G D
And what have you got at the end of the day?
C Em
What have you got - to take away?
D G D
A bottle of whisky - and a new set of lies
C B7
Blinds on the windows and a pain behind the eyes
Repeat intro
Edim
‘s Gone for life
Am6
No compesation
B7 Em
Private investigations
Em6; Em;
Em7; Em6;
A; G; Em; A; G; B; Em;
Em9; Em7; Em; C; Em;
Em; Em7; Em; C; Em