Pretenders – Private Life tab

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|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
************************************************************************* Em7 F#m7 Em7 Em7 F#m7 Em7 | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | 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!) 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#m7e|----------------------------------------------------------|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|----------------------------------------------------------|
Em7e|-----------------------------------------------------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! ************************************************************************** Em7 = xxx 7 8 7 or xx2030 F#m7 = xxx 9 10 9 or xx4250 C = x32010 G = 320055 D = xx0232 Em = 022000
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