Private Eye
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: BCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
B E F# E B E F# E F#
[Verse 1]
B E
I been watchin’ lots of TV heroes
B F#
And they make me so jealous I could cry
B E
And the one that really fills my heart with envy
B F#
Is the guy that they call the private eye
[Verse 2]
B E
He rides all over in a sports car
B F#
Chasin’ after clues and adventure everywhere
B E
He meets more chickies than a girlscout leader
B F#
And he makes money like a millionaire
[Chorus 1]
B F#
Oh ho, I wish I was a private eye
B
‘cause all the dollies love a private eye
F#
They give their kisses to the private eye
B
When he goes up to their apartmant
F#
And he’s looking for the evidence
F# B
It makes me flip, when I watch it on the sunset strip
E B
He makes a lot of money and he gets a lot of honey
F#
That’s why I want to be a private eye
B C G
Yeah hoo, yeah, you
[Verse 3]
C F
I dreamed last night that I was out on a caper
C G
Kooky Burns went along to help me out
C F
He solved us a mystery in about ten minutes
C
Had the rest of the night to cruise about
[Verse 4]
C F
We mozied around a-finger printing everybody
C G
Kissing all of the dollies we could find
C F
I sure did hate to hear the alarm clock a-ringin’
C G C
‘cause it meant I had to leave it all behind
[Chorus 2]
C G
Oh ho, I wish I was a private eye
C
‘cause all the dollies love a private eye
G
They give their kisses to the private eye
C
He gets in lovinest predicaments a-looking for the evidence
G C
I know its fun, ‘cause I’ve been watchin’ PETER GUNN
F C
He makes a lot of money and he gets a lot of honey
G
That’s why I want to be a private eye
C G C G C G
Yeah hoo, Yeah hoo, Yeah hoo
How to play Private Eye
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.