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In Private

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Capo: 3rd fret
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Intro:
|(Em)|(Em)| (drum beat)
|   G|   G|  Bm|  Bm|  Em|  Em|  D|  D|
|   G|   G|  Bm|  Bm|  Em|  Em|  D|  D|
CTake your Gtime and tell me
CWhere you Glie
CI reaEmlize
EmThat we've been Amfound out Cthis Dtime
CWe should sGtay together
CIf we cGan
CBut what you've plEmanned
EmMeans there's a dAmifference CbetwDeen
Chorus:
DWhat you're gonna Gsay
In Bmprivate
You Emstill want my love
We're in this toDgether
And what you're gonna Gdo
In pBmublic
Say, you were Emnever in love
That you can't reDmember
CSo disGcreet (...she's so discreet)
I never Ctried to mGeet (...she never)
Your friends or CinterEmfere (...no)
EmI took a Amback seat (...Cback seat)
BetwDeen
Chorus:
DAnd what're you gonna Gsay
In Bmprivate?
You Emstill want my love
We're in this toDgether
And what're you gonna Gdo
In pBmublic?
Say, you were Emnever in love
That you can't reDmember
Bridge:
DWhat're you gonna Gsay..Day
When you Emrun back to your Bmwife?
I gAmuess it's just the Cstory of my Dlife
DWhat're you gonna Gsay?
Interlude:
|   G|   G|  Bm|  Bm|  Em|  Em|  D|  D|
CSo take your Gtime and tell me
CWhere did you Glearn
Or I Cmay publiEmcize (...no)
That there's a Amdifference (...Cdifference)
BetwDeen
Chorus:
DWhat you're gonna Gsay
In Bmprivate
You Emstill want my love
We're in this toDgether
And what you're gonna Gdo
In pBmublic
Say, you were Emnever in love
That you can't reDmember
Tell me, what're you gonna Gsay
In Bmprivate? (...ooh, ooh, ooh)
You Emstill want my love
We're in this toDgether (...what're you gonna say? what're you gonna do?)
What you're gonna Gdo (...yeah, yeah)
In Bmprivate?
Say, you were Emnever in love... (fade out)

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In Private

by Dusty Springfield

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Capo: 3rd fret

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Intro:

Em Em

|()|()| (drum beat)

G G Bm Bm Em Em D D

| | | | | | | | |

G G Bm Bm Em Em D D

| | | | | | | | |

C G

Take your time and tell me

C G

Where you lie

C Em

I realize

Em Am C D

That we've been found out this time

C G

We should stay together

C G

If we can

C Em

But what you've planned

Em Am C D

Means there's a difference between

Chorus:

D G

What you're gonna say

In private

You still want my love

We're in this together

And what you're gonna do

In public

Say, you were never in love

That you can't remember

C G

So discreet (...she's so discreet)

C G

I never tried to meet (...she never)

C Em

Your friends or interfere (...no)

Em Am C

I took a back seat (...back seat)

Between

Chorus:

D G

And what're you gonna say

In private?

You still want my love

We're in this together

And what're you gonna do

In public?

Say, you were never in love

That you can't remember

Bridge:

D G D

What're you gonna say..ay

Em Bm

When you run back to your wife?

Am C D

I guess it's just the story of my life

D G

What're you gonna say?

Interlude:

G G Bm Bm Em Em D D

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C G

So take your time and tell me

C G

Where did you learn

C Em

Or I may publicize (...no)

Am C

That there's a difference (...difference)

Between

Chorus:

D G

What you're gonna say

In private

You still want my love

We're in this together

And what you're gonna do

In public

Say, you were never in love

That you can't remember

Tell me, what're you gonna say

In private? (...ooh, ooh, ooh)

You still want my love

We're in this together (...what're you gonna say? what're you gonna do?)

What you're gonna do (...yeah, yeah)

In private?

Say, you were never in love... (fade out)

About In Private Chords by Dusty Springfield

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