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Dirty Little Secret – Sarah McLachlan
Dm7 E7 Dm7 E7 Dm7 E7 Fmaj7 E7
   Dm7If I had the chance,  E7love, I Dm7would not hesitateE7  
     Fmaj7To tell you all the things I’d E7never said before
                         Dm   G            Gsus      G       F  G7/    F  C  
Don’t tell me it’s too late  ‘cause I’ve re-lied on my    illu-sions
      Csus2    C    AmTo keep me warm at     D7/F#night
                 F  G7/    F              C  Am  
And I denied in my    capa-city to love
           D7/F#                 F       C/E  Csus/ F  C/E  
But I am willing to give up this   fight
 CI’ve been up all   Dm7night drinC/Eking to drown Fmy soD7/F#-----rrows down
     Gsus    G        Gsus2    G   FNothing C/Eseems to help me Dm7since you went away
I’m C/Eso tired of this town  G       Gsus    G   Cwhere every tongue   Dm7is waC/E---gging
Where Fevery back     D7/F#is turnedGsus  G  Gsus2  G  
 FThey’re telling C/Esecrets that should Dm7never be revealed
There’s C/Enothing to be gained  Amfrom this but diDm7saster
Here’s a E7good one – did you   Dm7hear about my friend?E7  
He’s emDm7barrassed to be E7seen now ‘cause     Fmaj7we all    D/F#know his Csins
Dm7 F C Dm7 F
 CIf I Dm7had the chance,   C/Elove, I know I Fwould not heD/F#sitateGsus  G  Gsus2  G  
 FTo tell you all   C/Ethe things I’d never said before
                        C/E   G            Gsus      G       F  G7/    F  C  
Don’t tell me it’s too late  ‘cause I’ve re-lied on my    illu-sions
      Csus2    C    AmTo keep me warm at     D7/F#night
                 F  G7/    F              C  Am  
And I denied in my    capa-city to love
           D7/F#                 F       C/E  Csus/ F  C/E  
But I am willing to give up this   fight
               Dm  Csus2(4)/               D       C   Csus  C  
Oh, I am  willing          to give up this fight

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Dirty Little Secret

by Sarah McLachlan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Fmaj7

Gsus

Csus2

D7/F#

C/E

Csus

Gsus2

D/F#

Dirty Little Secret – Sarah McLachlan

Dm7 E7 Dm7 E7 Dm7 E7 Fmaj7 E7

Dm7 E7 Dm7 E7

If I had the chance, love, I would not hesitate

Fmaj7 E7

To tell you all the things I’d never said before

Dm G Gsus G F G7 F C

Don’t tell me it’s too late ‘cause I’ve re-lied on my illu-sions

Csus2 C Am D7/F#

To keep me warm at night

F G7 F C Am

And I denied in my capa-city to love

D7/F# F C/E Csus F C/E

But I am willing to give up this fight

C Dm7 C/E F D7/F#

I’ve been up all night drinking to drown my so-----rrows down

Gsus G Gsus2 G F C/E Dm7

Nothing seems to help me since you went away

C/E G Gsus G C Dm7 C/E

I’m so tired of this town where every tongue is wa---gging

F D7/F# Gsus G Gsus2 G

Where every back is turned

F C/E Dm7

They’re telling secrets that should never be revealed

C/E Am Dm7

There’s nothing to be gained from this but disaster

E7 Dm7 E7

Here’s a good one – did you hear about my friend?

Dm7 E7 Fmaj7 D/F# C

He’s embarrassed to be seen now ‘cause we all know his sins

Dm7 F C Dm7 F

C Dm7 C/E F D/F# Gsus G Gsus2 G

If I had the chance, love, I know I would not hesitate

F C/E

To tell you all the things I’d never said before

C/E G Gsus G F G7 F C

Don’t tell me it’s too late ‘cause I’ve re-lied on my illu-sions

Csus2 C Am D7/F#

To keep me warm at night

F G7 F C Am

And I denied in my capa-city to love

D7/F# F C/E Csus F C/E

But I am willing to give up this fight

Dm Csus2 D C Csus C

(4)/

Oh, I am willing to give up this fight

About Dirty Little Secret Chords by Sarah McLachlan

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The chords for "Dirty Little Secret" show the original chord names (including Dm7, E7, Fmaj7, Dm, G, Gsus). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.