Dire Straits - Private Investigations: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Private Investigations" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Private Investigations Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Dire Straits

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Private Investigations" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Em7                  D
It's a mystery to me - the game commences
                 A/C#
For the usual fee - plus expenses
G/B                      F/A
Confidential information - it's in a diary
B7/A                    Em/G
This is my investigation - it's not a public inquiry

I go checking out the reports, digging up the dirt
You get to meet all sorts in this line of work
Treachery and treason, there's always an excuse for it
And when I find the reason, I still can't get used to it

Chorus:
G                    D
And what have you got at the end of the day?
Am               Em              D
What have you got - to take away?
G                 C D
A bottle of whisky - and a new set of lies
C                            B7
Blinds on the windows and a pain behind the eyes

Gdim            Am6/F#
Scarred for life - no compensation
B7
Private investigations


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A

Guitar chord A

Am6

Guitar chord Am6

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F#

Guitar chord F#

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gdim

Guitar chord Gdim

B

Guitar chord B

B7

Guitar chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Private Investigations" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Private Investigations" by Dire Straits.