Dire Straits - Private Investigations: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Private Investigations" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
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 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  A Am6  C  C#  D  Em  Em7  F#  F  G  Gdim  B  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.