Hall & Oates - Private Eyes: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Private Eyes" 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 Eyes Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Hall & Oates

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 Eyes" smoothly on your guitar.

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

       C
I see you, you see me
          G#maj7                       A#sus4
Watch you blowin the lines when you're making
    A#
a scene
    C
Oh girl, you’ve got to know
          G#maj7           A#sus4       A#
What my head overlooks the senses will show to my
 Dm7
heart
          Am7          Em7
When it's watching for lies
G#maj7            F/G
You can't escape my-y

Chorus:
   G/A  Am7
Private eyes
        Em7      Am7
They're watching you
Am7   Em7 Am7 C/D Dm7 F/G
They see your ev-‘ry  move
   G/A  Am7
Private eyes
        Em7      Am7
They're watching you
        C/D Dm7
Private ey--es
        G#/A#
They're watching you watching
                                       Am7
you watching you watching you-ou-ou-ou-ou

You play with words, you play with love
You can twist it around, baby, that ain't enough
'Cause girl, I'm gonna know
If you're letting me in or letting me go
Don't lie when you're hurting inside
'Cause you can't escape my

Chorus:
Private eyes
They're watching you
They see your every move, baby
Private eyes
They're watching you
Private eyes
They're watching you, watching you, watching you,
watching you

Dm7                               Am7
Why you try to put up a front for me
Dm7                            Am7
I’m a spy but on your side you see
Gm7
Slip on, into any disguise, I’ll still know you
E7
Look into my

Chorus:
Private eyes
They're watching you
They see your every move
Oh babe, private eyes
They're watching you
Private eyes
They're watching you

Private eyes
They're watching you, yeah
They see your every move, they see it
Private eyes, oh
They're watching you
Private eyes
They're watching you

Private eyes, ooh
Watching you, yeah
They see your every move, they see you
Private eyes
They're watching you
Your private eyes
They're watching you

Private eyes
Watching you
They watch your every move, girl
Every move
Oh I see you, oh I see you
Private eyes
Private, private, private eyes, girl
Watching you
Eyes
They're watching you, watching you

Private eyes
Watching you
Every move
They see your private eyes, yeah
Watching you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am7

Guitar chord Am7

A#sus4

Guitar chord A#sus4

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

E7

Guitar chord E7

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#maj7

Guitar chord G#maj7

Gm7

Guitar chord Gm7

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 Eyes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Private Eyes" by Hall & Oates.