D7 
I make my living off the evening news
G7 
Just give me something, something I can use
C                   G 
People love it when you lose
D7 
They love dirty laundry

D7                                
Well I could have been an actor but I wound up here
G7 
I just have to look good, I don't have to be clear
C                      G 
Come and whisper in my ear
D7 
Give us dirty laundry

[Chorus]
Am7                       G 
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down (3X)
F                         C            D7 
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em all around

Am7                                    G 
We got the bubble-headed bleach blonde comes on at five
F                                             C            D7 
She can tell you 'bout the plane crash with a gleam in her eye
C                            G 
It's interesting when people die
D7 
Give us dirty laundry

[Verse 2]
D7 
Can we film the operation, is the head dead yet
G7 
Y'know the boys in the newsroom got a running bet
C                    G 
Get the widow on the set
D7 
We need dirty laundry

[Chorus]
Am7                                G 
You don't really need to find out what's going on
F                             C             D7 
You don't really want to know just how far it's gone
C                      G 
Just leave well enough alone
D7 
Eat your dirty laundry

Am7                       G 
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down (3X)
F                        C            D7 
Kick 'em where they sit, kick 'em all around
Am7                       G        
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down (3X)
F                         C           D7 
Kick 'em where they sit, kick 'em all around

Am7                         G 
Dirty little secrets, dirty little lies
F                                  C           D7 
We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pies
C                      G 
We love to cut you down to size
D7 
We love dirty laundry

Am7                        G 
We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing
F                          C                  D7 
When it's said and done we haven't told you a thing
C                      G 
We all know that crap is king
D7 
Give us dirty laundry
Am7                       G 
Kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down