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Private Dancer

by Tina Turner

Written by: Mark Knopfler

PRIVATE DANCER Mark Knopfler Tina Turner F-F over 2 octaves Gm7 Dm7 EbM7 Gm7 Dm7 ||: / Well^the men^come in^these | pla ces ss / | / and^the men^are ee | ||: ~ ^You wanna make^a million | dol lars ss / | ~ ^You wanna live^out tt | Cm7 Gm7 Dm7 EbM7 | all the^same ee / | / You^dont (look at their) | fa ces ss / | | by the^sea aa / | / Have^a husband and^some | chil dren nn / | Gm7 F6 Cm7 Gm7 | / and you^don’t tt | ask their^names ss / | / You^dont think^of them^as | | / yeah^I guess^you want^a | fam ily yy / | / All^the men^come in^these | Dm7 EbM7 Gm7 Dm7 Cm7 Gm7 | hu man nn / | / You^dont t think ^of | them^at all // | ~ ^You keep^your (mind on the) | | pla ces ss / | / And^the men are | all^the same // | / You^don’t (look at their) | Dm7 EbM7 Gm7 F6 Cm7 | mon ey yy / | / Keeping your^eyes ss | on the^wall ll Youre^my | | fa ces ss / | / And you^dont tt | ask their^names ss Youre^my | Eb Bb Gm7 | Pri vate^Dan n^cer ~ ^a | (dan cer for) money ~ ^You'll | (do what I) (want you to) | F-4 F G#M7 | do / / Youre^my | Pri vate^Dan n^cer ~ ^a | (dan cer for) (mon ey and) | Am7 G° Eb7 Gm7 1. | (an y old) (mu sic will) | do / // | //// :|| Am7 D7 Gm Eb Bb 2. | (an y old) (mu sic will) | do // Youre^my | Pri vate^Dan n^cer ~ ^a | Gm7 F-4 F | (dan cer for) money ~ ^You'll | (do what I) (want you to) | do / / just^a | G#M7 Am7 G° Eb7 | Pri vate^Dan n^cer ~ ^a | (dan cer for) (mon ey and) | (an y old) (mu sic will) | do / // | Gm7 C9 | //// | // Deutsch marks^or | Dol lars ss ~ ^A | few^pounds ss sterling will^do | | nicely thank^you uu you^said | / Let^me loosen up^your | col lar rr tell^me | C#m7 Eb7 D7+ | ~ do=you want^to see^me do^the | shimmy again Yes youre^my | repeat CHORUS and fade.

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Private Dancer is performed by Tina Turner and written by Mark Knopfler. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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