...DIRTY DIANA... by Michael Jackson
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*from 'Bad' (1987)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: G)
Intro:
Em C D,
Em C D
Em
Oh no,
C D
Oh no,
Em C D
Oh no.
Verse 1:
(D) Em
You'll never make me stay,
C D
So take your weight off of me,
Em
I know your every move,
C D
So won't you just let me be?
(D) Em
I've been here times before,
C D
But I was too blind to see.
Em
That you se-duce every man,
C D
This time you won't seduce me.
(D) Em
She's saying; that's ok,
C D
Hey baby do what you please.
Em
I have the stuff that you want,
C D
I am the thing that you need.
(D) Em
She looked me deep in the eyes,
C D
She's touchin' me so to start.
F#m
She says there's no turnin' back,
B
She trapped me in her heart.
Chorus 1:
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, nah,
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, nah.
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, no,
Em
Dirty Di-ana;
C D
Let me be!
Interlude:
Em C D,
Em C D
Em
Oh no,
C D
Oh no,
Em C D
Oh no.
Verse 2:
(D) Em
She likes the boys in the band,
D
She knows when they come to town.
Em
Every musician's fan,
C D
After the curtain comes down.
(D) Em
She waits at backstage doors,
C D
For those who have pres-tige.
Em
Who promise fortune and fame,
C D
A life that's so care-free.
(D) Em
She's saying; that's ok,
C D
Hey baby do what you want.
Em
I'll be your night lovin' thing,
C D
I'll be the freak you can taunt.
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Em
And I don't care what you say,
C D
I want to go too far,
F#m
I'll be your everything;
B
If you make me a star.
Chorus 2:
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, nah,
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, nah,
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, no,
Em C D
Dirty Diana.
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, nah,
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, nah,
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, no,
Em C D
Dirty Diana.
Em C D
Di-ana!
Em C D
Di-ana!
Em C D
Dirty Di-ana!
Em C D
It's Dia-aa-aa,
Em C D
Come On!
Solo:
Em C D (x8)
Verse 3:
(D) Em
She said I have to go home,
C D
'Cos I'm real tired you see.
Em
But I hate sleepin' alone,
C D
Why don't you come with me?
(D) Em
I said my baby's at home,
C D
She's probably worried to-night.
Em
I didn't call on the phone,
C D
To say that I'm al-right.
Em
Diana walked up to me,
C D
She said I'm all yours to-night.
Em
At that I ran to the phone,
C D
Sayin' baby, I'm al-right.
(D) Em
I said but unlock the door,
C D
Because I forgot the key.
F#m
She said he's not coming back;
B
Because he's sleeping with me.
Chorus 3:
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, nah,
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, nah,
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, no,
Em C D
Dirty Diana.
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, nah,
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, nah,
Em C
Dirty Di-ana, no,
Em C D
Dirty Diana.
Em C D
Come On!
Em C D
Come On!
Em C D
Come On!
Em C D
Come On!
Outro:
Em C D
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em C D F#m B
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)