Private Eye
Bob Neuwirth

      C                             G
I was under the impression you were taking too much time
        A                       F
At your kindly suggestion I did not stop by til nine
        Dm                               G
In this room with your possessions, on a sofa I recline
         Dm           F            C     G
And its glamorous to be a private eye

C                                G
Resisting the temptation to kick down your bedroom door
   Am                     F
I sip a cool libation and pace the hardwood floor
          Dm                                          G
Check the knick knacks on the mantle, Gee, youve got geegaws here galore
     Dm           F            C    G            
Its glamorous to be a private eye

      C                              G
For a room without a window, this is sure an open space
       Am                        F
Like a set of circumstances that brings me to this place
      Dm                              G
After all of this intrigue to finally meet you face to face
          Dm           F            C
Yes, its glamorous to be a private eye

CHORUS
        G            C
Private eye, private eye
        G            C
Not the CIA, nor the FBI
        G            Am
Private eye, private eye
        F        G       C    
Private eye, yi, yi, yi, eye
 
        C                           G
This is strangely reminiscent of my most famous case
       Am                             F
With a touch of the quintessence that lingered with a trace
        Dm                                       G
Of that night of love in Oakland that set such a frantic pace
       Dm           F            C      G
It was dangerous to be a private eye

       C                             G  
And it becomes a fine obsession as I light a Lucky Strike
      Am                                      F
And I fumble through my trench coat for those gumdrops that I like
      Dm                           G
And I calmly wax the mustache that highlights my disguise
          Dm           F            C      G
Yes, its glamorous to be a private eye

            C                       G   
Just as Im losing my composure and nodding from my chair
    Am                    F
The sound of silk pajamas announces that youre here
         Dm                         G
Slipping softly down beside me, you whisper in my ear
       Dm           F            C
Is it dangerous to be a private eye?

REPEAT CHORUS CHORDS (No Words)
