#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Private Idaho Original Album: Wild Planet (The B-52s) Words and Music by Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Ricky Wilson and Cindy Wilson Copyright © 1980 EMI Blackwood Music Inc.; Man, Woman Together Now Inc. and Distilled Music Inc. Published by Kobalt Music Publishing America Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: The original tuning is Open Em i.e. EBEGBE. However, I never tune strings up from standard, so you can tune instead to Open Dm, and slap a capo on 2. Open Dm (DADFAD); capo on 2. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4. There are no strummed chords anywhere, just the tab. Lyrics in () are sung by the female vocalists. Other lyrics by Schneider. INTRO: Em |--------------------------------|-0---------------------------0--| |-------------------------3------|---------------------0---3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------3---3------------------| |-0---0---3---3---5--------------|-0---0---3---3---5--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| |--------------------------------|-0---------------------------0--| |-------------------------3------|---------------------0---3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------3---3------------------| |-0---0---3---3---5--------------|-0---0---3---3---5--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Hoo |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------0------|---------------------0-------0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------|-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo, hoo. Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo, hoo |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------0------|---------------------0-------0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------|-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| hoo hoo hoo__ Hoo, hoo hoo hoo hoo__ VERSE1: Em |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------0------|---------------------0-------0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------|-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| You're liv-ing in your own Pri-vate I -da -ho, liv-ing in your own Pri_____vate I - da -ho (Underground like a wild po -ta - to) Don't go on the pat-i - o (Be - ware of the pool_____________, _______________ blue bot-tom-less pool___________) It leads you straight right through the gate that o - pens on the INTERLUDE1: Notes: Synth transcribed for guitar. Em |-----15--15--15------15--15-----|-----15--15--15------15--15-----| |-17--------------17----------17-|-17--------------17----------17-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| pool______________________________ Em |-----15--15--15------15--15-----|-----15--15--15------15--15-----| |-17--------------17----------17-|-17--------------17----------17-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| CHORUS: Chords: E5 000xxx A5 555xxx G5 333xxx B5 777xxx E5 G5 |---------0----------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------3---5---0---3---5--|---------5---5---3---3---5------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| You're living in your own Private I - da -ho A5 B5 |---------0---0------------------|--------------------------------| |-x-------5---5-----------3---3--|-3-------0---0---0-------0------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| ____ you're living in your own Private I - da -ho, E5 G5 |---------0----------------------|---------0---0---------------0--| |-------------3---5---0---3---5--|---------5---5---3---3---5---5--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Keep off the path, be - ware of the gate (your own Pri-vate I -da -ho,) A5 B5 |-----0---0---0-----------0---0--|-0---0---0---0------------------| |-----5---5---5-----------5---5--|-5---5---5---5---3-----------0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Watch out for signs that say, "Hid-den Drive-ways" (your own Pri-vate I -da -ho) E5 G5 |---------0----------------------|---------0---0-----------0------| |-------------3---5---0---3---5--|---------5---5---3-------5------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Don't let the chlorine in your eyes (Oh,_____________ oh, oh,__ oh,__ oh,______) A5 B5 |-0---0---0---0---0--------------|--------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5-------3---3--|-3-------0---------------0------| |--------------------------------|---------4---------------4------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------0------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| blind you to the aw -ful sur-prise that (oh,______ oh,__ oh,_______ Whoa!) E5 G5 |---------0----------------------|---------0---------------0------| |-------------3---5---0---3---5--|---------5-------3-------5------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| waitin' for you at the bot-tom of the bot-tom-less A5 B5 |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5---0-------0------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------0-------0------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| blue,________ blue,________ blue_________ INTERLUDE2: [play: first two bars] [x4] Em |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3--|-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| pool______________________________ [then play:] |--------------------------------|-0---------------------------0--| |-------------------------0------|---------------------0---3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------3---3---5--------------| |-0---0---3---3---5--------------|-0---0---3---3---5--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| |-------------------------0------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-3-------------------3-------3--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------3---3---5--------------| |-0---0---3---3---5--------------|-0---0---3---3---5--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Em |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------0------|---------------------0-------0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------|-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| You're liv-ing in your own Pri - vate I -da-ho, |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------0------|---------------------0-------0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------|-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| - ho I - da -ho___ (You're out-ta con-trol, the ri -vers that roll, you fell into the water and down to I - da -ho) Get out-ta that state get out-ta the state you're in You bet-ter be- ware [repeat CHORUS with these lyrics:] You're living in your own Private Idaho, You're living in your own Private Idaho, Keep off the patio, keep off the path The lawn may be green but you better not be seen. Walkin' through the gate that leads you down, Down to a pool fraught with danger is a pool full of strangers [play:] [x4] Em |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3--|-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE3: |--------------------------------|-0---------------------------0--| |-------------------------0------|---------------------0---3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------3---3---5--------------| |-0---0---3---3---5--------------|-0---0---3---3---5--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| (You're liv-ing in your own Pri-vate I -da -ho___ |-------------------------0------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-3-------------------3-------3--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------3---3---5--------------| |-0---0---3---3---5--------------|-0---0---3---3---5--------------| Where do I go__ |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------0------|---------------------0-------0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------|-0---0---3---3-/-5--------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| from here to a bet-ter state than this?) Well,_ don't be blind to the big sur-prise swimmin''round an''round like a dead - ly hand of a ra -di -um clock at the bot-tom (of the) INTERLUDE1: Notes: Synth transcribed for guitar. Em |-----15--15--15------15--15-----|-----15--15--15------15--15-----| |-17--------------17----------17-|-17--------------17----------17-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| pool______________________________ Em |-----15--15--15------15--15-----|-----15--15--15------15--15-----| |-17--------------17----------17-|-17--------------17----------17-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| OUTRO-CHORUS: E5 G5 |---------0----------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------3---5---0---3---5--|---------5-------3-------5------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A5 B5 |-0-------0---0------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-------5---5-----------3---3--|---------0---------------0------| |--------------------------------|---------4---------------4------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| E5 G5 |---------0----------------------|---------0----------------------| |-------------3-----------3------|-------------3-----------3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| (I, I, I - - da - - ho_______ A5 B5 |---------0----------------------|-----------------------------0--| |-------------3-----------0---0--|---------3---3-----------3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| I, I, I - - da - - ho_______ E5 G5 |---------0----------------------|---------0----------------------| |-------------3-----------3------|-------------3-----------3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Whoa, - oh___________ ____whoa, oh,______ A5 B5 |---------0----------------------|-----------------------------0--| |-------------3-----------0---0--|---------3---3-----------3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| whoa, oh,__ oh!_______ E5 G5 |-0-------0----------------------|---------0----------------------| |-------------3-----------3------|-------------3-----------3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ah, ah, A5 B5 |---------0----------------------|-----------------------------0--| |-------------3-----------0---0--|---------3---3-------3---3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| ah, ah, E5 G5 |-0-------0----------------------|---------0----------------------| |-------------3-----------3------|-------------3-----------3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Ah, ah, A5 B5 |---------0----------------------|-----------------------------0--| |-------------3-----------0---0--|---------3---3-------3---3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| ah, ah,) Get E5 G5 |-0-------0----------------------|---------0----------------------| |-------------3-----------3------|-------------3-----------3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| out of that state get A5 B5 |---------0----------------------|-----------------------------0--| |-------------3-----------0---0--|---------3---3-------3---3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| out of that state ah. A5 G5 A5 G5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-----------5---3-----------3--|-5-----------5---3-----------3--| |-5-----------5---3-----------3--|-5-----------5---3-----------3--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| You're living in your own Pri - vate I - da -ho, li -ving in your own Pri - vate A5 G5 A5 G5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-----------5---3-----------3--|-5____________________________--| |-5-----------5---3-----------3--|-5____________________________--| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| I - da -ho____________________