Dirty Little Secret by The All-American Rejects | Lyrics with Guitar Chords

Dirty Little Secret was the lead single to the band’s second album. Songwriters Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter wrote it as an attempt to make up some drama with their girlfriends as they had none at all at the time of writing. The song was only an acoustic guitar and vocals until a week before recording, when the rest of the band came up with an arrangement. 

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Key of the Song:

The original key of Dirty Little Secret by The All-American Rejects is in A major.

Guitar Chords for Dirty Little Secret by The All-American Rejects

This is another song where the powerchords will be better to use instead of the full chords. The song is quite simple to remember as it’s only four chords to recall, and three of them are often used. When switching these chords, try not to create any extra fret noise when moving along the fretboard, which can be done with careful placement and execution of the chord shapes.

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Dirty Little Secret by The All-American Rejects – Lyrics with Chords

[Intro]
A/G 4x
 
[Verse]
A      E                   F#m
Let me know that I've done wrong
          D
When I've known this all along
A    E                F#m
I go around a time or two
        D
Just to waste my time with you
 
[Chorus]
Bm                             F#m
Tell me all that you've thrown away
                               D
Find out games you don't wanna play
                 E
You are the only one that needs to know
 
[Chorus]
A                D            F#m           E
I'll keep you my dirty little secret (Dirty little secret)
           A                   D            F#m
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret 
                      E
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
   D
My dirty little secret
 
Who has to know
 
[Verse]
A       E                 F#m
When we live such fragile lives
         D                  A
It's the best way we survive
     E                F#m
I go around a time or two
        D
Just to waste my time with you
 
[Chorus]
Bm                             F#m
Tell me all that you've thrown away
                               D
Find out games you don't wanna play
                 E
You are the only one that needs to know
 
[Chorus]
A                D            F#m           E
I'll keep you my dirty little secret (Dirty little secret)
           A                   D            F#m
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
                      E
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
   D
My dirty little secret
 
Who has to know
 
F#m                         D
The way she feels inside (inside)
                             F#m
Those thoughts I can't deny (deny)
                             D
These sleeping dogs won't lie (won't lie)
 
And now I'll try to lie
F#m
It’s eating me apart
D
Trace this life out
 
[Interlude]
A                D            F#m          E
I'll keep you my dirty little secret(Dirty little secret)
           A                   D            F#m
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret(Just another regret)
 
[Chorus]
A                D            F#m          E
I'll keep you my dirty little secret(Dirty little secret)
           A                   D            F#m
Don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
                      E
(Just another regret, hope that you can keep it)
   D            F#m
My dirty little secret
D            F#m
Dirty little secret
D            A
Dirty little secret
 
Who has to know
 
[Outro]
Who has to know