Dancing In The Dark (Complete)

by Bruce Springsteen · posted by saints_springsteen

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

VERSE 1:
4  4   4  4  4   -4 5
I get up in the evening

4   4   4    4   -4  5  -4  4
and I ain't got nothing to say

4  4     4   4  4   -4 5
I come home in the morning

6 6  6   6   -6  5   -5   6  -6
I go to bed feeling the same way

-6 -6    -6  6   5   6 -6
I ain't nothing but tired

-6   -6  -6    -6   6    -5   5    -4 4
Man I'm just tired and bored with myself

4     4   -4 5  4   4    4   -4  5  -4 4   4
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help


CHORUS:
6    -6     6  -5  5 4
You can't start a fire

 4    4     4   4  -4    5  -4 4   4
You can't start a fire without a spark

  4   4     4  -4 5
This gun's for hire

 4 4  4   4    4    -4  5  -4  4    4
even if we're just dancing in the dark


VERSE 2:
 4  4     4    4   4   -4  5
Message keeps getting clearer

4   4   4   4   4  -4  5     -4   4    4
radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place

4   4    4   4   4  4   -4 5
I check my look in the mirror

5  5  6   6    -6    -6    -6  -6   -6  -6
I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face

-6  -6 -6    6   5   6  -6
Man I ain't getting nowhere

-6   -6   -6 -6 6  -5  5   -4    4
I'm just living in a dump like this

  4      4    4    4  4  4   -4   5
There's something happening somewhere

4 4  -4 5    -4   4     4    4
baby I just know that there is

CHORUS:
6    -6     6  -5  5 4
You can't start a fire

 4    4     4   4  -4    5  -4 4   4
You can't start a fire without a spark

  4   4     4  -4 5
This gun's for hire

 4 4  4   4    4    -4  5  -4  4    4
even if we're just dancing in the dark

VERSE 3:
 6   7   7  7   -6  6  -6 5
You sit around getting older

  6     7   7   7    7    7    -6 -6   -7  7
there's a joke here somewhere and it's on me

 6     7     7    7   -6  6   -6   5
I'll shake this world off my shoulders

 -5  -5 -5-5   5     5    -4 -4
come on baby this laugh's on me

VERSE 4:
 4   4   4     4     4  -4    5
Stay on the streets of this town

 4     4    4   -4  5   5  -4  4 4
and they'll be carving you up alright

  4   4   4   4 4    4   -4 5
They say you gotta stay hungry

 -6 -6-6 -6   -6   -6-6   -6  5   6  -6
hey baby I'm just about starving tonight

 6   -6-6 -6    5   6  -6
I'm dying for some action

 6    6  6   -6 -6      -6  -6   6  6   6   6 
I'm sick of sitting 'round here trying to write

  5   4
this book

4   4  4   4   4 -4 5
I need a love reaction

  4   4  4  4 4   4 -4   5   -4   4
come on now baby gimme just one look

CHORUS:
 6   -6     6   -5 5 4  4  4      4    -4 5
You can't start a fire sitting 'round crying

 55  5  -4 4    4
over a broken heart

 4    4     4  -45
This gun's for hire

4  4  4   4     4   -4 5   -4  4    4
Even if we're just dancing in the dark

 6   -6     6   -5 5 4  4 4  4   4 4    4
You can't start a fire worrying about your

-4  5    5    5  -4  -4 4
little world falling apart

 4    4     4  -45
This gun's for hire

4 4   4   4    4    -4 5   -4  4    4
Even if we're just dancing in the dark

4 4   4   4    4    -4 5   -4  4    4
Even if we're just dancing in the dark

4 4   4   4    4    -4 5   -4  4    4
Even if we're just dancing in the dark

4 4   4   4    4    -4 5   -4  4    4
Even if we're just dancing in the dark

-6  5 6
Hey baby

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