Dancing in the Dark — Bruce Springsteen
Chords and lyrics for Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen (key of A).
Verse 1
At A* : (A5 Asus2 A
play this[A5] riff[Asus2] [A]x2[A5)][Asus2]
Intro
[A5] [Asus2] [A]
[A5] [Asus2] [A] [Asus2] [A5]
[A5] [Asus2] [A]
[A5] [Asus2] [A] [Asus2] [A5]
Verse 1
A*
I get up in the evening, And I aint got nothing to say
A* D
I come home in the morning, I go to bed feeling the same way
I ain't nothing but [Bm]tired,[D] Man I'm just [Bm]tired and bored with [A]myself
Hey there [F#m]baby, [A] I could [F#m]use just a little help
Chorus
[E] You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a [D]spark
This gun's for [Bm]hire,[D] even if we're just [Bm]dancing in the [A]dark
Bridge
A*
Verse 2
A*
Messages keep getting clearer, radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place
A* D
I check my look in the mirror, I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man I ain't getting [Bm]nowhere, [D] just [Bm]living in a dump like [A]this,
There's something happening [F#m]somewhere, [A] baby [F#m]I just know that there is
Chorus
[E] You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a [D]spark
This gun's for [Bm]hire,[D] even if we're just [Bm]dancing in the [A]dark
Bridge
A*
Bridge
[F#m]You sit around getting [A]older
[D] There's a joke here [E]somewhere and it's on [F#m]me
I'll shake this world off my [A]shoulders
[D]Come on baby the [E]laugh's on me
Verse 3
A*
Stay on the streets of this town, and they'll be carving you up all right
A* D
They say you gotta stay hungry, hey baby, I'm just about starving tonight
I'm dying for some [Bm]action,[D] I'm sick of sitting 'round [Bm]here trying to write
this [A]book, I need a love [F#m]reaction,[A] come on [F#m]baby gimme just one look
Chorus
[E] You can't start a fire, sitting around crying over a broken [D]heart
This gun's for [Bm]hire, [D] even if we're just [Bm]dancing in the dark
[E] You can't start a fire, worrying about your little world falling [D]apart
This gun's for [Bm]hire, [D] even if we're just [Bm]dancing in the [A]dark
Outro
[A5] [Asus2] [A]
[A5]Even if we're just [Asus2][A]dan---cing [Asus2]in [A5]the dark
[A5] [Asus2] [A]
[A5]Even if we're just [Asus2][A]dan---cing [Asus2]in [A5]the dark
[A5] [Asus2] [A]
[A5]Even if we're just [Asus2][A]dan---cing [Asus2]in [A5]the dark
[A5] [Asus2] [A]
[A5]hey [Asus2][A]baby[A5][Asus2]
A*
(repeat and fade)
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