Dancing In The Dark - Ben Harper
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Wake up in the
evening and I
ain't got not
hing to say
I come home in
the morning I
go to bed fee
ling the same
way
I ain't nothin
g but tired, I
'm nothing but
tired and bor
ed with myself
Hey there baby
I could use
just a little
help
[Chorus]
You can't star
t a fire, you
can't start a
fire without a
spark
This gun's for
hire even if
we're just dan
cing in the da
rk
[Verse 2]
Messages keep
getting cleare
r, radio's on
and I'm moving
'round my pla
ce
I check my loo
k in the mirro
r, wanna chang
e my clothes,
my hair, my fa
ce
Man I ain't ge
tting nowhere,
I'm just livi
ng in a dump l
ike this
There's someth
ing happening
somewhere I
just know that
there is
[Chorus]
You can't star
t a fire, you
can't start a
fire without a
spark
This gun's for
hire even if
we're just dan
cing in the da
rk
[Bridge]
You sit around
getting older
, there's a jo
ke here somewh
ere and it's o
n me
I'll shake the
world off my
shoulders, com
e on baby the
laugh's on me
[Verse 3]
Stay on the st
reets of this
town they'l
l be carving y
ou up all righ
t
They say you g
otta stay hung
ry, well you k
now I'm just a
bout starving
tonight
I'm dying for
some action, I
'm sick of sit
ting 'round he
re trying to w
rite this book
I need a love
reaction, plea
se give me you
r look
[Chorus]
You can't star
t a fire, you
can't start a
fire without a
spark
This gun's for
hire even if
we're just dan
cing in the da
rk
You can't star
t a fire wor
rying about yo
ur little worl
d falling apar
t
This gun's for
hire even i
f we're just d
ancing in the
dark
Even if we're
just dancing i
n the dark
Even if we're
just dancing i
n the dark
Even if we're
just dancing i
n the dark
Hey baby!