Tuning: EADGBE
Capo 4
Capo 3 (for 2000s/“Live In Barcelona” version)
 
[Keyboard Chords]

   v       v ^
e|------------
B|-0-------0-0
G|-0-------0-0
D|-0-------0-0
A|------------
E|-3-------3-3

 v ^      v   
-----|--------
-0-0-|(0)-0---
-0-2-|(2)-4---
-0-0-|(0)-0---
-----|--------
-3-3-|(3)-3---

            v 
----------|---
----------|-0-
----------|-0-
----------|-0-
----------|---
----------|-3-

      v ^ v ^ 
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------0-0-0-0-
------0-0-0-2-
------0-0-0-0-
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------3-3-3-3-

      v ^     
|-------------
|(0)--0-0-----
|(2)--4-2-----
|(0)--0-0-----
|-------------
|(3)--3-3-----

v ^
----|
0-0-|
0-0-| (hold last chord on repeats,
0-0-| don't play again on beat 1)
----|
3-3-|

[Verse]
             
I get up in th

      
e evening
              
and I ain't go

           
t nothing to s

ay
              
I come home in

     
 the morning
           
I go to bed fe

              
eling the same


 way
              
I ain't nothin

         
g but tired
             
Man, I'm just 

             
tired and bore

        
d with myself
            
Hey there baby

           
, I could use 

              
just a little 


help
             
You can't star

t a fire
              
You can't star

              
t a fire witho

     
ut a spark
              
This gun's for

    
 hire
              
Even if we're 

            
just dancing i

      
n the dark
             
Message keeps 

            
getting cleare


r
              
Radio's on and

            
 I'm moving 'r

         
ound the place
              
I check my loo

         
k in the mirro

r
             
I wanna change

            
 my clothes, m

           
y hair, my fac

e
              
Man, I ain't g

          
etting nowhere
            
Just living in

              
 a dump like t

 
his
              
There's someth

              
ing happening 

      
somewhere
            
Baby I just kn

              
ow that there 


is
             
You can't star

t a fire
              
You can't star

              
t a fire witho

     
ut a spark
              
This gun's for

    
 hire
              
Even if we're 

            
just dancing i

      
n the dark

[Bridge]
            
You sit around

         
 getting older
             
there's a joke

             
 here somewher

              
e and it's on 


me
              
I'll shake thi

              
s world off my

 
 shoulders
             
come on baby t

    
his laugh's on

 me
             
Stay on the st

              
reets of this 

  
town
              
And they'll be

            
 carving you u

    
p alright
              
They say you g

            
otta stay hung

 
ry
              
Hey baby, I'm 

            
just about sta

        
rving tonight
              
I'm dying for 

         
some action
              
I'm sick of si

             
tting 'round h

             
ere trying to 

           
write this boo

k
              
I need a love 

      
reaction
              
Come on now ba

            
by gimme just 

    
one look
             
You can't star

              
t a fire sitti

              
ng 'round cryi

              
ng over a brok

   
en heart
              
This gun's for

    
 hire
              
Even if we're 

            
just dancing i

      
n the dark
              
You can't star

              
t a fire worry

              
ing about your

              
 little world 

         
falling apart
              
This gun's for

   
 hire
              
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!

[Sax Solo]
e|------------
B|------------
G|-----0-4----
D|-0-2------0-
A|------------
E|------------

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------0-3-0--3
--0-4---------
2-------------
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--3/5--5/8-5--
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---------2-4--
--2-2-4-------
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e|------------
B|-3/5-3-3--3/
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

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5-3--------3/5
----4--2------
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-3-3--3-3/5-3-
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---------5-3--
-4-2-0------4-
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---5-3------5-
2-----4-2-----
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3------|
-4-2---|
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-------|

              
e|------------
B|---------3-5
G|-2-4-2-4----
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
------3----3--
-3-5----5----5
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--2p0-2-2-2p0-
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2-4---2p0-2-4-
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   (fade)
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2-0-2-4-------
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