Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen

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Capo III (to match Springsteen, drop as required)
    = 320000
  = 320200
*   = 320400 (2nd position)
  = x30210
 = x30410
    = xx0432
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Other chords j

ust standard

[Intro]
    *      *    * 

[Verse 1]
            
 I get up in t

       
he evening    

            
 and I ain't g

   
ot nothin' to 


say
            
 I come home i

       
n the morning,

            
  I go to bed 

   
feeling the sa

 
me way
              
 I ain't nothi

           
ng but tired, 

             
  man I'm just

           
 tired and bor

          
ed with myself
           
 Hey there bab

        
y,      I coul

         
d use just a l

  
ittle help

[Chorus]
             
 You can't sta

           
rt a fire, you

              
 can't start a

       
 fire without 

   
a spark
              
 This gun's fo

    
r hire     eve

              
n if we're jus

    
t dancing in t

 
he dark

[Interlude]
()      

[Verse 2]
            
 Message keeps

       
 getting clear

            
er,      radio

             
's on and I'm 

    
moving round t

   
he place
            
 I check my lo

       
ok in the mirr

            
or,   I wanna 

         
change my clot

      
hes, my hair, 

   
my face
              
 Man I ain't g

           
etting nowhere

            
,   I’m just l

            
iving in a dum

       
p like this
              
 There's somet

              
hing happening

       
 somewhere,  b

          
aby I just kno

+   
w that there i

s

[Chorus]
             
 You can't sta

           
rt a fire, you

              
 can't start a

       
 fire without 

   
a spark
              
 This gun's fo

    
r hire     eve

              
n if we're jus

    
t dancing in t

 
he dark

[Interlude]
    *      *    * 

(Editing only done to here)
[Bridge]
            
 You sit aroun

             
d getting olde

             
r,   there's a

              
 joke here som

 
ewhere and it'

s on me
            
 I'll shake th

              
is world off m

             
y shoulders,  

             
   come on bab

      
y the laughs o

n me

[Verse 3]
             
 Stay on the s

              
treets of this

           
 town     and 

           
they'll be car

ving you up al

right
             
 They say you 

            
got to stay hu

             
ngry,  hey bab

            
y I'm just abo

              
ut starving to


night
              
 I'm dying for

           
 some action, 

             
 I'm sick of s

              
itting 'round 

           
here trying to

            
 write this bo

ok
              
 I need a love

           
 reaction,   c

              
ome on now bab

  
y gimme me jus

t one look

[Chorus]
             
 You can't sta

              
rt a fire, sit

              
ting 'round cr

              
ying over a br

     
oken heart
              
 This gun's fo

          
r hire     eve

              
n if we're jus

           
t dancing in t

   
he dark
              
 You can't sta

              
rt a fire, wor

              
ryin' about yo

              
ur little worl

           
d fallin' apar

t
              
 This gun's fo

          
r hire     eve

              
n if we're jus

           
t dancing in t

   
he dark

[Outro]
           
         Even 

              
if we're just 

            
dancing in the

 
 dark
           
         Even 

              
if we're just 

            
dancing in the

 
 dark
           
         Even 

              
if we're just 

            
dancing in the

 
 dark
           
              

              
              

            
              

 
     Hey baby
                                      

                                         (fade out)

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