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Dancing In The Dark by Tegan And Sara
Dancing In The Dark
D
E|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
B|--------7—5—---7—7-|
e|--5----------------|
D
I get up in the evening and I ain't got nothing to say
G
I come home in the morning I go to bed feeling the same way
D
I ain't nothing but tired Man I'm just tired and bored with myself
A
Hey there Baby I could use just a little help
(chorus):
A G
You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark
G D
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark
Messages keep getting clearer, radio's on and I'm moving round my place
I check my look in the mirror I wanna change my hair, my clothes, my face
Man I ain't getting nowhere, I'm just living in a dump like this
D
There's something happening somewhere.
something happening somewhere
something happening somewhere
something happening somewhere
(chorus):
A G
You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark
G D
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark
D (riff)
Build.. on D
A G
You can't start a fire sitting round crying over a broken heart
G A
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark
G
You can't start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart
G D
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark
Outro:
play around with the riff that’s played throughout the song. It’s a little different at
end.
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version 2
Chords used:
Bm E5 F#m
e|-7-|-7-|-2-|
B|-7-|-7-|-2-|
G|-7-|-9-|-2-|
D|-9-|-9-|-4-|
A|-9-|-7-|-4-|
E|-7-|---|-2-|
Bm
I get up in the evening
And I ain't got nothing to say
I come home in the morning
I go to bed feeling the same way
E5
I ain't nothing but tired
I'm just tired and bored with myself
Bm
Hey there baby I could use just a little help
F#m
You can't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a spark
E5
This gun is for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Bm
Bm
Message keeps getting clearer
Radio's on and I'm moving 'round my place
Check my look in the mirror
Wanna change my hair, my clothes, my face
E5
I ain't getting nowhere sleeping in a dump like this
Bm
Something happening somewhere
Something happening somewhere
Something happening somewhere
Something happening somewhere
F#m
You can't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a spark
E5
This gun is for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Break with Bm
F#m
You can't start a fire
Sitting around crying over a broken heart
E5
This gun is for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
F#m
You can't start a fire
Worrying about your little world falling apart
E5
This gun is for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
End with Bm
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
Intro/Verse:
"I get up in the evening
and I ain't got nothing to say
I come home in the morning
I go to bed feeling the same way"
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---12---|
A---12---|
E---10---|
Guitar 2:
e---5-----------2-2---------5--------2--------|
B------3---3-5-------5-3------3--3-5---5-3----|
G--------------------------------------------.| X4
D--------------------------------------------.|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
"I ain't nothing but tired
Man I'm just tired and bored with..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G---12---|
D---12---|
A---10---|
E--------|
Guitar 2:
e---------13----13------------|
B-----10-----10----10----10---|
G---9------------------9-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
"...myself
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help"
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---12---|
A---12---|
E---10---|
Guitar 2:
e---5-----------2-2---------5--------2--------|
B------3---3-5-------5-3------3--3-5---5-3----|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
"You can't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---7----|
A---7----|
E---5----|
Guitar 2:
*Note, you can either play this part with the same rhythm
as the higher picking part (which I think is what Ted does live):
e----------0-----0------------|
B------2------2-----2-----2---|
G---2------------------2-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
Or you can play it like this:
(which is what I think Tegan does when playing acoustic)
Although I'm not positive as it's kind of hard to hear.
e----------0---------0-----|
B------2----------2--------|
G---2----------2----------.| X4
D-------------------------.|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
"...spark
This gun's for hire
even if we're just dancing in the..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G---12---|
D---12---|
A---10---|
E--------|
Guitar 2:
e---------13----13------------|
B-----10-----10----10----10---|
G---9------------------9-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
"...dark"
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---12---|
A---12---|
E---10---|
Guitar 2:
e---5-----------2-2---------5--------2--------|
B------3---3-5-------5-3------3--3-5---5-3----|
G--------------------------------------------.| X2
D--------------------------------------------.|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
"You can't start a fire
sitting 'round crying over a broken..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---7----|
A---7----|
E---5----|
Guitar 2:
e----------0-----0------------|
B------2------2-----2-----2---|
G---2------------------2-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
OR
e----------0---------0-----|
B------2----------2--------|
G---2----------2----------.| X4
D-------------------------.|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
"...heart
This gun is for hire
even if we're just dancing in the..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G---12---|
D---12---|
A---10---|
E--------|
Guitar 2:
e---------13----13------------|
B-----10-----10----10----10---|
G---9------------------9-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
"...dark
You can't start a fire
worrying about your little world falling..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---7----|
A---7----|
E---5----|
Guitar 2:
e----------0-----0------------|
B------2------2-----2-----2---|
G---2------------------2-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
OR
e----------0---------0-----|
B------2----------2--------|
G---2----------2----------.| X4
D-------------------------.|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
"...apart
This gun is for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the...
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G---12---|
D---12---|
A---10---|
E--------|
Guitar 2:
e---------13----13------------|
B-----10-----10----10----10---|
G---9------------------9-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
"...dark"
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---12---|
A---12---|
E---10---|
Guitar 2:
e---5-----------2-2---------5--------2--------|
B------3---3-5-------5-3------3--3-5---5-3----|
G--------------------------------------------.| X2
D--------------------------------------------.|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
Ending:
Guitar 1:
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---12---|
A---12---|
E---10---|
Guitar 2:
e--------|
B---3----|
G--------|
D--------|
A--------|
E--------|
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