Dancing in the Dark – Bruce Springsteen

I get up in the evenin'
And I ain't got nothin' to say
I come home in the mornin'
I go to bed feelin' the same way
I ain't nothin' but tired
Man, I'm just tired and bored with myself
Hey there, baby, 
I could use just a little help
You can't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancin' in the dark

Messages keeps gettin' clearer
Radio's on and I'm movin' 'round my place
I check my look in the mirror
Wanna change my clothes, 
my hair, my face
Man, I ain't gettin' nowhere
I'm just livin' in a dump like this
There's somethin' happenin' somewhere
Baby, I just know that there is
You can't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a spark
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancin' in the dark
You sit around gettin' older
There's a joke here somewhere 
and it's on me
I'll shake this world off my shoulders
Come on, baby, the laugh's on me

Stay on the streets of this town
And they'll be carvin' you up alright
They say you gotta stay hungry
Hey baby, I'm just about starvin' tonight
I'm dyin' for some action
I'm sick of sittin' 'round here 
tryin' to write this book
I need a love reaction
Come on now, baby, gimme just one look
You can't start a fire
Sittin' 'round cryin' over a broken heart
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancin' in the dark
You can't start a fire
Worryin' about your little world fallin' apart
This gun's for hire
Even if we're just dancin' in the dark
Even if we're just dancin' in the dark
Even if we're just dancin' in the dark
Even if we're just dancin' in the dark
Hey baby

Capo on 4th Fret

Intro:
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G                            Em 
  I get up in the evening
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  and I ain't got nothing to say
                                      Em
I come home in the morning
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  I go to bed feeling the same way
                               Am     
I ain't nothing but tired
C                       Am                                G
  Man I'm just tired and bored with myself
                  Em 
Hey there baby,   
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  I could use just a little help
 
D                            D/G
  You can't start a fire
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  You can't start a fire without a spark
                         Am   
This gun's for hire
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  even if we're just dancing in the dark

        Em        G          Em   
 Tu tu to do,  Tu tu to do
 
G                                             Em      
  Message keeps getting clearer
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  radio's on and I'm moving 'round the place
G                                          Em
  I check my look in the mirror
      G                              Em 
I wanna change my clothes, 
                        C
my hair, my face
                                    Am         C
Man I ain't getting nowhere
               Am                              G
I'm just living in a dump like this
                                                           Em 
There's something happening somewhere
G         Em                        
  baby I just know that there is
 
D                            D/G
  You can't start a fire
D                            D/G                      C
  You can't start a fire without a spark
                         Am   
This gun's for hire
C                                 Am                    G
  even if we're just dancing in the dark
 
G  Em  G  Em   G  Em  G  Em
 Tu tu to do,  Tu tu to do

Em                                      G
 You sit around getting older
Em                                     D
 there's a joke here somewhere 
                  Em
and it's on me
C                                              G
I'll shake this world off my shoulders
C                                   D
 come on baby the laugh's on me
 
G                                       Em   
  Stay on the streets of this town
G                          Em                       G
  and they'll be carving you up alright
                                             Em       G
They say you gotta stay hungry
                        Em                               C
hey baby, I'm just about starving tonight
                                    Am    
I'm dying for some action
C                           
  I'm sick of sitting 
            Am                                      G
'round here trying to write this book
                         Em
I need a love reaction
G                         Em                                 D
  come on now baby gimme just one look
 
                             D/G
You can't start a fire
D                       D/G                              C
sitting 'round crying over a broken heart
                         Am   
This gun's for hire
C                                 Am                    D
  even if we're just dancing in the dark
                             D/G
You can't start a fire 
D                                 D/G 
worrying about your little world 
                C
falling apart
                         Am   
This gun's for hire
C                                 Am                    G     Em
  even if we're just dancing in the dark
G     Em                  G     Em
   dancing in the dark 
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   dancing in the dark 

G   Em 
 
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  Hey baby,      dancing in the dark

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