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Dancing In The Dark

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Only three chords...so it's pretty easy.
Chords used:
e|-Bm7-|-E57-|F#m-2-|
B|-7-|-7-|-2-|
G|-7-|-9-|-2-|
D|-9-|-9-|-4-|
A|-9-|-7-|-4-|
E|-7-|---|-2-|
BmI 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 
E5I ain't nothing but tired 
I'm just tired and bored with myself 
BmHey there baby I could use just a little help 
F#mYou can't start a fire 
You can't start a fire without a spark 
E5This gun is for hire 
Even if we're just dancing in the dark 
Bm
BmMessage 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 
E5I ain't getting nowhere sleeping in a dump like this 
BmSomething happening somewhere
Something happening somewhere
Something happening somewhere
Something happening somewhere
F#mYou can't start a fire 
You can't start a fire without a spark 
E5This gun is for hire 
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Break with Bm
F#mYou can't start a fire 
Sitting around crying over a broken heart
E5This gun is for hire 
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
F#mYou can't start a fire 
Worrying about your little world falling apart
E5This gun is for hire 
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
End with Bm

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Dancing In The Dark

by Tegan and Sara

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Only three chords...so it's pretty easy.

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-|

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

I ain't nothing but tired

I'm just tired and bored with myself

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

This gun is for hire

Even if we're just dancing in the dark

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

I ain't getting nowhere sleeping in a dump like this

Something happening somewhere

F#m

You can't start a fire

You can't start a fire without a spark

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

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

This gun is for hire

Even if we're just dancing in the dark

End with Bm

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