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Dancing In The Dark

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Dancing In The Dark chords
Capo IV *
[Intro]
G   Em   G   Em2x
[Verse]
GI get up in the EmeveningG  
and I ain't got Emnothing to Gsay
I come home in the Emmorning
I Ggo to bed Emfeeling the same Cway
I ain't nothing but AmtiredC  
Man, I'm just Amtired and bored with myGself
Hey there Embaby, GI could Emuse just a little Dhelp
[Chorus]
You Dcan't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a Cspark
This gun's for AmhireC  
Even if we're just Amdancing in the Gdark
[Verse]
GMessage keeps getting EmclearerG  
Radio's on and I'm Emmoving 'round the Gplace
I check my look in the Emmirror
I Gwanna change my Emclothes, my hair, my Cface
Man, I ain't getting AmnowhereC  
I'm just Amliving in a dump like Gthis
There's something happening EmsomewhereG  
Baby, I just Emknow that there Dis
[Chorus]
You Dcan't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a Cspark
This gun's for AmhireC  
Even if we're just Amdancing in the Gdark
[Bridge]
EmYou sit around getting Golder
CThere's a joke here someDwhere and it's on Emme
I'll shake this world off my Gshoulders
CCome on baby, the Dlaugh's on me
[Verse]
GStay on the streets of Emthis townG  
and they'll be Emcarving you up alGright
They say you gotta stay EmhungryG  
Hey baby, I'm Emjust about starving toCnight
I'm dying for some AmactionC  
I'm sick of sitting 'round Amhere trying to write this Gbook
I need a love reEmactionG  
Come on now baby, Emgimme just one Dlook
[Chorus]
You Dcan't start a fire sitting 'round crying over a broken Cheart
This gun's for AmhireC  
Even if we're just Amdancing in the Ddark
You Dcan't start a fire worrying about your little world falling aCpart
This gun's for AmhireC  
Even if we're just Amdancing in the GdarkC  
[Outro]
Even if we're just Amdancing in the Gdark Cx2
G
Hey baby
Capo II
G= A  
Em= F#m  
C= D  
Am= Bm  
D= E  
G= B  
Em= Abm  
C= E  
Am= C#m  
D= F#  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
G= E  
Em= C#m  
C= A  
Am= F#m  
D= B  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
G= D  
Em= Bm  
C= G  
Am= Em  
D= A  
All chords in this song (13)

The story behind the song

"Dancing In The Dark" captures a feeling of isolation and frustration, born from the artist's own experience of trying to write a hit single. Despite initial reluctance to write another song for his album, the artist penned this track overnight, channeling his state of mind after previous success. It became the first single from his 1984 album, Born in the U.S.A., and reflects the struggle and pressure behind creation. Playing this song means stepping into that tension between expectation and the raw urge to express something real.

AI-written from these sources:Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen song) — Wikipedia ↗Bruce Springsteen — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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