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Dancing In The Dark Tab

by Amy Macdonald


Dancing in the Dark - Amy MacDonald live acoustic version.


My little sister asked me to work this out for her, so I thought I'd post it up here as well.

This is played a little bit slower than the Springsteen original
I'm sure this is pretty accurate because I watched the video on youtube about 50 times 
I was working it out.
(Amy MacDonald "Dancing in the Dark" @ Manchester Academy)

I know there are some deviations in the lyrics with the original, but this is how Amy 
it.

Amy uses some fingerpickin pattern that was too complicated for me to work out, if 
else can, please post it.

I just pluck the base note and strum.


Capo on the 3rd Fret

All chords and tabs are relative to the capo (Actually in Bb same as the Springsteen 
(I think))


Intro: [][] [][]

[]I get up in the []evening, []And I []aint got nothing to [G]say
I come home in the []morning, I []go to bed []feeling the same []way
I ain't nothing but []tired, []Man I'm just []tired and bored with [G]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 dancing in the []dark[][][]

[G]Messages keep getting [Em]clearer, [G]Radio's on and I'm [Em]moving 'round the [G]place
I check my look in the [Em]mirror, [G]wanna change my [Em]clothes, my hair, my [C]face
Man I ain't getting [Am]nowhere, [C]Well I'm Just [Am]living in a dump like this[G]
There's something happening [Em]somewhere, [G]Hey Baby I [Em]just know that there [D]is

[D]You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a [C]spark
This gun's for [Am]hire, [C]even if we're [Am]just dancing in the [G]dark[Em][G][Em]

[Em]You sit around getting [G]older
[C]There's a joke here some[D]where and it's on [Em]me
I'll shake this world off my [G]shoulders
[C]Come on baby the [D]laugh's on me

[G]Stay on the streets of [Em]this town, [G]And they'll be [Em]carving you up all [G]right
They say you gotta stay [Em]hungry, [G]Hey baby, I'm [Em]just about starving [C]tonight
I'm dying for some [Am]action, [C]I'm sick of sitting '[Am]round here trying to write 
[G]book
I need a love [Em]reaction,[G]Hey [Em]baby gimme just one [D]look


[D]You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a [C]spark
This gun's for [Am]hire, [C]even if we're [Am]just dancing in the [G]dark[Em]

[G]even if we're [Em]just dancing in the [G]dark[Em]
[G]even if we're [Em]just dancing in the [G]dark