Chords
Dancing In The Dark

Dancing in the Dark was written by Bruce Springsteen as an intended hit single from the Born in the U.S.A. album. Springsteen was under pressure to write a hit to boost the albums sales. Following a request from producer Jon Landau, Springsteen wrote the song in one night, expressing his frustration and longing for connection. The song tackles themes of isolation, despair, and the search for self-affirmation. It became one of Springsteens biggest ... hits, topping charts worldwide. See more [+]

Key: G

Introduction: G    Em    G    Em    

G                      Em         G  
 I get up in the evening
                     Em             G  
and I ain' t got nothing to say
                         Em  
I come home in the morning
  G             Em                     C  
I go to bed feeling the same way
                          Am        C  
I ain' t nothing but tired
                 Am                             G  
Man I' m just tired and bored with myself
             Em     G            Em                      D  
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help

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

G                             Em         G  
Message keeps getting clearer
                         Em                      G  
radio' s on and I' m moving ' round the place
                              Em  
I check my look in the mirror
  G                     Em                          C  
I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
                          Am         C  
Man I ain' t getting nowhere
            Am                            G  
I' m just living in a dump like this
                                     Em            G  
There' s something happening somewhere
                Em                    D  
baby I just know that there is

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

Em                              G  
 You sit around getting older
C                                 D                        Em  
 there' s a joke here somewhere and it' s on me
                                      G  
I' ll shake this world off my shoulders
C                         D  
 come on baby this laugh' s on me

G                                     Em     G  
Stay on the streets of this town
                    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      C  
I' m dying for some action
                                    Am                                 G  
I' m sick of sitting ' round here trying to write this book
                     Em        G  
I need a love reaction
                      Em                  D  
come on now baby gimme just one look

D                                                                              C  
You can' t start a fire sitting ' round crying over a broken heart
                    Am     C  
This gun' s for hire
                         Am                  D  
Even if we' re just dancing in the dark
                                                                                      C  
You can' t start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart
                    Am     C  
This gun' s for hire
                         Am                  G      C  
Even if we' re just dancing in the dark

                         Am                  G     C  
Even if we' re just dancing in the dark  x2
G  
Hey baby
* Alternate:
G     A  
Em    F#m  
C     D  
Am    Bm  
D     E  
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