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Dancing In The Dark

by Bruce Springsteen

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Chords & Lyrics, etc.
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Created by
Bagus
Created
5/19/2026
Updated
5/19/2026
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Intro:  B
  
B
I get up in the evening and I ain't got nothing to say
B                                                                                               E
I come home in the morning I go to bed feeling the same way
                               C#m  E                   C#m                                B
I ain't nothing but tired, man I'm just tired and bored with myself
                 G#m B             G#m                   F#
Hey there baby   I could use just a little help


F#                                                                                    E
You can't start a fire, you can't start a fire without a spark
                         C#m E                         C#m                 B
This gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark

Messages keep getting clearer, radio's on and I'm moving 'round my place
I check my look in the mirror, wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Man I ain't getting nowhere, I'm just living in a dump like this
There's something happening 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 dancing in the dark

G#m                               B         E                                      F#                          G#m
You sit around getting older, there's a joke here somewhere and it's on me
                                             B              E                               F#
I'll shake the world off my shoulders, come on baby the laugh's on me

Stay on the streets of this town and they'll be carving you up all right
They say you gotta stay hungry, hey baby I'm just about starving tonight
I'm dying for some action, I'm sick of sitting 'round here trying to write this book
I need a love reaction, come on now baby gimme just one look


F#                                                                                           E
You can't start a fire sitting round crying over a broken heart
                          C#m E                             C#m
This gun's for hire   even if we're just dancing in the dark
F#                                                                                                   E
You can't start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart
                         C#m E                           C#m                      B
This gun's for hire   even if we're just dancing in the dark

B
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
B
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
B
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
B
Hey baby!