"Spark in the Dark" by Alice Cooper
Words and music by Desmond Child and Alice Cooper
From the album Trash (1989)
Tabbed By Plikk
Note: Tune down one full step
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Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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"Oh, wel-
Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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1. "-come to the party, it's only me and you."
2. "around midnight. We'll be crawling on the floor."
w/Fill one over second verse
Guitar one
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Fill one (repeat as necessary over Verse two)
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"Tell the world to go away, babe, and I'll tell
"Burnin' with a fever and yell-
Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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"you what to do. Come over here and kiss me."
"-ing out for more. But don't write it in your diary,
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"I wanna pull your hair. Turn out the
"baby. Don't blab it on the phone. 'Cause if your
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"lights and hold me. I want to touch you everywhere."
"mom and dad found out, they'll skin me to the bone."
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Prechorus
"We don't need nobody, baby."
Now, we don't need instructions, baby."
Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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"We don't need champagne. I'll take you to the
"Don't you be afraid. It takes a little
Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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"deepest, darkest, hottest lovers' lane for a little
"friction That's how our love is made, from a little
Guitar one
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A-|--1--1---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---5---5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7|
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|Guitar two |
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Chorus
"spark in the dark. Just a little spark in the dark."
"spark in the dark. Just a little spark in the dark."
Guitar one
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|Guitar two (Over second time) |
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alice_cooper/spark_in_the_dark_tab.html ]
"Don't matter where we sleep, don't matter where we park."
"Don't matter what you say, don't matter what you do, as"
Guitar one
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|Guitar two (Over second time) |
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|Guitar three |
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"All we need is a spark, spark, spark in the dark."
"long as it is me and you. We got a
w/Fill two second time
Guitar one
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E-|--1---1--1---1---1--1----3--3--3--3--3--------3----------------------------|
Fill two
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"Spark in the dark. Just a little spark in the dark."
Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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"Oh, come..." (Go to Verse two)
Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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"Ah, spark in the dark,
Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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"just a little spark in the dark.
Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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"Don't matter where we sleep, don't matter where we park. All
"No matter what you say, no matter what you do, as
Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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"we need is a spark, spark, spark in the dark.
"long as it is me and you, we got a
Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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"Spark in the dark, just, just a little spark in the dark.
Guitar one
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E-|--------------------7--7--8--8--------7--7------------------------7--7-----|
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|Guitar two |
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"Just a little...."
Guitar one
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|Guitar two |
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