Dancing In The Dark Chords & Tabs
Artist: Tegan and Sara
Song: Dancing in the Dark
Album: Cover
Tuning: Standard
Intro/Verse:
"I get up in the evening
and I ain't got nothing to say
I come home in the morning
I go to bed feeling the same way"
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---12---|
A---12---|
E---10---|
Guitar 2:
e---5-----------2-2---------5--------2--------|
B------3---3-5-------5-3------3--3-5---5-3----|
G--------------------------------------------.| X4
D--------------------------------------------.|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
"I ain't nothing but tired
Man I'm just tired and bored with..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G---12---|
D---12---|
A---10---|
E--------|
Guitar 2:
e---------13----13------------|
B-----10-----10----10----10---|
G---9------------------9-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
"...myself
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help"
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---12---|
A---12---|
E---10---|
Guitar 2:
e---5-----------2-2---------5--------2--------|
B------3---3-5-------5-3------3--3-5---5-3----|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
"You can't start a fire
You can't start a fire without a..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---7----|
A---7----|
E---5----|
Guitar 2:
*Note, you can either play this part with the same rhythm
as the higher picking part (which I think is what Ted does live):
e----------0-----0------------|
B------2------2-----2-----2---|
G---2------------------2-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
Or you can play it like this:
(which is what I think Tegan does when playing acoustic)
Although I'm not positive as it's kind of hard to hear.
e----------0---------0-----|
B------2----------2--------|
G---2----------2----------.| X4
D-------------------------.|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
"...spark
This gun's for hire
even if we're just dancing in the..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G---12---|
D---12---|
A---10---|
E--------|
Guitar 2:
e---------13----13------------|
B-----10-----10----10----10---|
G---9------------------9-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
"...dark"
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---12---|
A---12---|
E---10---|
Guitar 2:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tegan_and_sara/dancing_in_the_dark_tab.html ]
e---5-----------2-2---------5--------2--------|
B------3---3-5-------5-3------3--3-5---5-3----|
G--------------------------------------------.| X2
D--------------------------------------------.|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
"You can't start a fire
sitting 'round crying over a broken..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---7----|
A---7----|
E---5----|
Guitar 2:
e----------0-----0------------|
B------2------2-----2-----2---|
G---2------------------2-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
OR
e----------0---------0-----|
B------2----------2--------|
G---2----------2----------.| X4
D-------------------------.|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
"...heart
This gun is for hire
even if we're just dancing in the..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G---12---|
D---12---|
A---10---|
E--------|
Guitar 2:
e---------13----13------------|
B-----10-----10----10----10---|
G---9------------------9-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
"...dark
You can't start a fire
worrying about your little world falling..."
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---7----|
A---7----|
E---5----|
Guitar 2:
e----------0-----0------------|
B------2------2-----2-----2---|
G---2------------------2-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
OR
e----------0---------0-----|
B------2----------2--------|
G---2----------2----------.| X4
D-------------------------.|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
"...apart
This gun is for hire
Even if we're just dancing in the...
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G---12---|
D---12---|
A---10---|
E--------|
Guitar 2:
e---------13----13------------|
B-----10-----10----10----10---|
G---9------------------9-----.| X4
D----------------------------.|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
"...dark"
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---12---|
A---12---|
E---10---|
Guitar 2:
e---5-----------2-2---------5--------2--------|
B------3---3-5-------5-3------3--3-5---5-3----|
G--------------------------------------------.| X2
D--------------------------------------------.|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
Ending:
Guitar 1:
Guitar 1:
e--------|
B--------|
G--------|
D---12---|
A---12---|
E---10---|
Guitar 2:
e--------|
B---3----|
G--------|
D--------|
A--------|
E--------|
