DANCING IN THE DARK (LIVE)
As recorded by The Castellows
(Revelree Music Festival in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada - 2026)
Version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZeCReD4Ruk
Capo 4th fret
Intro
[G] [G]
Verse 1
[G]
I get up in the evening
[G]
And I ain't got nothing to say
[G]
I come home in the morning
[C]
I go to bed feeling the same way
[Am]
I ain't nothing but tired
[C] [Am] [G]
Man, I'm just tired and bored with myself
[Em] [G]
Hey there, baby
[Em]
I could use just a little help
Chorus
[D]
You can't start a fire
[C]
You can't start a fire without a spark
[Am]
This gun's for hire
[C] [Am] [G] [Em] [G]
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Verse 2
[G]
Messages keep getting clearer
[G]
Radio's on, and I'm moving 'round my place
[G]
I check my look in the mirror
[G]
I wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
[C] [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]
Baby, I just know that there is
Chorus
[D]
You can't start a fire
[C]
You can't start a fire without a spark
[Am]
This gun's for hire
[C] [Am] [G] [Em] [G]
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
Bridge
[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, the laugh's on me
Verse 3
[G]
Stay on the streets of this town
[G]
And they'll be carving you up all right
[G]
They say, "You gotta stay hungry"
[C]
Hey, baby, I'm just about starving tonight
[Am]
I'm dying for some action
[C] [Am] [G]
I'm sick of sitting around here trying to write this book
[Em]
I need a love reaction
[G] [Em] [D]
Come on now, baby, give me just one look
Chorus
[D]
You can't start a fire
[D]
Sitting 'round crying over a broken heart
[C] [Am]
This gun's for hire
[C] [Am] [D]
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
[D]
You can't start a fire
[C]
Worrying about your little world falling apart
[Am]
This gun's for hire
[C] [Am] [G]
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
[G]
Even if we're just dancing in the dark
[G]
Hey, baby
Outro
[G]
