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            Tuning: EADGBE
Capo 4
Capo 3 (for 2000s/“Live In Barcelona” version)
 
[Keyboard Chords]
   v       v ^ v ^      v               v       v ^ v ^       v ^     v ^
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0-------0-0-0-0-|(0)-0-------------|-0-------0-0-0-0-|(0)--0-0-----0-0-|
G|-0-------0-0-0-2-|(2)-4-------------|-0-------0-0-0-2-|(2)--4-2-----0-0-| (hold last chord on repeats,
D|-0-------0-0-0-0-|(0)-0-------------|-0-------0-0-0-0-|(0)--0-0-----0-0-| don't play again on beat 1)
A|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-------3-3-3-3-|(3)-3-------------|-3-------3-3-3-3-|(3)--3-3-----3-3-|
[Verse]
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
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
[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 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  
                   Am             G   C
Even if we're just dancing in the dark 
Hey baby!
[Sax Solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------0-3-0--3--3/5--5/8-5-------------------------------------|
G|-----0-4------0-4--------------------------------2-4-----------------------|
D|-0-2------0-2-----------------------------2-2-4----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3/5-3-3--3/5-3--------3/5-3-3--3-3/5-3----------5-3-----5-3------5-3------|
G|----------------4--2---------------------4-2-0------4-2-----4-2------4-2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                           (fade)
e|------------------3----3---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-5-3-5----5----5-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-4-2-4--------------------2p0-2-2-2p0-2-4---2p0-2-4-2-0-2-4--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|