Dancing In The Dark Tab

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:

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--------|