Dancing In The Fire - Melissa Etheridge
crd Em C D D
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 123 4 1 2 3 4
e---0---0----0--0-----0--0--0------------------------0---------------
B---------------------------------3---3----3---1----3-3--------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
I think my heart was designed to fade and lose color
crd Em C D D
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e-0---3----2-0----0--------------------------------------------------
B------------------3-------3---3--------3---3---0--------------------
G-------------------------------------------------2------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
to turn inside ou-ut and wash in the ra-ain
crd Em C D D
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e-----0-0--0-----0--0---------------------0--------------------------
B--3-------------------3------3---1-----3----3-----------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
it loses all perfection in cold wa-te-er
crd Em C D D
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e---3---2-----0-0----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------3------0-------------------------------------------
G---------------------------2--0-----------------0--2----------------
D---------------------------------------------2----------------------
so the desired loo-oo-ook is obtained
crd Bm Bm C C
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e-----------------------0----------------------0---------------------
B-0-1--3---0-------------------3-----1------3------------------1-----
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
& it ri-ses hi----gher and higher like
crd Bm Bm C C
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e---------------------------0----------0-----------------------------
B----3---3--3---3-------3---------3--3------0------------------------
G---------------------------------------------2-0--------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
this filthy heat ab--ove the city sky-y-y
crd Bm Bm C C
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
e--------------------------------------0----------------0------------
B--0-1--3----3---3----3-0--3--------------3---3---1---3--------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
& I feel like I'm going mad dancing in the fi-re
crd Em D C D
bts 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 34
e---------------------------------3----3---3---3----3--3-----0-------
B-0-3---0---3-3--3---3---0-------------------------------------3-----
G---------------------------2----------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
as if I'm only here to pro-ove there are mountains I could mo-ove
crd Em C D D
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e----0----------------------------0----------------------------------
B-3------3----3----------------------3---3---0---3-0-----------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
so love is spent dancing in the fire
crd Em C D D
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e---0---0---0----0---------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------1----3----3---3----0-------------------------
G--------------------------------------------2-----------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
too high the cost and too quick the pa-ain
crd Em C D D
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e------0---------------0---------------------------------------------
B--3--------3-----3-----3-------------------0---3--3----0------------
G----------------------------------------------------2---------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
and all that's left fo-or the outsi-i-der
crd Em D Em Em
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e---0----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------3---3---0----------------0--------------------------------
G-------------------2---2----2--0-------0----------------------------
D------------------------------------(2)-----------------------------
aaash-es from da-ancing in the fi-i-ire
crd C D
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e---0----------------------------------------------------------------
B---------3----------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
aaash-es
[the melody for this verse is pretty much the same as "I think my heart
was designed to fade and lose color.....", except where shown]
B--3---0-3-----
G-----------2--
I think my eyes were made for deception
interpreting lovers will call what they want the truth
all I have seen burning behind these mirrors
of the reflection they see is all that I pursue
[last line uses same melody as 2nd line]
so it rises higher and higher
like this filthy heat above the city sky
and I think I'm going mad dancing in the fire
as if I'm only here to prove
there are mountains I could move
so love is spent dancing in the fire
too high the cost and too quick the pain
and all that's left for the outsider
crd Em D Em Em
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e---0----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------3---3---0----------------0--------------------------------
G-------------------2---2----2--0-------0----------------------------
D------------------------------------(2)-----------------------------
aaash-es from da-ancing in the fi-i-ire
crd C D Em Em
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e---0--------------0------2--2----3-0--------------------------------
B---------3----3------3----------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
aaash-es from dancing in the fire
crd C C Em Em
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e----------------0---3----5--3----0-----3--0-------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
and the voices get louder
crd C C Em Em
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
e----------------0---3----5-----3----3---0----3----------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
and the air's too thick to breathe
crd D C G G
bts 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e----------0-----0------------0--------------------------------------
B---1---3------3----------3--------3---1---3--3----3-0---------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
still I lie awake and wait for the unknown power
crd C C G D
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e----0---------------------------------------------------------------
B----------3------------------------0--------------------------------
G----------------------0---2---0-------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
dy - ing for want of sleep [atempo]
I think my lifetime was stolen from a movie ["I think..."
the one where they are trying to solve the crime melody again]
but the prisoner is always one step before them
and everyone's running trying to stop him in time
[4th line uses melody from 2nd line]
so it rises higher and higher
like this filthy heat above this city sky
I think I'm going mad dancing in the fire
as if I'm only here to prove
e -3---3---3--3--3---3----5----- [different melody this time]
there are lovers I could moooove
so love is spent dancing in the fire
oh, too high the cost, yeah and too quick the pain
and all that's left for the outsider
crd Em D Em Em
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e---0----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------3---3---0----------------0--------------------------------
G-------------------2---2----2--0-------0----------------------------
D------------------------------------(2)-----------------------------
aaash-es from da-ancing in the fi-i-ire
crd C D Em Em
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e---0--------------0---------------------0---------------------------
B---------3----3------3-------3---3---3------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
aaash-es from dancing in the fi-ire
crd C D Em Em
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e----32------------0-------------------------------------------------
B---------3---3-----3---------------0--------------------------------
G-----------------------2----2--0-------0----------------------------
D------------------------------------(2)-----------------------------
aaash-es from da-ancing in the fi-i-ire
crd C D Em Em
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e---0---------------------------------------------------------------
B----------3---------------------0----------------------------------
G------------------2----2----0--------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
oooo ooo ooo ooo hoo hooooo
* in this tab means accent this note (hit it hard or better still, pick
the string by -hooking it away- from the body of the guitar then letting
it go)
++ note the strumming of the D(xx0232), the Dsus4(xx0233) and
Dsus9(xx0230)
"m" in the strummed verses means strum it hard and then mute the strings
with your strumming hand *immediately* after you have strummed it, to
give a percussive sound
-x- is strum, but mute at the neck *as* you strum it
h is a hammer on
p is a pull off