Dancing In The Fire
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Melissa Etheridge
(From the 2019 bootleg release PRACTICE TAPES)
[Intro]
Em C D
[Verse 1]
Em C D
I think my heart was designed to fade and lose color
Em C D
To turn inside out and wash in the rain
Em C D
It loses all perfection in cold water
Em C D
So the desired look is obtained
[Chorus]
Em Bm C
And it rises higher and higher
Bm C
Like this filthy heat above the city sky
Em Bm C
And I feel like I'm going mad dancing in the fire
D C D Em
As if I'm only here to prove there are mountains I could move
[Verse 2]
Em C D
So love is spent dancing in the fire
Em C D
Too high the cost and too quick the pain
Em C D
And all that's left for the outsider
C D Em
Is ashes from dancing in the fire
[Verse 3]
Em C D
I think my eyes were made for deception
Em C D
Interpreting lovers will call what they want the truth
Em C D
With all I have seen burning behind these mirrors
Em C D
The reflection they see is all that I pursue
[Chorus]
Bm C
And it rises higher and higher
Bm C
Like this filthy heat above the city sky
Em Bm C
And I feel like I'm going mad dancing in the fire
D C D Em
As if I'm only here to prove there are mountains I could move
[Verse 4]
Em C D
So love is spent dancing in the fire
Em D
Too high the cost and too quick the pain
Em C D
And all that's left for the outsider
C D Em F
Ashes from dancing in the fire
[Bridge]
F Em
And voices get louder
F Em
And the air's too thick to breathe
C G
Still I lie awake and I wait for the unknown power
F G
Dying for want of sleep
[Sax Solo]
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
[Verse 5]
Em C D
I think my life line was stolen from a movie
Em C D
The one where they are trying to solve the crime
Em C D
But this prisoner is always one step before them
Em C D
And everyone's running trying to stop me in time
[Chorus]
Bm C
And it keeps rising higher and higher
Bm C
Like this filthy heat above the city sky
Bm C
And I feel like I'm going mad dancing in the fire
Em D
As if I'm only here to prove
C D
There are lovers I could move
[Outro]
Em C D
Oh love is spent dancing in the fire
Em C D
Too high the cost and too quick the pain
Em C D
And all that's left for the outsider
Em D Em
Ashes from dancing in the fire
D Em C D Em
Ashes from dancing in the fire
How to play Dancing In The Fire
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.