Dancing In The Fire tab by Melissa Etheridge
Guitar Tab
From the Practice Tape #1 bootleg. There is also a slightly different
version (with saxaphone) on the Being Sensitive & Melissa Madness
bootlegs.
This is in G, 4/4 time at 120 beats per minute.
[intro]:
Em Em7 C D
e -|----0-----------|---0--------0---|----*0-h2-------|---2--0h2-------|
B -|----------------|--------3----3--|----3------3-3--|----3------3-3--|
G -|----------------|----5-------5-5-|--2---------2---|-----2------2---|
D -|------------0---|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
A -|--2-----2-------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E -|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em Csus D
e -|--------0-------|-----------0----|----*0-h2-------|---------0h2----|
B -|----------0---0-|--------3---3---|----3------3-3--|------3-----3-3-|
G -|------0-----0---|----5--------5--|--2---------2---|----2--------2--|
D -|----2-----------|--5-------------|0---------------|---0------------|
A -|--2-------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E -|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[picked verse]...
the guitar pretty much follows this pattern for every line in the verse,
with some variation of the picking and hammer-ons in the last bar of
D(sus9).
Em Csus D D
e -|--------0-------|-----------0----|----*0-h2-------|-----0---2------|
B -|----------0---0-|--------3---3---|----3------3-3--|--0h3-----3---3-|
G -|------0-----0---|----5--------5--|--2---------2---|------------2---|
D -|----2-----------|--5-------------|0---------------|----------------|
A -|--2-------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
E -|0---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em C D
I think my heart was designed ...
[chorus]:
Bm C9
e -|--------2*------|-----------2----|--------0*------|--------0*------|
B -|----3-----3---3-|------3-----3-3-|---3-3-----(3)--|---3-------3-3--|
G -|4-----------4---|----4--------4--|----0-------(0)-|----0-------0---|
D -|4---------------|--4-------------|----------------|----------------|
A -|----------------|2---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E -|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
&it ri-ses hi----gher and ...
Bm
e -|-----------------2-----------2---|-----------------2---------------|
B -|----------------3---3------------|----------------3-----3-------3--|
G -|--------4-----------4-----4------|--------4------------------4-----|
D -|------------------------4--------|----4--------------------4-------|
A -|2--------------------------------|2--------------------------------|
E -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
this fil---thy heat ...
C9
e -|-------------------------0*------|-----------------0---------------|
B -|-----------------3--------------3|------------0--------3-------0---|
G -|--------0------------------------|--------0----------------0-------|
D -|----2----------------------------|----2----------------------------|
A -|3--------------------------------|3--------------------------------|
E -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
sky - - y - - - ...
Bm
e -|2---------------2---------------2|2--------------------------------|
B -|----3----------------3------3----|----3--------------------3-------|
G -|--------4----------------4-------|--------4------------4-------4---|
D -|---------------------------------|-----------------4---------------|
A -|2---------------2---------------2|---------------------------------|
E -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
feel like I'm going ...
C9
e -|-----0-----------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
B -|--------1---3--------------------|-----------------------3p1-------|
G -|---------------------------------|--------0------------------------|
D -|-------------------------------2-|----2----------------------------|
A -|3--------------------------------|3--------------------------------|
E -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
fire ...
Em D
e -|-------------0-------------------|-------------0*-h2---------------|
B -|--------0--------0-------0-------|--------3------------------------|
G -|----0----------------0-----0-----|----2----------------------------|
D -|2--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
A -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
on - - ly here to ...
C D
e -|---------------------------------|----------------0h2--------------|
B -|-----------------3-----1---1-----|---------------------------------|
G -|--------0----------------0-------|---------------------------------|
D -|----2----------------------------|0--------------------------------|
A -|3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
moun- - tains I ...
[strummed verse]
Em C D Ds9 D D 4 9 D ++
e -|0--00m-0--0-0m--|0--00m-0--0-0m--|2--22m-0--2-2m--|2--23m-0--2-2m--|
B -|0--00m-0--0-0m--|1--11m-1--1-1m--|3--33m-3--3-3m--|3--33m-3--3-3m--|
G -|0--00m-0--0-0m--|0--00m-0--0-0m--|2--22m-2--2-2m--|2--22m-2--2-2m--|
D -|2--22m-2--2-2m--|2--22m-2--2-2m--|0--00m-0--0-0m--|0--00m-0--0-0m--|
A -|2--22m-2--2-2m--|3--33m-3--3-3m--|----------------|----------------|
E -|0--00m-0--0-0m--|----------------|----------------|----------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Em C D
so love is spent dancing ...
Em7 D Em7
e -|--------0-------|------0-2-------|--------0*------|--------0-------|
B -|----3-----3-0h3p0----3-----------|-------3*-(3)---|----------3-----|
G -|----------------|--2-------------|-----------(0)--|------------0---|
D -|2---------------|0---------------|----2-----------|----2-----------|
A -|2---------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E -|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
aaaaashes from dancing ...
C D *
e -|--------0-------|----------0h2---|
B -|-----------31h3-|----------------|
G -|----0-----------|----------------|
D -|--2-------------|0*--------------|
A -|3---------------|----------------|
E -|----------------|----------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
ashes
[picked verse]
Em C D
I think my eyes were made ...
[chorus]:
Bm C
so it rises higher ...
Bm C
like this filthy heat ...
Bm C
and I think I'm going mad ...
Em D
as if I'm only ...
C D
there are mountains ...
[strummed verse]
Em C D ++
so love is spent ...
Em7 D Em7
e -|-----------0----|------0-2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|
B -|-----------0----|----3-----------|-------3--(3)---|----------2-----|
G -|0---------------|--2-------------|-----------(0)--|------------0---|
D -|2---------------|0---------------|----2-----------|----2-----------|
A -|2---------------|----------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
E -|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
aaaaashes from dancing ...
C D * Em Em
e -|--------0-------|----------0h2---|--000----0------|--000----0------|
B -|-----------31h3-|----------------|0-000----0------|0-000----0------|
G -|----0-----------|----------------|0-000--0-0----x-|0-000--0-0------|
D -|--2-------------|0*--------------|2------2------x-|2------2--------|
A -|3---------------|----------------|2------2------x-|2------2--------|
E -|----------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
aaaaaashes from ...
[bridge- same strumming pattern as strummed verse]:
C Em
and the voices ...
C Em
and the air's too thick ...
D C
e -|---------------------0-----------|---------------------------------|
B -|-----------------3------3-3------|-----------------------1---1-----|
G -|--------2----------------2-------|-----------------0-------0-------|
D -|0--------------------------------|--------2------------------------|
A -|---------------------------------|3--------------------------------|
E -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
lie awake and wait ...
G G
e -|-----------------3---------------|-----------------3---------------|
B -|-------------------0-------------|---------------------3---0---3---|
G -|---------------------------------|------------0--------------------|
D -|--------0----------------0h2p0---|--------0------------------------|
A -|----2----------------------------|----2----------------------------|
E -|3--------------------------------|3--------------------------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
power
C C9
e -|-----------------0---------------|0----------------0---------------|
B -|------------------------1-1------|----3------------------3---3-----|
G -|--------0----------------0-------|--------0----------------0-------|
D -|----2----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A -|3--------------------------------|3--------------------------------|
E -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d y i n g ...
G D
e -|-----------------3---------------|-------------0---2-[let ring]----|
B -|---------------------3---0---3---|--------3------------------------|
G -|-------------0-------------------|----2----------------------------|
D -|--------0------------------------|0--------------------------------|
A -|----2----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E -|3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
sleep [atempo] [slow it down, this bar]
[picked verse]
Em C D
I think my lifetime was stolen from a ....
[chorus]
Bm C
so it rises higher ...
Bm C
like this filthy heat above ...
Bm C
I think I'm going mad ...
Em D
as if I'm only ...
C D
there are lovers ...
[strummed verse]
Em C D
so love is spent dancing in ...
Em D Em Em
ashes from dancing ...
C D Em Em
ashes from dancing in the ....
*******************
[Chords/melody for the vocal] :
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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-...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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-...
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-...
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 ...
interpreting lovers will call what they ....
of the reflection they see is ....
[last line uses same melody as 2nd line]
so it rises higher and ....
so love is spent dancing in the ....
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-....
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 ...
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 ....
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...[atempo]
I think my lifetime was ....["I think..."
the one where they are trying ....melody again]
but the prisoner is always one ...
and everyone's running trying ....
[4th line uses melody from 2nd line]
so it rises higher and ....
e -3---3---3--3--3---3----5----- [different melody this time]
there are ....
so love is spent dancing in ....
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-...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
* 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
enjoy
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