Dancing In The Fire Tab by Melissa Etheridge

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

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    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

Nic

Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com

Last updated: April 26, 2019

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