Dancing In The Fire

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 Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 20:59:29 +0000 (Z) 
 From: "Boulton, Nic"  
  
   
 Subject: TAB:/e/etheridge_melissa/dancing_in_the_fire.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 to fade and lose color 
  to turn inside out and    wash             in the rain 
 it loses    all         perfection         in cold water 
    so     the   desired    look               is obtained 
  
 [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 
 ? ri-ses           hi----gher and   higher                        like 
  
     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                        above   the   city 
  
     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  - - - y                                            and I 
  
     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    mad                       dancing  in the 
  
     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                                                     as if I'm 
  
     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       prove                    there are 
  
     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     could     move 
  
  [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 in the fire 
    too high the cost     and too quick the pain 
 and all that's left for             the outsider 
  
     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 in the  fire 
  
     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              for deception 
    interpreting lovers will  call what they want the truth 
 but all I have seen           burning behind these    mirrors  of the 
  reflection they see is       all     that I        pursue 
  
  
 [chorus]: 
        Bm               C 
 so it rises higher and higher 
            Bm                        C 
 like this filthy heat above the city sky 
         Bm                                C 
 and I think I'm going mad dancing in the fire 
            Em            D 
 as if I'm only here to prove 
            C                 D 
 there are mountains I could move 
  
 [strummed verse] 
    Em               C                   D   ++ 
 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 
  
     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 in the  fire 
  
     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  dancing   in the fire 
  
  
 [bridge- same strumming pattern as strummed verse]: 
  
 C                    Em 
 and the voices get louder 
 C                           Em 
 and the air's too thick to breathe, still I 
  
     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    for   the un -  known 
  
     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                                      for want   of 
  
     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 movie 
     the one where they are    trying to solve   the crime 
 but the prisoner is      always one step           before them 
 and everyone's running         trying to stop him in time 
  
 [chorus] 
        Bm               C 
 so it rises higher and higher 
            Bm                      C 
 like this filthy heat above this city sky 
     Bm                                C 
 I think 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 
  
 [strummed verse] 
      Em                C                     D 
 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 
  
 Em          D              Em        Em 
 ashes from dancing in the fire 
 C           D              Em        Em 
 ashes from dancing in the fire 
 ashes from dancing in the fire 
 oo oo      oo oo   oo    hooooooo 
  
  
 ******************* 
  
 [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 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 
  
 enjoy 
  
 Nic 
  
 Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com