Tryin` To Hide A Fire In The Dark Billy Dean Intro Gm7 F D#maj7 F Gm F D#maj7 Gm7 From the thoughts that I`ve been thinkin` D#maj7 I should think of an alibi Gm Though I`m innocent D# I`ve still got a guilty mind.... F Gm There`s no place that I can turn to C7/E When she..... turns out the lights D# F Gm F Gm To keep her from seein` you burnin` in my eyes
Cm7 F7 It`s like tryin` to hide a fire in the dark Carryin` around this torch in my heart Cm7 Bb I cannot conceal it F7 cannot put it out Cm7 F7 It`s like tryin` to hide a fire in the dark Tryin` to fight a flame I never meant to start Cm7 Bb It`s out of control F And nothin` can help me now D# Bb No No No No No F Gm F D#maj7 F Gm F D#maj7 F Gm At first it was no problem F D#maj7 Eb/F Flickerin` thoughts of you now and then Gm Nothin` intimate D# D#maj7 F That she could call a sin Gm7 Then you sparked my imagination Em7b5 Temptation `bout to drive me wild D# These flares of desire Cm7 Gm F Gm You can see for miles...... Cm7 F7 It`s like tryin` to hide a fire in the dark Carryin` around this torch in my heart D# Bb I cannot conceal it F7 Cannot put it out.... Cm7 F7 Cm7 It`s like tryin` to hide a fire in the dark F7 Tryin` to fight a flame I never meant to start Bb It`s out of control F7 Nothin` can help me now now woah Cm7 F7 Cm7 It`s like tryin` to hide a fire in the dark F7 Carryin` around this torch in my heart Cm7 Bb I cannot conceal it F Cannot put it out.... Cm7 F7 Cm7 It`s like tryin` to hide a fire in the dark F7 Tryin` to fight a flame I never meant to start Bb It`s out of control F7 Nothin` can help me now Cm7 F7 Cm7 It`s like tryin` to hide a fire in the dark F7 Carryin` around this torch in my heart In my heart Cm7 Bb I cannot conceal it F Cannot put it out (Fade quickly)
Tryin to Hide a Fire in the Dark is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was released in November 1992 as the first single from Deans album Fire in the Dark.
The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in March 1993 and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. It was written by Dean and Tim Nichols.