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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 Version 4 Version 5----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire The Inkspots (1941) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Composed by: Eddie Seiler/Sol Marcus/Bennie Benjamin/Eddie Durham Tabbed by: Kyle Murray E-mail: ============== Chords used: F: 133211 F/A: x03211 Abdim7: 4x3434 Gm: 355333 Bbm: x13321 C: x32010 F#dim7 2x1212 Gm7: 3x333x C7: x32310 or x3535 Bb7: x13131 Cm7: x35343 F7: 131211 Bb: x13331 Dm7: x57565 G7: 353433 ================ Time: 4/4 ================ Performance Note: Pick the root note of each chord before strumming it for that vintage sound. [Intro] | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | | | C7 e|------------------------|------------(0)-5-3---| B|------------------------|-------------5----3---| G|------------------------|-------------3----3---| D|-------0-----------0----|-------0-----5----5---| A|----3-----3-----3-----3-|----3-----3--3--------| E|-1-----------2----------|-3--------------------| [Chorus] F F/A Abdim7 Gm I_ don't want to set the world____on____fire, Gm Bbm C C F F#dim7 Gm7 C7 I___ just want to start__ a flame in your heart. F F/A Abdim7 Gm In my heart I have but one___ de_si__re, Gm Bbm C C F Bb7 F and that one is you__, no other will do___o___o. [Bridge] Cm7 F7 Cm7 F7 I've lost all am-bition for worldly ac-claim; Bb Bb I just want to be the one you lo-ove. Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 And with your ad-mission that you feel the same, G7 C7 I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of, believe me. [Chorus] F F/A Abdim7 Gm I_ don't want to set the world____on____fire, Gm Bbm C C F F#dim7 Gm7 C7 I___ just want to start__ a flame in your heart. [Spoken Chorus] F F/A Abdim7 I don't wanna set the world on fire honey. Gm I love you too much. Gm Bbm C C F F#dim7 Gm7 C7 I just wanna start a great big flame down in your heart. You see, F F/A Abdim7 Gm way down inside of me, darling, I have only one desire. Gm Bbm C C F Bb7 And that one desire is you, and I know nobody else ain't gonna do | 1 2 3 4 | | F | e|-1------------------1--| B|-1------------------1--| G|-2------------------2--| D|-3------------------3--| A|-3---1-----3--------3--| E|-1------------1-----1--| [Bridge] Cm7 F7 Cm7 F7 I've lost all am-bition for worldly ac-claim; Bb Bb I just want to be the one you lo-ove. Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 And with your ad-mission that you feel the same, G7 C7 I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of, believe me. [Outro Chorus] F F/A Abdim7 Gm I_ don't want to set the world____on____fire, Gm Bbm C C F Bb7 F I___ just want to start__ a flame in your heart. ************************************ (n) Ghost note ************************************