I Dont Want To Set The World On Fire

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                      I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
                              The Inkspots (1941)
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Composed by: Eddie Seiler/Sol Marcus/Bennie Benjamin/Eddie Durham

Tabbed by: Kyle Murray

E-mail: k.murray23@gateshead.org

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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

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  Time:  4/4

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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 
E|---| 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 
E|---| 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      
E|---| just want to start--       a flame in your heart.