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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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 ambition for worldly acclaim;
     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 ambition for worldly acclaim;
     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.


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  (n)  Ghost note

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