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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: [email protected]
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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
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.
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(n) Ghost note
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