"World's on Fire" From the deluxe edition of the 'New Multitudes' record Music by Jay Farrar Words by Woody Guthrie Tabs by Tim Prizer ([email protected]) CAPO II CHORDS USED (relative to capo): Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0-| D: x-x-0-2-3-2-----| Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0----| A: x-0-2-2-2-0-----| G: 3-2-0-0-3-3-----| *** INTERLUDE same as verse chords (Interlude riffs included at the bottom…) Intro: [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus2] [D] [D] I signed aboard [Em] some sea ships [A] Just to see the ocean [G] roll [D] I flew the clouds [Em] and airplanes [A] Just to satisfy my [G] soul [D] [D] Up in that big blue [Em] heaven [A] My hopes can freely [G] roam [D] I will build my sun[Em]dried brick wall [A] Where my soul can feel [G] at home [D] INTERLUDE (with riffs) [D] My angel, my [Em] darling [A] When that atom bomb [G] does come [D] Let me be your [Em] pillow [A] While this world’s [G] on fire [D] [D] Wildfire will run [Em] crawling [A] While the walls will come [G] falling [D] Lay your head [Em] down [A] While the world’s on [G] fire [D] INTERLUDE (with riffs) [D] When the flames go [Em] creeping [A] When the smoke plume is [G] leaping [D] We’ll play like we’re [Em] sleeping [A] When the world’s on [G] fire [D] [D] While the skies they are [Em] clearing [A] We’ll rise up [G] dreaming [D] Build our cities from the [Em] ashes [A] Where the world was on [G] fire [D] INTERLUDE (with riffs) [D] My angel, my [Em] darling [A] When that atom bomb [G] does come [D] Let me be your [Em] pillow [A] While this world’s [G] on fire [D] ---------------------------------------------------------- INTERLUDE RIFFS: In the transition from [D] to [Em]: e-------------------------| B-------------------------| G-----2----0--------------| D--------------2----------| A------------------2------| E-------------------------| *Nothing special between [Em] and [A] In the transition from [A] to [G]: e---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G---------------------------------| D-----0h2------4------2-------0---| A---------------------------------| E---------------------------------| In the transition from [G] to [D] e------------------------| B------------------------| G------------------------| D------------------------| A------0h2p0-------------| E------------------------|
