I Dont Want To Set The World On Fire Chords & Tabs

by The Ink Spots

[Content]
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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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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
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   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    C                  C                      F  F#dim7 Gm7
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.
GmBbm                   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
I___  just want to start__       a flame in your heart.
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(n)  Ghost note
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