I Don’t Wanna 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
 

{ CHORUS }
 
 A                               Cm      Bm
   I_ don't want to set the world____on____fire,
  Bm    Dm   E                                       A  A#m      Bm  E
       I___  just want to start__    a flame in your heart.
 A                              Cm      Bm
 In my heart I have but  one___   de_si__re,
 Bm    Dm   E                                   A   D   A
        and that one is you__,    no other will do___o___o.
 
 
[Bridge]
 
      Em        A           Em        A
I've lost all ambition for worldly acclaim;
     D
    I just want to be the one you lo-ove.
       F#m            B             F#m          B
 And with your ad-mission    that you feel the same,
       B                                       E
     I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of, believe me.
 
 
{ CHORUS }
 
 A                               Cm      Bm
   I_ don't want to set the world____on____fire,
 Bm    Dm   E                                       A  A#m      Bm  E
       I___  just want to start__    a flame in your heart.
 
 
[Spoken Chorus]
 
 A                                            Cm
     I don't wanna set the world on fire honey.
    Bm
     I love you too much.
 Bm        Dm         E                                A  A#m     Bm  E
      I just  wanna start a great big flame  down in your heart.    You see,
 A                               Cm                      Bm
         way down inside of me,           darling, I have only one desire.
 Bm    Dm                   E                                       A  D
     And that one desire is you,    and I know nobody else ain't gonna do
 
 
 | 1     2      3     4  |
 | A                     |
e|-1------------------1--|
B|-1------------------1--|
G|-2------------------2--|
D|-3------------------3--|
A|-3---1-----3--------3--|
E|-1------------1-----1--|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
      Em        A           Em        A
I've lost all ambition for worldly acclaim;
     D
     I just want to be the one you lo-ove.
     F#m             B              F#m          B
 And with your ad-mission     that   you feel the same,
         B                                       E
     I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of, believe me.
 
 
[Outro Chorus]
 
 A                               Cm      Bm
   I_ don't want to set the world____on____fire,
     Bm    Dm    E                                           A   D    A
       I___  just want to start__       a flame in your heart.
 

 
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