The Worlds On Fire chords by The Housemartins

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

A A D D A A D E (x2)


Verse 1:

      A            D         A    D  E
There's a couple sunbathing on a freshly mown lawn in England
    A               D             A  D  E
It's a house with a view and all you see is green and blue for miles
    A                D              A    D  E
The local Vicar has pretended that the church is well attended this morning,
    A               D         A   D  E
As he wanders without purpose to the Sunday Service he smiles.

Pre-Chorus:

A        D     E
(Oh-ho!) What a beautiful morning.
A        D     E
(Oh-ho!) What a beautiful day.
A        D     E
(Oh-ho!) What a sickening feeling.
D                          E
It took this long to make it, now we re throwing it away


Chorus:

   A          D       A       D    E
(The world's on fire)
Now, I was told not to play with fire (the world's on fire)
      A           D         A       D   E
(The world's on fire)
I said, 'Look out, church, the flames grow higher' (the world's on fire)
      A         D        A        D  E
(The world's on fire)
I said, 'Watch those flames lick that spire' (the world's on fire)
      A           D         A       D  E
(The world's on fire)
I said, 'Look out, church, the flames grow higher' (the world's on fire)


Verse 2:
      A            D         A    D  E
There's a curtain closed early in an upstairs room in England
      A              D            A    D  E
There's a couple misbehaving when they should've been praising Sunday
        A              D             A    D  E
And there's a bounce in their walk and the neighbours stop to talk for hours
      A            D             A    D  E
And when eyebrows are raised at the next song of praise come Monday


Pre-Chorus:

A        D     E
(Oh-ho!) What a beautiful morning.
A        D     E
(Oh-ho!) What a beautiful day.
A        D     E
(Oh-ho!) What a sickening feeling.
D                          E
It took this long to make it, now we re throwing it away


Chorus:

   A          D       A       D    E
(The world's on fire)
Now, I was told not to play with fire (the world's on fire)
      A           D         A       D   E
(The world's on fire)
I said, 'Look out, church, the flames grow higher' (the world's on fire)
      A         D        A        D  E
(The world's on fire)
I said, 'Watch those flames lick that spire' (the world's on fire)
      A           D         A       D  E
(The world's on fire)
I said, 'Look out, church, the flames grow higher' (the world's on fire)