(Capo on 4) Intro.: |(G) |(C) | x 2 Well that (G)big red sun was sinking slow, that rising hat a haunting glow I could see those heat waves rising off the (C)ground We were (G)sitting on go at that old stop sign, headlights shining on the county line It was do or die, had to get out of that (C)town Well honey, (Am)you said run, we (C)were so (D)young
(Chorus) (G)Trying to set the world on fire, (C)turn the key and spark the wire (Em)Chasing down a feeling, (D)running on de-(C)sire The (G)future was an open road, (C)gone in a cloud of smoke (Em)Leaving a trail of (D)flames behind those (C)tires Just you and me, girl, (D)setting the world on (G)fire Solo: / / / |(C) Yeah, we were setting the world on |(G)fire |(C) We were (G)blazing down the road like Kerouac, no time to stop and cover our tracks We were too damn hot for any one town to (C)hold Yeah, (G)we burned through a few good years, then you started looking back in that rear view mirror Right outside of Reno the trail got (C)cold You said you'd (Am)had enough, of this (C)ram-(Em)bling (D)love (Chorus) (G)Trying to set the world on fire, (C)turn the key and spark the wire (Em)Chasing down a feeling, (D)running on de-(C)sire The (G)future was an open road, (C)gone in a cloud of smoke (Em)Leaving a trail of (D)flames behind those (C)tires For a while there girl, we were (D)setting the world on (F)fire Solo: / / / |(C) |(Am) |(D) (G)Pulling out a Lucky Strike, bout to head west, riding off into God's sunset It's times like this I always think of (C)you But honey (Am)you know me, I'll (C)always (D)be (Chorus) (G)Trying to set the world on fire, (C)turn the key and spark the wire (Em)Chasing down a feeling, (D)running on de-(C)sire The (G)future was an open road, (C)gone in a cloud of smoke (Em)Leaving a trail of (D)flames behind those (C)tires See I'm out here, girl, (D)setting the world on (G)fire (C) (Tag) I'm setting the world on (G)fire, (C) yeah, I'm setting the world on (G)fire (C) (G) ----