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)