| Gm7 | Em7 | |
| You | know that it would be un | true |
| Gm7 | Em7 | |
| You | know that I would be a | liar |
| Gm7 | Em7 |
| If I was to say to | you |
| Gm7 | Em7 |
| Girl, we couldn't get much | higher |
| Chorus: |
| F | G | C |
| Come on baby, | light my | fire |
| F | G | C | A7 |
| Come on baby, | light my | fire |
| F | C | D |
| Try to set the | night on | fire |
| Gm7 | Em7 | |
| The | time to hesitate is | through |
| Gm7 | Em7 | |
| No | time to wallow in the | mire |
| Gm7 | Em7 |
| Try now, we can only | lose |
| Gm7 | Em7 | |
| And our | love become a funeral | pyre |
| Chorus: |
| F | G | C |
| Come on baby, | light my | fire |
| F | G | C | A7 |
| Come on baby, | light my | fire |
| F | C | D |
| Try to set the | night on | fire |
| Gm7 | Em7 | |
| The | time to hesitate is | through |
| Gm7 | Em7 | |
| No | time to wallow in the | mire |
| Gm7 | Em7 |
| Try now, we can only | lose |
| Gm7 | Em7 | |
| And our | love become a funeral | pyre |
| Chorus: |
| F | G | C |
| Come on baby, | light my | fire |
| F | G | C | A7 |
| Come on baby, | light my | fire |
| F | C | D |
| Try to set the | night on | fire |
| Gm7 | Em7 | |
| You | know that it would be un | true |
| Gm7 | Em7 | |
| You | know that I would be a | liar |
| Gm7 | Em7 |
| If I was to say to | you |
| Gm7 | Em7 |
| Girl, we couldn't get much | higher |
| Chorus: |
| F | G | C |
| Come on baby, | light my | fire |
| F | G | C | A7 |
| Come on baby, | light my | fire |
| F | C | D |
| Try to set the | night on | fire |
| F | C | D |
| Try to set the | night on | fire |
| F | C | D |
| Try to set the | night on | fire |
| F | C | D |
| Try to set the | night on | fire |