Light It On Fire

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By Paul Sanchez

  • Written while Paul was trying to make a go of being a singer/songwriter in New York City
  • Paul jokingly tells the story that Fred offered to sing the song at the shows until Paul got his confidence back, but changed his mind when Paul asked to sing it again.

[edit] Appears On

Paul Sanchez

Jet Black and Jealous


Cowboy Mouth

Word of Mouth

Mouthing Off

Are You With Me?

All You Need is Live

Live at the Zoo

[edit] Lyrics

Its four a.m. I'm drunk and alone
Trying to call you on a public phone
I wanted passion I wanted desire

My heart is a flame that pains me if I do not
Light it on fire
If I do not light it on fire
If I do not light it on fire
If I do not light it on fire

I'm the perfect picture of a perfect fool
You're out doing what I wanted you to
I'm in the heartbreak hotel and there's a desk clerk for hire

My heart is a flame that pains me if I do not
Light it on fire
If I do not light it on fire
If I do not light it on fire
If I do not light it on fire

How can I tell you
Just how it feels
How can you make love stay and
How do you know if whats staying is real?

I was the one full of whiskey and talk
I was the one with the skip in my walk
You say that truth hurts yeah so does a liar
My heart is a flame that pains me

Light it on fire
If I do not light it on fire
If I do not light it on fire
If I do not light

(No if I do not light it on fire)
Don't twist my soul (if I do not light it on fire)
Don't tell me what (if I do not light it on fire)
I'll tell you why (if I do not light it on fire)
Honey you know (if I do not light it on fire)
I use my heart (if I do not light it on fire)
I use my head (if I do not light it on fire)
I'll use my soul (light it on fire)

Yeah yeah

All right all right

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahhhhhh

(lyrics as copied from http://www.geocities.com/lyricsarchivist/)

[edit] Guitar TAB

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Light It On Fire
by: Cowboy Mouth
>From the MCA album "Are You With Me?"
Previously from Domino "Word of Mouth"
and Monkey Hill "Mouthin' Off (Live + More)"
and Paul Sanchez's solo "Jet Black and Jealous"
Written by Paul Sanchez, vocals by Fred LeBlanc


This main riff is played by one guitar during the verse.  The other guitar
plays E and A. 

MAIN RIFF:
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------2-----2---2-2------------------
G|--------------------------0--2-----2---2-2------------------
D|---------2------0-0----------2-----2---2-2----4-3-2---------
A|-------------2--------2-------------------------------------
E|---0-0------------------------------------------------------

Verse 1:
E                   A
It's four A.M., I'm drunk and alone
E                  A    
Tryin' to call you on a public phone
E                  A
I  wanted passion, I wanted desire
B
My heart is a flame that pains me if I do not

CHORUS:
A	    E
Light it on Fire
	       A 	E
If I do not light it on fire
	       A	E
If I do not light it on fire
	       A  (n.c.)
If I do not light it on fire

VERSE 2: 
I'm the perfect picture of a perfect fool
You're out doin' what I wanted ya' to
I'm in heartbreak hotel and there's a desk clerk for hire
My heart is a flame that pains me if I do not

CHORUS




BRIDGE:
D A E   A	  E	
	How can I tell you
D A E   A	    E
	Just how it feels
D A E           A	  E
    How can you make love stay and
A                  B
	How do you know if what's stayin' is real

Solo(guitar II plays main riff)

e-10-7-7-7(approx. 9x)-10-<b full>-7-----------------------------------
B-------------------------------------10-8--------------------8-(3x)- 
G------------------------------------------9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9----------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------|
B10-<b full & hold>-10-10-10-10-10-10<pick and release>-8----|
G----------------------------------------------------------9-|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 3 
I was the one full of whiskey and talk
I was the one with the skip in my walk
You say the truth hurts, well so does a liar
My heart's a flame that pains.....

CHORUS
(repeated with A E chords into MAIN RIFF close)
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