The Firefighter Song Chords by Paul Cummings
Tempo:
70.075 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
That's a telephone alarm reporting a house fire.
87 Bernard Street, between Thomas [F] Street and Castor Park.
[B] For Engine 16, Engine [D#] 17, quit MIDI 7, Battalion [E] 2, Rescue 11, [C] Truck 10 is the [Em] wrecked car 99.
[C] That's a [G] report of a house fire with several calls.
Report of the [C] possibility of somebody still [G] inside 87 Bernard Street, between Thomas and [C] Castor Park.
[G] Now for the Deputy and the Protectives.
[D]
That [G] old alarm was sounding, and [D] he knew he had to go.
But [Em] all he could think about were [C] his little girls at [D] home.
He [G] signed on to this job, yeah [D] to help the ones in need.
But [Em] every time he ran into that fire, [C] he knew he might not [D] leave.
[G] He doesn't want any money for [D] the things he's trained to do.
He [Em] wants to help the ones in need.
He [C] wants to see the whole job [D] through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost that [D] it takes to save a [G] life.
[Em] But that doesn't matter to [C] the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah, [C] we all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
When that man pulled up on scene, [D] all he heard were those kids screaming.
He [Em] ran right through the front door [C] to save a few young [D] dreams.
[G] A few moments later, that [D] house had collapsed.
He'd [G] never go back home again [C] to hang out with [D] his kids.
He [G] didn't want any money for [D] the things he's trained to do.
[Em] He helped the ones in need.
[G] And he saw the whole job [D] through.
[G] He's well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a life.
[Em] But that didn't matter [G] [C] when the family was [D] inside.
[C] Yeah, we [G] all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
[Em] I hate to be [C] the one [G] to bring up all [D] this sad and bad news.
But [Em] that man will [C] never have again [D] the things that you and I do.
[Em] He was [G] taken from [C] his kids and wife [D] while helping a family.
[C] So please sit back [G] and thank the Lord there's [C] more men like him [D] that breathe.
[E]
[A] I tell you, for MLK Day, all he heard was those kids screaming.
He ran right through the front door to save a few young dreams.
He didn't want any money [E] for the things he's trained to do.
[F#m] He helped the ones in need.
[D] And he saw the whole [E] job through.
[A] He's well aware of the cost [E] that it takes to save a life.
[F#m] But that didn't matter [D] to the ones that are [E] inside.
[D] Yeah, we all [E] need to sing.
[Bm] Yeah, we [A] all need [E] to sing.
[D] Yeah, we [F#m] all need [E] to sing that [D] firefighter song.
[A] [Bm] And we all [E] need to pray that [D]
firefighter's gone.
[A] [N]
87 Bernard Street, between Thomas [F] Street and Castor Park.
[B] For Engine 16, Engine [D#] 17, quit MIDI 7, Battalion [E] 2, Rescue 11, [C] Truck 10 is the [Em] wrecked car 99.
[C] That's a [G] report of a house fire with several calls.
Report of the [C] possibility of somebody still [G] inside 87 Bernard Street, between Thomas and [C] Castor Park.
[G] Now for the Deputy and the Protectives.
[D]
That [G] old alarm was sounding, and [D] he knew he had to go.
But [Em] all he could think about were [C] his little girls at [D] home.
He [G] signed on to this job, yeah [D] to help the ones in need.
But [Em] every time he ran into that fire, [C] he knew he might not [D] leave.
[G] He doesn't want any money for [D] the things he's trained to do.
He [Em] wants to help the ones in need.
He [C] wants to see the whole job [D] through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost that [D] it takes to save a [G] life.
[Em] But that doesn't matter to [C] the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah, [C] we all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
When that man pulled up on scene, [D] all he heard were those kids screaming.
He [Em] ran right through the front door [C] to save a few young [D] dreams.
[G] A few moments later, that [D] house had collapsed.
He'd [G] never go back home again [C] to hang out with [D] his kids.
He [G] didn't want any money for [D] the things he's trained to do.
[Em] He helped the ones in need.
[G] And he saw the whole job [D] through.
[G] He's well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a life.
[Em] But that didn't matter [G] [C] when the family was [D] inside.
[C] Yeah, we [G] all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
[Em] I hate to be [C] the one [G] to bring up all [D] this sad and bad news.
But [Em] that man will [C] never have again [D] the things that you and I do.
[Em] He was [G] taken from [C] his kids and wife [D] while helping a family.
[C] So please sit back [G] and thank the Lord there's [C] more men like him [D] that breathe.
[E]
[A] I tell you, for MLK Day, all he heard was those kids screaming.
He ran right through the front door to save a few young dreams.
He didn't want any money [E] for the things he's trained to do.
[F#m] He helped the ones in need.
[D] And he saw the whole [E] job through.
[A] He's well aware of the cost [E] that it takes to save a life.
[F#m] But that didn't matter [D] to the ones that are [E] inside.
[D] Yeah, we all [E] need to sing.
[Bm] Yeah, we [A] all need [E] to sing.
[D] Yeah, we [F#m] all need [E] to sing that [D] firefighter song.
[A] [Bm] And we all [E] need to pray that [D]
firefighter's gone.
[A] [N]
Key:
D
C
G
Em
E
D
C
G
That's a telephone alarm reporting a house fire.
87 Bernard Street, between Thomas [F] Street and Castor Park.
[B] For Engine 16, Engine [D#] 17, quit MIDI 7, Battalion [E] 2, Rescue 11, [C] Truck 10 is the [Em] wrecked car 99.
[C] That's a [G] report of a house fire with several calls.
Report of the [C] possibility of somebody still [G] inside 87 Bernard Street, between Thomas and [C] Castor Park.
[G] Now for the Deputy and the Protectives.
_ [D] _ _
That [G] old alarm was sounding, and [D] he knew he had to go.
But [Em] all he could think about were [C] his little girls at [D] home.
He [G] signed on to this job, yeah [D] to help the ones in need.
But [Em] every time he ran into that fire, [C] he knew he might not [D] leave.
_ [G] He doesn't want any money for [D] the things he's trained to do.
He [Em] wants to help the ones in need.
He [C] wants to see the whole job [D] through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost that [D] it takes to save a [G] life.
[Em] But that doesn't matter to [C] the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah, [C] we all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
When that man pulled up on scene, [D] all he heard were those kids screaming.
He [Em] ran right through the front door [C] to save a few young [D] dreams.
[G] A few moments later, that [D] house had collapsed.
He'd [G] never go back home again [C] to hang out with [D] his kids.
He [G] didn't want any money for [D] the things he's trained to do.
[Em] He helped the ones in need.
[G] And he saw the whole job [D] through.
[G] He's well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a life.
[Em] But that didn't matter [G] [C] when the family was [D] inside.
[C] Yeah, we [G] all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
_ [Em] I hate to be [C] the one [G] to bring up all [D] this sad and bad news.
But [Em] that man will [C] never have again [D] the things that you and I do.
[Em] He was [G] taken from [C] his kids and wife [D] while helping a family.
[C] So please sit back [G] and thank the Lord there's [C] more men like him [D] that breathe.
_ [E] _
_ [A] I tell you, for MLK Day, all he heard was those kids screaming.
He ran right through the front door to save a few young dreams.
He didn't want any money [E] for the things he's trained to do.
[F#m] He helped the ones in need.
[D] And he saw the whole [E] job through.
[A] He's well aware of the cost [E] that it takes to save a life.
[F#m] But that didn't matter [D] to the ones that are [E] inside.
[D] Yeah, we all [E] need to sing.
[Bm] Yeah, we [A] all need [E] to sing.
[D] Yeah, we [F#m] all need [E] to sing that [D] firefighter song.
[A] _ [Bm] And we all [E] need to pray that [D]
firefighter's gone.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
87 Bernard Street, between Thomas [F] Street and Castor Park.
[B] For Engine 16, Engine [D#] 17, quit MIDI 7, Battalion [E] 2, Rescue 11, [C] Truck 10 is the [Em] wrecked car 99.
[C] That's a [G] report of a house fire with several calls.
Report of the [C] possibility of somebody still [G] inside 87 Bernard Street, between Thomas and [C] Castor Park.
[G] Now for the Deputy and the Protectives.
_ [D] _ _
That [G] old alarm was sounding, and [D] he knew he had to go.
But [Em] all he could think about were [C] his little girls at [D] home.
He [G] signed on to this job, yeah [D] to help the ones in need.
But [Em] every time he ran into that fire, [C] he knew he might not [D] leave.
_ [G] He doesn't want any money for [D] the things he's trained to do.
He [Em] wants to help the ones in need.
He [C] wants to see the whole job [D] through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost that [D] it takes to save a [G] life.
[Em] But that doesn't matter to [C] the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah, [C] we all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
When that man pulled up on scene, [D] all he heard were those kids screaming.
He [Em] ran right through the front door [C] to save a few young [D] dreams.
[G] A few moments later, that [D] house had collapsed.
He'd [G] never go back home again [C] to hang out with [D] his kids.
He [G] didn't want any money for [D] the things he's trained to do.
[Em] He helped the ones in need.
[G] And he saw the whole job [D] through.
[G] He's well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a life.
[Em] But that didn't matter [G] [C] when the family was [D] inside.
[C] Yeah, we [G] all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
_ [Em] I hate to be [C] the one [G] to bring up all [D] this sad and bad news.
But [Em] that man will [C] never have again [D] the things that you and I do.
[Em] He was [G] taken from [C] his kids and wife [D] while helping a family.
[C] So please sit back [G] and thank the Lord there's [C] more men like him [D] that breathe.
_ [E] _
_ [A] I tell you, for MLK Day, all he heard was those kids screaming.
He ran right through the front door to save a few young dreams.
He didn't want any money [E] for the things he's trained to do.
[F#m] He helped the ones in need.
[D] And he saw the whole [E] job through.
[A] He's well aware of the cost [E] that it takes to save a life.
[F#m] But that didn't matter [D] to the ones that are [E] inside.
[D] Yeah, we all [E] need to sing.
[Bm] Yeah, we [A] all need [E] to sing.
[D] Yeah, we [F#m] all need [E] to sing that [D] firefighter song.
[A] _ [Bm] And we all [E] need to pray that [D]
firefighter's gone.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _