Chords for We Didn't Start the Fire

Tempo:
145.05 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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We Didn't Start the Fire chords
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[G] [A] [D]
[Bb] [D]
[Em] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [Em]
[C] [D]
[G] [C] Harry Truman, Doris [D] Day, Ray China, Johnny [A] Ray, South Pacific, Walter Wood, [C] Joe DiMaggio,
Joan [G] McCarthy, Richard Nixon, [D] Scooter Baker, television, North [A] Korea, South Korea, [C] Marilyn
Monroe, [D]
[G]
Rosenberg, Zip, Spahn, [D] Schubert, Pamela, [A] John, Randall, the King and I, and
[C] the Red Catcher in the Rye, [G]
Eisenhower vaccine, [D] England's got a new queen, [Em]
Marciano, Libera,
[C] Ticks and Paya, and a [D] Doughboy!
We didn't start the fire, [G] it [D] was always burning since the world's reverted, we didn't start
the fire, no we didn't light it, but [C] the time will light it, [G] it's the shell and allen
[D] carved, Nasser and Prokofiev, [A]
Rockefeller, Campanella, [C] Communist block, [G]
Roy Cohn, Warper
[D] on, Pasquini, [A] Dachkron, Ken, Ben, Fool, [C] Falls, Rock Around the Clock, [G] Einstein, James Dean,
Brooklyn's got a winning [Em] team, Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, [C] Elvis Presley, Disneyland, [G]
Bardo,
Budapest, [D] Alabama, cruise ship, [Em]
Princess Great, Captain Great, Trouble in the Stew, [D] and we
didn't start the fire, it was always [G] burning since the world's reverted, we didn't [D] start
the fire, no we didn't light it, but [Am] the time will light it, [C] Little Rock, Passing that,
[A] Mickey Mantle, Kerouac, [E]
Sputnik, [D] Shoahei Bridge, on the river, [C] Black, Lebanon, Chelsea, [A] Gold,
California, Baseball, [E]
Stock, with a homicide, churning up [D] the lead of mine,
[C] [G]
Buddy Holly, Ben [D] Hurst, Bass, Mookie, [E]
Mafiolo, Castro, [C] Ed's a little no-go,
[G]
Hugh, Drew, Sigmund [D] Reed, Hay-ola and Kennedy, [E]
Cookie, Jack, a psycho, [C] Belgians and the Congo,
[G]
we didn't start [D] the fire, [G] it was always burning since the world's reverted, [D] we didn't start
the fire, no we didn't light it, but [C] the time will light it, [G]
Hemingway, Eichmann, [D] Stranger
in a Strange [Am] Land, Dillden, Berlin, Bay of Pigs, Invasion, [G]
Lawrence of Arabia, [D] British
Beetlemania, [E]
Ole Miss, John [C] Glenn, Eastern Beach, Palace, [G]
Roe, Paul, Namzo, Mex, [D] British
Politician, Sex, [Em]
JFK, blown [C] away, what else do I have to [D] say?
We didn't start the fire,
it was always burning since the [G] world's reverted, we didn't [D] start the fire, [G] no we didn't light
it, but the time will light it, but control, Ho Chi Minh, the [D] Chipmunks and back [Em] again,
Moonshot, Woodstock, [C] Watergate, Trump, [G] Flotsam, Bacon, Reagan, Palestine, [D] Terror on the airline,
[A]
ayatollahs in [C] Iran, Russians in Afghanistan, [G] Rilla, Button, Sally, Ride, Heavy Metal, Suicide,
[Em]
Foreign Debt, Homeless [C] Men, East Crack, Merdeka, [G]
Hyperdermics on the shore, Jane and
Vandermyce are [E] lost, rock and roll, the cola wars, I can't take it [G] anymore, we didn't start
[D] the fire, [G] [D] it was always burning since the world's reverted, [G]
we didn't [D] start the [G] fire, but my
we don't go, we still go on [D] and on and on and on and on and on [G] and on and on and on and
on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on [D] and
on and on
[G]
[D] and on and on [G]
and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and
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Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Billy Joel - We Didnt Start The Fire chords, practice the chord sequence C, G, D, A, C, D, C, D and G. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 72 BPM and then match the original tempo of 145 BPM. Considering the song's key of G Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Harry Truman, Doris [D] Day, Ray China, Johnny [A] Ray, South Pacific, Walter Wood, [C] Joe DiMaggio,
Joan [G] McCarthy, Richard Nixon, [D] Scooter Baker, television, North [A] Korea, South Korea, [C] Marilyn
Monroe, [D] _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Rosenberg, Zip, Spahn, [D] Schubert, Pamela, [A] John, Randall, the King and I, and
[C] the Red Catcher in the Rye, [G]
Eisenhower vaccine, [D] England's got a new queen, [Em] _
Marciano, Libera,
[C] Ticks and Paya, and a [D] Doughboy!
We didn't start the fire, [G] it [D] was always burning since the world's reverted, we didn't start
the fire, no we didn't light it, but [C] the time will light it, [G] it's the shell and allen
[D] carved, Nasser and Prokofiev, [A] _
Rockefeller, Campanella, [C] Communist block, [G]
Roy Cohn, Warper
[D] on, Pasquini, _ [A] Dachkron, Ken, Ben, Fool, [C] Falls, Rock Around the Clock, [G] Einstein, James Dean,
Brooklyn's got a winning [Em] team, Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, [C] Elvis Presley, Disneyland, [G]
Bardo,
Budapest, [D] Alabama, cruise ship, [Em]
Princess Great, Captain Great, Trouble in the Stew, [D] and we
didn't start the fire, it was always [G] burning since the world's reverted, we didn't [D] start
the fire, _ no we didn't light it, but [Am] the time will light it, [C] Little Rock, Passing that,
[A] Mickey Mantle, Kerouac, [E]
Sputnik, _ [D] Shoahei Bridge, on the river, [C] Black, Lebanon, Chelsea, [A] Gold,
California, Baseball, [E]
Stock, with a homicide, churning up [D] the lead of mine,
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G]
Buddy Holly, Ben [D] Hurst, Bass, Mookie, _ [E]
Mafiolo, Castro, [C] Ed's a little no-go,
[G]
Hugh, Drew, Sigmund [D] Reed, Hay-ola and Kennedy, [E]
Cookie, Jack, a psycho, [C] Belgians and the Congo,
[G]
we didn't start [D] the fire, [G] it was always burning since the world's reverted, [D] we didn't start
the fire, _ no we didn't light it, but [C] the time will light it, [G] _
Hemingway, Eichmann, [D] Stranger
in a Strange [Am] Land, Dillden, Berlin, Bay of Pigs, Invasion, [G]
Lawrence of Arabia, [D] British
Beetlemania, [E]
Ole Miss, John [C] Glenn, Eastern Beach, Palace, [G]
Roe, Paul, Namzo, Mex, [D] British
Politician, Sex, [Em] _
JFK, blown [C] away, what else do I have to [D] say?
We didn't start the fire,
it was always burning since the [G] world's reverted, we didn't [D] start the fire, [G] no we didn't light
it, but the time will light it, but control, Ho Chi Minh, the [D] Chipmunks and back [Em] again,
Moonshot, Woodstock, [C] _ Watergate, Trump, [G] Flotsam, Bacon, Reagan, Palestine, [D] Terror on the airline,
[A] _
ayatollahs in [C] Iran, Russians in Afghanistan, [G] Rilla, Button, Sally, Ride, Heavy Metal, Suicide,
[Em]
Foreign Debt, Homeless [C] Men, East Crack, Merdeka, [G] _
Hyperdermics on the shore, Jane and
Vandermyce are [E] lost, rock and roll, the cola wars, I can't take it [G] anymore, we didn't start
[D] the fire, [G] _ [D] it was always burning since the world's reverted, [G]
we didn't [D] start the [G] fire, _ but my
we don't go, we still go on [D] and on and on and on and on and on [G] and on and on and on and
_ on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on [D] and
on and on _ _
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_ _ [D] and _ on and on _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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on _ _ and _ _ on and _ on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on _ _
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