We Didn't Start the Fire[G] - Billy Joel
[intro]
(G)(D)(Em)(C)
(G)Harry Truman, Doris Day, (D)Red China, Johnnie Ray G
(Em)South Pacific, Walter Winchell, (C)Joe DiMaggio
(G)Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, (D)Studebaker, television
(Em)North Korea, South Korea, (C)Marilyn Monroe
(G)(D)(Em)(C)
(G)Rosenbergs, H-bomb, (D)Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
(Em)Brando, "The King and I" and (C)"The Catcher in the Rye"
(G)Eisenhower, vaccine, (D)England's got a new queen
(Em)Marciano, Liberace, (C)Santayana goodbye
|[Chorus]
|(G)We didn't start the (D)fire,
|It was (Em)always burning, Since the (C)world's been turning,
|(G)We didn't start the (D)fire,
|No we (Em)didn't light it, But we (C)tried to fight it.
(G)Joseph Stalin, Malenkov (D)Nasser and Prokofiev
(Em)Rockefeller, Campanella (C)Communist Bloc
(G)Roy Kahn, Juan Peron, (D)Toscanini, dacron
(Em)Dien Bien Phu falls, (C)"Rock Around the Clock"
(G)Einstein, James Dean, (D)Brooklyn's got a winning team
(Em)Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, (C)Elvis Presley, Disneyland
(G)Bardot, Budapest, (D)Alabama, Krushchev
(Em)Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", (C)trouble in the Suez!
[Chorus]
(G)Little Rock, Pasternak, (D)Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
(Em)Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, (C)"Bridge on the River Kwai"
(G)Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, (D)California baseball
(Em)Starkweather, homicide, (C)children of thalidomide
(G)Buddy Holly, Ben Hur, (D)space monkey, Mafia, (Em)Hula hoops, Castro, (C)Edsel is a no-go
(G)U2, Syngman Rhee (D)payola & Kennedy (Em)Chubby Checker, Psycho (C)Belgians in the Congo
[Chorus]
(G)Hemingway, Eichmann, (D)Stranger in a Strange Land (Em)Dylan, Berlin, [C]Bay of Pigs invasion
(G)Lawrence of Arabia, (D)British Beatlemania (Em)Ole Miss, John Glenn, (C)Liston beats Patterson
(G)Pope Paul, Malcolm X, (D)British politician sex
(Em)JFK, blown away, [N/C]What else do I have to say?!
[Chorus]
(G)Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, (D)Richard Nixon back again
(Em)Moonshot, Woodstock, (C)Watergate, punk rock
(G)Begin, Reagan, Palestine, (D)terror on the airline
(Em)Ayatollah's in Iran, (C)Russians in Afghanistan
(G)"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, (D)heavy metal, suicide
(Em)Foreign debts, homeless vets, (C)AIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz
(G)Hypodermics on the shores, (D)China's under martial law
(Em)Rock and roller cola wars, [N/C] I can't take it anymore!
[Chorus] X 2
We Didn't Start the Fire [G]Billy Joel
intro
GDEmC
GHarry Truman, Doris Day, DRed China, Johnnie Ray G EmSouth Pacific, Walter Winchell, CJoe DiMaggio GJoe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, DStudebaker, television EmNorth Korea, South Korea, CMarilyn Monroe
GDEmC
GRosenbergs, H-bomb, DSugar Ray, Panmunjom EmBrando, "The King and I" and C"The Catcher in the Rye" GEisenhower, vaccine, DEngland's got a new queen EmMarciano, Liberace, CSantayana goodbye
Chorus GWe didn't start the Dfire, It was Emalways burning, Since the Cworld's been turning, GWe didn't start the Dfire, No we Emdidn't light it, But we Ctried to fight it.
GJoseph Stalin, Malenkov DNasser and Prokofiev EmRockefeller, Campanella CCommunist Bloc GRoy Kahn, Juan Peron, DToscanini, dacron EmDien Bien Phu falls, C"Rock Around the Clock" GEinstein, James Dean, DBrooklyn's got a winning team EmDavy Crockett, Peter Pan, CElvis Presley, Disneyland GBardot, Budapest, DAlabama, Krushchev EmPrincess Grace, "Peyton Place", Ctrouble in the Suez!
Chorus
GLittle Rock, Pasternak, DMickey Mantle, Kerouac EmSputnik, Chou En-Lai, C"Bridge on the River Kwai" GLebanon, Charles de Gaulle, DCalifornia baseball EmStarkweather, homicide, Cchildren of thalidomide
GBuddy Holly, Ben Hur, Dspace monkey, Mafia, EmHula hoops, Castro, CEdsel is a no-go GU2, Syngman Rhee Dpayola & Kennedy EmChubby Checker, Psycho CBelgians in the Congo
Chorus
GHemingway, Eichmann, DStranger in a Strange Land EmDylan, Berlin, CBay of Pigs invasion GLawrence of Arabia, DBritish Beatlemania EmOle Miss, John Glenn, CListon beats Patterson GPope Paul, Malcolm X, DBritish politician sex EmJFK, blown away, N/CWhat else do I have to say?!
Chorus
GBirth control, Ho Chi Minh, DRichard Nixon back again EmMoonshot, Woodstock, CWatergate, punk rock GBegin, Reagan, Palestine, Dterror on the airline EmAyatollah's in Iran, CRussians in Afghanistan G"Wheel of Fortune", Sally Ride, Dheavy metal, suicide EmForeign debts, homeless vets, CAIDS, crack, Bernie Goetz GHypodermics on the shores, DChina's under martial law EmRock and roller cola wars, N/C I can't take it anymore!