We Didnt Start The Fire Billy Joel

We Didnt Start The Fire

Billy Joel

Matthew

1554
0:00 4:43
Accordatura Standard (E A D G B E)
Tempo 4/4
Tonalità: G
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Testo

[Intro]
| + + + D | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - - D | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - -

[Refrain]
        D | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - - D | - - - D | - - - Bm | - - - C |
| - - -

[Verse 1]
G                        D
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China,
Johnnie Ray
Em
South Pacific, Walter Winchell,
C
Joe DiMaggio
G                            D
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker,
Television
Em                        C
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

[Refrain]
        D | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - -

[Verse 2]
G                  D
Rosenbergs, HBomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Em
Brando, The King And I,
C
and The Catcher In The Rye,
G
Eisenhower, Vaccine,
D
England's got a new queen
Em                  C
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

[Chorus]
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Em                       C
It was always burning since the world's been turning
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Bm
No, we didn't light it,
       C
but we tried to fight it

[Verse 3]
G
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov,
D
Nasser and Prokofiev
Em                       C
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
G                     D
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron
Em
Dien Bien Phu Falls,
C
"Rock Around the Clock"
G
Einstein, James Dean,
D
Brooklyn's got a winning team
Em                        C
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley,
Disneyland
G                 D
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev
Em
Princess Grace, Peyton Place,
C
Trouble in the Suez

[Chorus]
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Em                       C
It was always burning since the world's been turning
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Bm
No, we didn't light it,
       Am
but we tried to fight it

[Bridge]
C                       Am
Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle,
Kerouac
Em
Sputnik, Zhou Enlai,
D
Bridge On The River Kwai,
C
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle,
Am
California baseball
Em
Starkweather Homicide,
D
Children of Thalidomide

[Verse 4]
G                    D
Buddy Holly, BenHur, Space Monkey, Mafia
Em                  C
Hula Hoops, Castro, Edsel is a nogo
G                 D
U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Em
Chubby Checker, Psycho,
C
Belgians in the Congo

[Chorus]
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Em                       C
It was always burning since the world's been turning
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Bm
No, we didn't light it,
       C
but we tried to fight it

[Verse 5]
G
Hemingway, Eichmann,
D
Stranger in a Strange Land,
Em             C
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
G                   D
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania
Em
Ole Miss, John Glenn,
C
Liston beats Patterson
G
Pope Paul, Malcolm X,
D
British Politician sex
Em
J. F. K.
            C
blown away, what else do I have to say?

[Chorus]
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Em                       C
It was always burning since the world's been turning
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Bm
No, we didn't light it,
       C
but we tried to fight it

[Verse 6]
G
Birth control, Ho Chi Minh,
D
Richard Nixon back again
Em                   C
Moonshot, Woodstock, 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                            C
Foreign debts, homeless Vets, AIDS, crack,
Bernie Goetz
G
Hypodermics on the shores,
D
China's under martial law
Em
Rock and Roller cola wars,
I can't take it anymore

[Chorus]
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Em                       C
It was always burning since the world's been turning
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
         Bm
But when we are gone
        C                     D
It will still burn on, and on, and on,
       D
and on,
               Em                 C
And on, and on,  and on, and on...
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Bm                       C
It was always burning since the world's been turning
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Em
No, we didn't light it,
       C
but we tried to fight it
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Bm                       C
It was always burning since the world's been turning
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Em
No, we didn't light it,
       C
but we tried to fight it

[Outro (Fade Out)]
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Bm                       C
It was always burning since the world's been turning
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
       Em
No, we didn't light it,
       C
but we tried to fight it
D                     D
We didn't start the fire
It was

Battute

[Intro]
| + + + D | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - - D | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - -

[Refrain]
        D | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - - D | - - - D | - - - Bm | - - - C |
| - - -

[Verse 1]
        G | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - - G | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - -

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China,
Johnnie Ray
South Pacific, Walter Winchell,
Joe DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker,
Television
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe

[Refrain]
        D | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - -

[Verse 2]
        G | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - - G | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - -

Rosenbergs, HBomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom
Brando, The King And I,
and The Catcher In The Rye,
Eisenhower, Vaccine,
England's got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

[Chorus]
        D | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - - D | - - - D | - - - Bm | - - - C |
| - - -

We didn't start the fire
It was always burning since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it,
but we tried to fight it

[Verse 3]
        G | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - - G | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - - G | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - - G | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C |
| - - -

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov,
Nasser and Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Roy Cohn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron
Dien Bien Phu Falls,
"Rock Around the Clock"
Einstein, James Dean,
Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley,
Disneyland
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev
Princess Grace, Peyton Place,
Trouble in the Suez

[Chorus]
        D | - - - D | - - - Em | - - - C  |
| - - - D | - - - D | - - - Bm | - - - Am |
| - - -

We didn't start the fire
It was always burning since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it,
but we tried to fight it

[Bridge]
        C | - - - Am | - - - Em | - - - D |
| - - - C | - - - Am | - - - Em | - - - D |
| - - - - | - - - -  | - - -

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle,
Kerouac
Sputnik, Zhou Enlai,
Bridge On The River Kwai,
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle,
California baseball
Starkweather Homicide,
Children of Thalidomide

[Verse 4]
                             G | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - G | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - -

Buddy Holly, BenHur, Space Monkey, Mafia
Hula Hoops, Castro, Edsel is a nogo
U2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, Psycho,
Belgians in the Congo

[Chorus]
                             D | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - D | - - - D |
| - - - Bm | - - - C | - - -

We didn't start the fire
It was always burning since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it,
but we tried to fight it

[Verse 5]
                             G | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - G | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - G | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - -

Hemingway, Eichmann,
Stranger in a Strange Land,
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania
Ole Miss, John Glenn,
Liston beats Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X,
British Politician sex
J. F. K.
blown away, what else do I have to say?

[Chorus]
                             D | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - D | - - - D |
| - - - Bm | - - - C | - - -

We didn't start the fire
It was always burning since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it,
but we tried to fight it

[Verse 6]
                             G | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - G | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - G | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - G | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - - | - - -

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh,
Richard Nixon back again
Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate,
punk rock
Begin, Reagan, Palestine,
Terror on the airline
Ayatollah's in Iran,
Russians in Afghanistan
Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride,
heavy metal suicide
Foreign debts, homeless Vets, AIDS, crack,
Bernie Goetz
Hypodermics on the shores,
China's under martial law
Rock and Roller cola wars,
I can't take it anymore

[Chorus]
                             D | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - D | - - - D |
| - - - Bm | - - - C | - - - D | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - D | - - - D |
| - - - Bm | - - - C | - - - D | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - D | - - - D |
| - - - Bm | - - - C | - - - D | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - -

We didn't start the fire
It was always burning since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
But when we are gone
It will still burn on, and on, and on,
and on,
And on, and on,  and on, and on...
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it,
but we tried to fight it
We didn't start the fire
It was always burning since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it,
but we tried to fight it

[Outro (Fade Out)]
                             D | - - - D |
| - - - Bm | - - - C | - - - D | - - - D |
| - - - Em | - - - C | - - - D | - - - D |

We didn't start the fire
It was always burning since the world's been turning
We didn't start the fire
No, we didn't light it,
but we tried to fight it
We didn't start the fire
It was

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