[Intro]
G D Am C 4x
[Verse]
G D
Noriega, Berlin Wall, "New Kids", Gulf War;
Am C
Russian schism - communism, Germans reunite.
G D
Nelson in South Africa, Channel Tunnel, Kasparov,
Am C
Ice Caps, Poll Tax, Hubble in the sky.
G D Am C
G D
Rodney King, CDs, Bombing over Lockerbie,
Am C
Grunge Hits - Never mind, Pee-Wee Herman out of line.
G D
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell", Oklahoma City hell,
Am C
Farrakhan, "Million-Strong", Marching on the front lawn.
[Chorus]
G D
We didn't start the fire;
Am
It was always burning,
C
Since the world's been turning
G D
We didn't start the fire
Am
No we didn't light it,
C
But we tried to fight it
[Verse]
G D
"Four More, Clinton-Gore", Lewinsky then Tupac Shakur,
Am C
Cloned Sheep, Impeached, OJ goes free,
G D
Harry Potter, Princess Di, Matthew Shepard hate crime;
Am C
Y2K, Columbine, "Party Like it's '99".
G D
Hanging chads, Marc Rich, 9/11 Terrorists
Am C
Enron undone, Sniper scare in Washington.
G
Furby, Ozzy, Eminem,
D Am C
Weapons in Iraq again; Columbia, "Governator", Martha Stewart jail time.
[Chorus]
G D
We didn't start the fire;
Am
It was always burning,
C
Since the world's been turning
G D
We didn't start the fire
Am
No we didn't light it,
C
But we tried to fight it
[Bridge]
Am Em
Goldman-Sachs, "Brokeback", "Passion", Google, Arafat.
Am D
Hurricanes, Levees break, Children getting overweight.
Am Em
Hussein gets hanged, Terri Schiavo "End the Pain",
Am D Dsus D
David Hicks, Dixie Chicks, Rockets in the Gaza Strip. (uh oh uh oh)
[Verse]
G D
Businesses 'too big to fail', Phelps, Bolt, "Save the Whales",
Am C
Bailouts, California Proposition 8.
G D
Barack Obama "Yes We Can", H1N1 back again;
Am C
King of Pop - world frowns; Housing bubble breakdown.
[Chorus]
G D
We didn't start the fire;
Am
It was always burning,
C
Since the world's been turning
G D
We didn't start the fire
Am
No we didn't light it,
C
But we tried to fight it
[Verse]
G D
Unemployment on the rise, Civil Unions legalized,
Am C
Aid flotillas taken in, "Citizens United" win;
G D
Osama and Obamacare, Fighting in Tahrir Square,
Am C
Haiti Quake, Gulf spill, Tea Party Standstills.
G
Camping, Manning, WikiLeaks,
D Am C
Occupy Wall Street! Linda K, Pepper Spray, What else do I have to say?
[Chorus]
G D
We didn't start the fire
Am
It was always burning,
C
Since the world's been turning
G D
We didn't start the fire
Am
No we didn't light it,
C
But we tried to fight it
[Verse]
G D
Medicare, Ceiling hit, Royal Wedding, deficits,
Am C
Kim Jong, Jobs gone, rise of the smartphone.
G D
Ancient Mayan prophecy, irradiation in the sea,
Am C
speculation, gas price, outsourced, workers rights.
G D
SOPA, PIPA censorship, Schettino, Greek debt,
Am C
"Stand Your Ground", Trayvon, Ron Paul, Mitt Rom.
G D
Banning speech in public halls and corporate money funding laws,
Am C
Apple and the patent wars, I can't take it anymore!
[Chorus] x2
G D
We didn't start the fire
Am
It was always burning,
C
Since the world's been turning
G D
We didn't start the fire
Am
But when we are gone
C G D Am C
Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on
G D
We didn't start the fire
Am
It was always burning,
C
Since the world's been turning
G D
We didn't start the fire
Am
No we didn't light it,
C
But we tried to fight it