We Didnt Start The Fire

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F . k . blown away , what else do i have to say Chorus : G D we didn’t start the fire Em it was always burning C since the world’s been turning G D we didn’t start the fire Bm no we didn’t light it C but we tried to fight it Verse : G D birth control , ho chi minh , richard nixon back again Em C moonshot , woodstock , watergate , punk rock G D begin , reagan , palestine , terror on the airline Em C ayatollah’s in iran , russians in afghanistan G D wheel of fortune , sally ride , heavy metal suicide Em C foreign debts , homeless vets , aids , crack , bernie goetz G D hypodermics on the shores , china’s under martial law Em C rock and roller cola wars , i can’t take it anymore Chorus : G D we didn’t start the fire Em it was always burning C since the world’s been turning G D we didn’t start the fire Bm no we didn’t light it C but we tried to fight it G D we didn’t start the fire Em it was always burning C since the world’s been turning G D we didn’t start the fire Bm no we didn’t light it C but we tried to fight it G D we didn’t start the fire Em it was always burning C since the world’s been turning G D we didn’t start the fire Bm no we didn’t light it C but we tried to fight it