We Didnt Start The Fire

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[Verse 1]

    G                 D
Kate Moss, 50 Cent, Obama is the President,
    Am                          C
Peace is scarce, no one dares, litvinenko,
    G                        D
Climate change, Live Aid, ketamine, new rave,
    Am                             C
Loose morals, hearts are hollow, gaga on the radio.
      G                        D
Down with self-esteem, another beauty magazine
      Am                   C
Bridgeport, suicide, Facebook the face dies,
    G                           D
Hedge funds, boys with guns, nanny state mania,
  Am                            C
Immigration stole the nation, mother Russia, Abu Hamza.



[Chorus]
 G                   D
We didn't start the fire
       Am
It was always burning
          C
Since the worlds 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 2]
   G                         D
Putin has a breeding camp, Mugabe stamps his people out,
    Am
The gallows take Saddam Hussein,
     C
The closing of Guantanamo Bay,
   G                    D
Tracy Emin, Doherty, a new aristocracy
   Am                          C
David Beckham, Posh Beckham, earthquake and vanity
    G                           D
The Rolling Stones still play, we all know Tom Cruise is gay,
    Am                     C
limelight celebrities, the seas have lost integrity,
G                              D
Ian Huntley, Harold Shipman, Madeleine is still missing,
   Am                     C
20 virgins up in heaven was the cause of 9/11!



[Chorus]
 G                   D
We didn't start the fire
       Am
It was always burning
          C
Since the worlds 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 2]
   G                  D
Sensitive Islamists, satire struggles to exist,
 Am                         C
Cartoons, teddy bears could start a holy war,
 G                        D
X Factor, Glastonbury, Laura Marling, ecstasy,
  Am                           C
Prince Charles and Camilla, the media is a blood sucker
  G                             D
Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, they hold careers before the crown,
 Am                                C
I'm still loyal to the queen, and she's still loyal to you and me,
 G                                  D
Credit crunch, cash for honours,Northern rock, John Prescott,
 Am                         C
Labour government you've embarrassed us all



[Chorus]
 G                   D
We didn't start the fire
       Am
It was always burning
          C
Since the worlds been turning
 G                   D
We didn't start the fire
       Am
No we didn't light it
         C
But we tried to fight it

[Repeat]


[Instrumental]

G D Am C x2


[Verse 3]
  G                            D
Advancing on the Israelites, terrorists for animal rights,
  Am                     C
Ununited generation, love is just a hippie notion,
  G                          D
Queen mother laid to rest, absurd Diana inquests,
  Am
The grace to the princes stand the test,
  C
All we have is our blood, our word, and our flesh,
  G                    D
Bombs over Baghdad, troops to Afghanistan,
 Am                             C
War on terror, friendly fire, what's the truth and what's a lie?
 G                               D
Man has made himself a slave to oil, porn, gold and fame,
Am
The empire weakens even further
C
Britain will be great forever.