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Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start The Fire Ukulele Chords

Key: G
Chords: [G], [D], [Am], [C]
Tuning: GCEA Tune your ukulele
Difficulty: Moderate
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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

Rosenbergs, H-bomb, 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

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

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc
Roy Kahn, 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

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

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac
Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, “Bridge on the River Kwai”
Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California baseball
Stark weather, homicide, children of thalidomide

Buddy Holly, “Ben Hur”, space monkey, Mafia
Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go
U-2, Syngman Rhee, payola and Kennedy
Chubby Checker, “Psycho”, Belgians in the Congo

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

Hemingway, Eichmann, “ Stranger in a Strange Land”
Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs invasion
“Lawrence of Arabia”, British Beatle mania
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex
JFK, blown away, what else do I have to say

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

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again
Moon shot, 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

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

Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on
Will it still burn on, and on, and on, and on

Pop
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We Didn't Start The Fire UKULELE CHORDS (Billy Joel) | ukulelearn

About We Didn't Start The Fire

Artist and Song: Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Album: Storm Front
Genre: Pop
Year: 1989
Difficulty: Moderate
Tuning: G C E A
Key: G
Chords: [G], [D], [Am], [C]
Strumming: D - DU - DU - DU

About Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire Ukulele Chords & Strumming Pattern

"We Didn't Start The Fire" is a song by Pop artist Billy Joel. It was released in 1989 on the album, titled "Storm Front". We Didn't Start The Fire is considered under Pop genre.
  • The original key of We Didn't Start The Fire is G.
  • D - DU - DU - DU is the suggested strumming pattern for this Billy Joel song.
  • [G], [D], [Am], [C] are the ukulele chords for playing We Didn't Start The Fire with the original key (G) on ukulele.
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What Are The Chords For We Didn't Start The Fire On Ukulele?

You will play the [G], [D], [Am], [C] ukulele chords while playing We Didn't Start The Fire with your ukulele in the G key, original tone of the song.

How Do You Strum We Didn't Start The Fire On Ukulele?

We Didn't Start The Fire ukulele strumming pattern is D - DU - DU - DU. You can also try D (down) if the suggested pattern is hard for you.

Who Sings We Didn't Start The Fire?

We Didn't Start The Fire is performed by Billy Joel. It was first released on the album "Storm Front" in 1989.