Tuning: E A D G

[Intro - Synth, Guitar, and Bass] G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Drums come in with bass, synth, guitar

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] Note: Throughout song, pop that third note in each sequence during the verse and bridge Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China..... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker..... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5-----------------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3---3----------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| [Interlude] G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] Rosenberg..... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| Eisenhower, vaccine..... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] Josef Stalin... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| Roy Kahn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, Dacron G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| Einstein, James Dean.... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| Bardot, Budapest.... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Bridge] Little Rock, Pasternak.... G|------5------5--------------------9------9------7------7-------------------| D|--------------------7------7-----------------------------------------------| A|--3-3----3-3------------------7-7----7-7----5-5----5-5---------------------| E|----------------5-5----5-5-------------------------------------------------| Lebanon, Charlse De Gaulle, California baseball.... G|------5------5--------------------9------9------7------7-------------------| D|--------------------7------7-----------------------------------------------| A|--3-3----3-3------------------7-7----7-7----5-5----5-5---------------------| E|----------------5-5----5-5-------------------------------------------------| [Break - Mini guitar solo] [Verse] Buddy Holly, Ben Hur.... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| U2, Syngman Rhee, Payola and Kennedy..................Belgians in the Congo G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] Hemingway, Eichmann.... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| Lawrence of Arabia.... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5-----------------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3---3----------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| Pope Paul, Malcolm X.... What else do I have to say G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------------------------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3---------------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus] G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] Birth control, Ho Chi Minh... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| Begin, Reagan, Palestine.... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride.... G|-----------------------7------7------9------9------5------5----------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-7----7-7----3-3----3-3------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| Hypodermics on the shores........Rock and roller cola wars, I can't take it anymore G|-----------------------7------7--------------------------------------------| D|------5-------5------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------5-5----5-5----7-----------------------------------------| E|--3-3------3-3-------------------------------------------------------------| [Chorus + Outro] G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Billy Joel - We didnt start the fire