Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

Son Volt - 'While Rome Burns’ From the album UNION Words and Music by Jay Farrar ***Please note, Farrar walks down from G to D each time on the line "We fiddle while Rome burns," except for on the line preceding the choruses. [Verse 1]

^DMountains of money Men ^A7sus4dressed up as news And we ^Gfiddle while Rome ^Dburns They're ^Dpissing away What others ^A7sus4died to create We ^Gfiddle while Rome ^Dburns Like ^DOrwell's doublespeak They're ^A7sus4taking their cues And we ^Gfiddle while Rome ^Asus4burns

[Chorus 1]

The inter^Emstates connect ^Gmore than divide Free^Em will can on^Asus4ly survive ^D

[Guitar break] D A7sus4 G A7sus4 Em G Em Asus4 D [Verse 2]

^DTime to face the music Time to^A7sus4 make the fur fly We ^Gfiddle while Rome ^Dburns Too^D clever by half They^A7sus4 play the short game And we ^Gfiddle while Rome ^Dburns No ^Dturning back the clock There must be ^A7sus4hope in this hell We ^Gfiddle while Rome ^Asus4burns

[Chorus 2]

And the ^Emfreeways lead to the ^Ggravel roads To the ^Emtown squares and the^Asus4 rodeos ^D

[Outro] D Asus4 G D

^GWhile Rome ^Dburns ^GWhile Rome ^Dburns ^GWhile Rome ^Dburns ^GWhile Rome ^Dburns

Son Volt - While rome burns