Chords for Moron Brothers - The old Firefighter.wmv
Tempo:
105.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] We got a song here.
I worked for the Lexington, Kentucky Fire Department for 26 [B] years and retired there.
[G#m] That's the only way I can afford to do this [B] business right here now.
[N] In the preparation for our last album, we tried to write all our songs.
I was thinking some of the most incredible stories that ever happened to me.
To write a song about them, this was [B] one of them.
If not the most life [C]-changing thing that happened to me [F#] on the fire department.
I wrote a song [G] about it and I think [D#] you'll enjoy it.
It's called [B] Old Firefighter.
It's a true [A] story.
[D] [E]
[B]
[A]
[D]
[E]
[D] [A]
[D]
[E]
[D] [A]
Hit [D] head on into a young couple.
[E] A drunk driver didn't make it.
Hope his [D] soul was saved [A] from hell.
In the other car was a woman crying.
Next to [D] her was her husband dying.
[E] She was carrying their firstborn child trapped [A] behind the wheel.
He thought [D] he was tough, that [A] old firefighter.
After all them years, he [D] found himself on his [A] knees in the street.
He was screaming her name to some stranger, out in [E] prayer.
He [D] can't explain what [A] made him do it.
Never [E] before had [A] he acted so odd.
[D] He was at the right [A] place at the right [E] time.
He knew he'd been used [A] by God.
The young woman seemed to calm down as the [D] old fireman started to pray.
Though [E] he'd never done anything like it before, [D] the words came [A] to him to say.
He said, Jesus name dear God, please help [D] this woman and her family.
[E] The next thing he said didn't come from him, [D] but he said it [A] anyway.
Fear not, the Lord is with you.
[D] Your husband and baby is fine.
[E] The other firemen looked at him in disbelief.
[D] They thought he'd [A] lost his mind.
Causey Yachts was greatly against him [D] as the ambulance took him away.
[E] But the greatest healer of all was there.
[D] A miracle [A] happened that day.
He thought he [D] was tough, that old [A] firefighter.
After all them years, [D] he found himself on his knees [A] in the street.
He was screaming her name to some stranger, [E] out in prayer.
He can't [D] explain what made him do it.
Never [E] before had he [A] acted so odd.
[D] He was at the right place [A] at the right time.
[E] He knew he'd been [A] used by God.
A few months later, Christmas Eve morning, Little [D] Country Firehouse number 18.
[E] The old fireman was taking a nap.
[D] He heard visitors [A] call his name.
They said a Christmas card just didn't seem [D] right.
We wanted you to see.
[F#]
There stood the woman next to her husband [D] with a healthy little boy [A] baby.
He thought he [D] was tough, that old [A] firefighter.
[E] Once again, after all them years, [D] he found himself thanking the [A] good Lord above.
They all stood [E] there in tears.
[B] God is [D] still there [A] and he hears our prayers.
[F#] Miracles still [A] happen today.
[D] Reason I know this story [A] is true.
[E] That old fireman was me.
[A]
God [F#m] is still there and [A] he hears our prayers.
[E] Miracles still happen [A]
today.
True [F#] [D#]
I worked for the Lexington, Kentucky Fire Department for 26 [B] years and retired there.
[G#m] That's the only way I can afford to do this [B] business right here now.
[N] In the preparation for our last album, we tried to write all our songs.
I was thinking some of the most incredible stories that ever happened to me.
To write a song about them, this was [B] one of them.
If not the most life [C]-changing thing that happened to me [F#] on the fire department.
I wrote a song [G] about it and I think [D#] you'll enjoy it.
It's called [B] Old Firefighter.
It's a true [A] story.
[D] [E]
[B]
[A]
[D]
[E]
[D] [A]
[D]
[E]
[D] [A]
Hit [D] head on into a young couple.
[E] A drunk driver didn't make it.
Hope his [D] soul was saved [A] from hell.
In the other car was a woman crying.
Next to [D] her was her husband dying.
[E] She was carrying their firstborn child trapped [A] behind the wheel.
He thought [D] he was tough, that [A] old firefighter.
After all them years, he [D] found himself on his [A] knees in the street.
He was screaming her name to some stranger, out in [E] prayer.
He [D] can't explain what [A] made him do it.
Never [E] before had [A] he acted so odd.
[D] He was at the right [A] place at the right [E] time.
He knew he'd been used [A] by God.
The young woman seemed to calm down as the [D] old fireman started to pray.
Though [E] he'd never done anything like it before, [D] the words came [A] to him to say.
He said, Jesus name dear God, please help [D] this woman and her family.
[E] The next thing he said didn't come from him, [D] but he said it [A] anyway.
Fear not, the Lord is with you.
[D] Your husband and baby is fine.
[E] The other firemen looked at him in disbelief.
[D] They thought he'd [A] lost his mind.
Causey Yachts was greatly against him [D] as the ambulance took him away.
[E] But the greatest healer of all was there.
[D] A miracle [A] happened that day.
He thought he [D] was tough, that old [A] firefighter.
After all them years, [D] he found himself on his knees [A] in the street.
He was screaming her name to some stranger, [E] out in prayer.
He can't [D] explain what made him do it.
Never [E] before had he [A] acted so odd.
[D] He was at the right place [A] at the right time.
[E] He knew he'd been [A] used by God.
A few months later, Christmas Eve morning, Little [D] Country Firehouse number 18.
[E] The old fireman was taking a nap.
[D] He heard visitors [A] call his name.
They said a Christmas card just didn't seem [D] right.
We wanted you to see.
[F#]
There stood the woman next to her husband [D] with a healthy little boy [A] baby.
He thought he [D] was tough, that old [A] firefighter.
[E] Once again, after all them years, [D] he found himself thanking the [A] good Lord above.
They all stood [E] there in tears.
[B] God is [D] still there [A] and he hears our prayers.
[F#] Miracles still [A] happen today.
[D] Reason I know this story [A] is true.
[E] That old fireman was me.
[A]
God [F#m] is still there and [A] he hears our prayers.
[E] Miracles still happen [A]
today.
True [F#] [D#]
Key:
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A
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B
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] We _ got a song here.
I worked for the Lexington, Kentucky Fire Department for 26 [B] years and retired there.
[G#m] That's the only way I can afford to do this [B] business right here now.
_ _ [N] _ _ In the preparation for our last album, we tried to write all our songs.
I was thinking some of the most incredible stories that ever happened to me. _
To write a song about them, this was [B] one of them.
If not the most life [C]-changing thing that happened to me [F#] on the fire department.
I wrote a song [G] about it and I think [D#] you'll enjoy it.
It's called [B] Old Firefighter.
It's a true [A] story. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Hit [D] head on into a young couple.
[E] A drunk driver didn't make it.
Hope his [D] soul was saved [A] from hell.
_ _ In the other car was a woman crying.
Next to [D] her was her husband dying.
[E] She was carrying their firstborn child trapped [A] behind the wheel.
_ He thought [D] he was tough, that [A] old firefighter.
After all them years, he [D] found himself on his [A] knees in the street.
He was screaming her name to some stranger, out in [E] prayer. _
He [D] can't explain what [A] made him do it.
Never [E] before had [A] he acted so odd.
[D] He was at the right [A] place at the right [E] time.
He knew he'd been used [A] by God. _ _ _ _
_ The young woman seemed to calm down as the [D] old fireman started to pray.
Though [E] he'd never done anything like it before, [D] the words came [A] to him to say.
_ He said, Jesus name dear God, please help [D] this woman and her family.
[E] The next thing he said didn't come from him, [D] but he said it [A] anyway. _ _ _
Fear not, the Lord is with you.
[D] Your husband and baby is fine.
[E] The other firemen looked at him in disbelief.
[D] They thought he'd [A] lost his mind.
_ _ Causey Yachts was greatly against him [D] as the ambulance took him away.
[E] But the greatest healer of all was there.
[D] A miracle [A] happened that day.
_ He thought he [D] was tough, that old [A] firefighter.
_ After all them years, [D] he found himself on his knees [A] in the street.
He was screaming her name to some stranger, [E] out in prayer. _
He can't [D] explain what made him do it.
Never [E] before had he [A] acted so odd.
[D] He was at the right place [A] at the right time.
[E] He knew he'd been [A] used by God.
A _ _ _ _ few months later, Christmas Eve morning, Little [D] Country Firehouse number 18.
[E] The old fireman was taking a nap.
[D] He heard visitors [A] call his name.
_ They said a Christmas card just didn't seem [D] right.
We wanted you to see.
_ [F#]
There stood the woman next to her husband [D] with a healthy little boy [A] baby.
_ He thought he [D] was tough, that old [A] firefighter.
[E] Once again, after all them years, [D] he found himself thanking the [A] good Lord above.
They all stood [E] there in tears. _
[B] God is [D] still there [A] and he hears our prayers.
[F#] Miracles still [A] happen today.
[D] Reason I know this story [A] is true.
[E] That old fireman was me.
[A] _
God [F#m] is still there and [A] he hears our prayers.
[E] Miracles still happen _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ today.
True _ [F#] _ _ _ [D#]
_ _ _ _ [F#] We _ got a song here.
I worked for the Lexington, Kentucky Fire Department for 26 [B] years and retired there.
[G#m] That's the only way I can afford to do this [B] business right here now.
_ _ [N] _ _ In the preparation for our last album, we tried to write all our songs.
I was thinking some of the most incredible stories that ever happened to me. _
To write a song about them, this was [B] one of them.
If not the most life [C]-changing thing that happened to me [F#] on the fire department.
I wrote a song [G] about it and I think [D#] you'll enjoy it.
It's called [B] Old Firefighter.
It's a true [A] story. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Hit [D] head on into a young couple.
[E] A drunk driver didn't make it.
Hope his [D] soul was saved [A] from hell.
_ _ In the other car was a woman crying.
Next to [D] her was her husband dying.
[E] She was carrying their firstborn child trapped [A] behind the wheel.
_ He thought [D] he was tough, that [A] old firefighter.
After all them years, he [D] found himself on his [A] knees in the street.
He was screaming her name to some stranger, out in [E] prayer. _
He [D] can't explain what [A] made him do it.
Never [E] before had [A] he acted so odd.
[D] He was at the right [A] place at the right [E] time.
He knew he'd been used [A] by God. _ _ _ _
_ The young woman seemed to calm down as the [D] old fireman started to pray.
Though [E] he'd never done anything like it before, [D] the words came [A] to him to say.
_ He said, Jesus name dear God, please help [D] this woman and her family.
[E] The next thing he said didn't come from him, [D] but he said it [A] anyway. _ _ _
Fear not, the Lord is with you.
[D] Your husband and baby is fine.
[E] The other firemen looked at him in disbelief.
[D] They thought he'd [A] lost his mind.
_ _ Causey Yachts was greatly against him [D] as the ambulance took him away.
[E] But the greatest healer of all was there.
[D] A miracle [A] happened that day.
_ He thought he [D] was tough, that old [A] firefighter.
_ After all them years, [D] he found himself on his knees [A] in the street.
He was screaming her name to some stranger, [E] out in prayer. _
He can't [D] explain what made him do it.
Never [E] before had he [A] acted so odd.
[D] He was at the right place [A] at the right time.
[E] He knew he'd been [A] used by God.
A _ _ _ _ few months later, Christmas Eve morning, Little [D] Country Firehouse number 18.
[E] The old fireman was taking a nap.
[D] He heard visitors [A] call his name.
_ They said a Christmas card just didn't seem [D] right.
We wanted you to see.
_ [F#]
There stood the woman next to her husband [D] with a healthy little boy [A] baby.
_ He thought he [D] was tough, that old [A] firefighter.
[E] Once again, after all them years, [D] he found himself thanking the [A] good Lord above.
They all stood [E] there in tears. _
[B] God is [D] still there [A] and he hears our prayers.
[F#] Miracles still [A] happen today.
[D] Reason I know this story [A] is true.
[E] That old fireman was me.
[A] _
God [F#m] is still there and [A] he hears our prayers.
[E] Miracles still happen _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ today.
True _ [F#] _ _ _ [D#]