Chords for The Firefighter Song - Paul Cummings (Original Version 2009)
Tempo:
70.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
That's a telephone alarm reporting a house fire.
87 Bernard Street between Thomas [F]
Street and Castner [B] Park.
For Engine 16, Engine [C#m] 17, Quit Middy 7, Battalion 2, Rescue 11, [C] Truck 10 is the [G] wrecked car 99.
[C] [G] That's a report of a house fire with several calls.
Report of the [C] possibility of somebody still [G] on site.
87 Bernard Street between Thomas and [C] Castner Park.
[G] Now for the Deputy and the Protectors.
[D]
[G] That old alarm was sounding [D] and he knew he had to go.
But [Em] all he could think about were [C] his little girls [D] at home.
[G] He signed on to this job, [D] yeah to help the ones in need.
But [Em] every time he ran into that fire [C] he knew he might [D] not leave.
He [G] doesn't want any money [D] for the things he's trained to do.
He [G] wants to help the ones in need.
He [C] wants to see the whole job [D] through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a [G] life.
[Em] But that doesn't matter to [C] the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah [C] we all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
When that man pulled up on scene, [D] all he heard were those kids screaming.
He [Em] ran right through the front door [C] to save a few [D] young dreams.
[G] A few moments later, [D] that house had had collapse.
He'd [G] never go back home again to [C] hang out with [D] his kids.
He [G] didn't want any money [D] for the things he's trained to do.
[Em] He helped the ones in [G] need.
And he saw the whole [D] job through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a life.
[Em] But [G] that doesn't matter [C] to the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah [C] we [G] all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
[Em] I hate to be [C] the one [G] to bring up all [D] this sad and bad news.
But [Em] that man will [C] never have again [D] the things that you and I do.
[Em] He was taken [G] from [C] his kids and wife [D] for helping a family.
[Am] So please sit back [G] and thank the Lord there's [C] more men like him [D] that breathe.
[E]
[A] They don't want any money [E] for the things they're trained to do.
[F#m] They helped the ones in need.
[D] And they see the whole [E] job through.
[A] They're well aware of the cost [E] that it takes to save a life.
[F#m] But that doesn't matter [D] to the ones they are [E] inside.
[Bm] Yeah we all need [E] to sing.
[Bm] Yeah we [A] all need [E] to sing.
[D] Yeah we [F#m] all need [E] to sing that [D] firefighter [A] song.
[Bm] And we all [E] need to pray that [D]
firefighter's gone.
[A] [N]
87 Bernard Street between Thomas [F]
Street and Castner [B] Park.
For Engine 16, Engine [C#m] 17, Quit Middy 7, Battalion 2, Rescue 11, [C] Truck 10 is the [G] wrecked car 99.
[C] [G] That's a report of a house fire with several calls.
Report of the [C] possibility of somebody still [G] on site.
87 Bernard Street between Thomas and [C] Castner Park.
[G] Now for the Deputy and the Protectors.
[D]
[G] That old alarm was sounding [D] and he knew he had to go.
But [Em] all he could think about were [C] his little girls [D] at home.
[G] He signed on to this job, [D] yeah to help the ones in need.
But [Em] every time he ran into that fire [C] he knew he might [D] not leave.
He [G] doesn't want any money [D] for the things he's trained to do.
He [G] wants to help the ones in need.
He [C] wants to see the whole job [D] through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a [G] life.
[Em] But that doesn't matter to [C] the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah [C] we all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
When that man pulled up on scene, [D] all he heard were those kids screaming.
He [Em] ran right through the front door [C] to save a few [D] young dreams.
[G] A few moments later, [D] that house had had collapse.
He'd [G] never go back home again to [C] hang out with [D] his kids.
He [G] didn't want any money [D] for the things he's trained to do.
[Em] He helped the ones in [G] need.
And he saw the whole [D] job through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a life.
[Em] But [G] that doesn't matter [C] to the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah [C] we [G] all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
[Em] I hate to be [C] the one [G] to bring up all [D] this sad and bad news.
But [Em] that man will [C] never have again [D] the things that you and I do.
[Em] He was taken [G] from [C] his kids and wife [D] for helping a family.
[Am] So please sit back [G] and thank the Lord there's [C] more men like him [D] that breathe.
[E]
[A] They don't want any money [E] for the things they're trained to do.
[F#m] They helped the ones in need.
[D] And they see the whole [E] job through.
[A] They're well aware of the cost [E] that it takes to save a life.
[F#m] But that doesn't matter [D] to the ones they are [E] inside.
[Bm] Yeah we all need [E] to sing.
[Bm] Yeah we [A] all need [E] to sing.
[D] Yeah we [F#m] all need [E] to sing that [D] firefighter [A] song.
[Bm] And we all [E] need to pray that [D]
firefighter's gone.
[A] [N]
Key:
D
G
C
Em
E
D
G
C
That's a telephone alarm reporting a house fire.
87 Bernard Street between Thomas [F]
Street and Castner [B] Park.
For Engine 16, Engine [C#m] 17, Quit Middy 7, Battalion 2, Rescue 11, [C] Truck 10 is the [G] wrecked car 99.
_ [C] [G] That's a report of a house fire with several calls.
Report of the [C] possibility of somebody still [G] on site.
87 Bernard Street between Thomas and [C] Castner Park.
[G] Now for the Deputy and the Protectors.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] That old alarm was sounding [D] and he knew he had to go.
But [Em] all he could think about were [C] his little girls [D] at home.
[G] He signed on to this job, [D] yeah to help the ones in need.
But [Em] every time he ran into that fire [C] he knew he might [D] not leave.
He [G] doesn't want any money [D] for the things he's trained to do.
He [G] wants to help the ones in need.
He [C] wants to see the whole job [D] through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a [G] life.
[Em] But that doesn't matter to [C] the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah [C] we all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
When that man pulled up on scene, [D] all he heard were those kids screaming.
He [Em] ran right through the front door [C] to save a few [D] young dreams.
[G] A few moments later, [D] that house had had collapse.
He'd [G] never go back home again to [C] hang out with [D] his kids.
He [G] didn't want any money [D] for the things he's trained to do.
[Em] He helped the ones in [G] need.
And he saw the whole [D] job through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a life.
[Em] But [G] that doesn't matter [C] to the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah [C] we [G] all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
_ [Em] I hate to be [C] the one [G] to bring up all [D] this sad and bad news.
But [Em] that man will [C] never have again [D] the things that you and I do.
[Em] He was taken [G] from [C] his kids and wife [D] for helping a family.
[Am] So please sit back [G] and thank the Lord there's [C] more men like him [D] that breathe.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] They don't want any money [E] for the things they're trained to do.
[F#m] They helped the ones in need.
[D] And they see the whole [E] job through.
[A] They're well aware of the cost [E] that it takes to save a life.
[F#m] But that doesn't matter [D] to the ones they are [E] inside.
[Bm] Yeah we all need [E] to sing.
[Bm] Yeah we [A] all need [E] to sing.
[D] Yeah we [F#m] all need [E] to sing that [D] firefighter [A] song.
[Bm] And we all [E] need to pray that [D]
firefighter's gone.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
87 Bernard Street between Thomas [F]
Street and Castner [B] Park.
For Engine 16, Engine [C#m] 17, Quit Middy 7, Battalion 2, Rescue 11, [C] Truck 10 is the [G] wrecked car 99.
_ [C] [G] That's a report of a house fire with several calls.
Report of the [C] possibility of somebody still [G] on site.
87 Bernard Street between Thomas and [C] Castner Park.
[G] Now for the Deputy and the Protectors.
_ [D] _ _ _
[G] That old alarm was sounding [D] and he knew he had to go.
But [Em] all he could think about were [C] his little girls [D] at home.
[G] He signed on to this job, [D] yeah to help the ones in need.
But [Em] every time he ran into that fire [C] he knew he might [D] not leave.
He [G] doesn't want any money [D] for the things he's trained to do.
He [G] wants to help the ones in need.
He [C] wants to see the whole job [D] through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a [G] life.
[Em] But that doesn't matter to [C] the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah [C] we all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
When that man pulled up on scene, [D] all he heard were those kids screaming.
He [Em] ran right through the front door [C] to save a few [D] young dreams.
[G] A few moments later, [D] that house had had collapse.
He'd [G] never go back home again to [C] hang out with [D] his kids.
He [G] didn't want any money [D] for the things he's trained to do.
[Em] He helped the ones in [G] need.
And he saw the whole [D] job through.
He's [G] well aware of the cost [D] that it takes to save a life.
[Em] But [G] that doesn't matter [C] to the man he is [D] inside.
Yeah [C] we [G] all need [D] to sing that [C] firefighter [G] song.
_ [Em] I hate to be [C] the one [G] to bring up all [D] this sad and bad news.
But [Em] that man will [C] never have again [D] the things that you and I do.
[Em] He was taken [G] from [C] his kids and wife [D] for helping a family.
[Am] So please sit back [G] and thank the Lord there's [C] more men like him [D] that breathe.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] They don't want any money [E] for the things they're trained to do.
[F#m] They helped the ones in need.
[D] And they see the whole [E] job through.
[A] They're well aware of the cost [E] that it takes to save a life.
[F#m] But that doesn't matter [D] to the ones they are [E] inside.
[Bm] Yeah we all need [E] to sing.
[Bm] Yeah we [A] all need [E] to sing.
[D] Yeah we [F#m] all need [E] to sing that [D] firefighter [A] song.
[Bm] And we all [E] need to pray that [D]
firefighter's gone.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _