Chords for Tribute to First Responders - Official Music Video by Kevin Davison
Tempo:
75.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[G] [D] It was a dark and stormy night, nor Easter rolling in.
It's a long 12 hours, [A] the power's out again.
[D] I pray for inner strength and that we don't lose no lives.
Just another day [A] in the first [D] responder's eyes.
Half a cup of coffee's gone, [G] the first run comes in.
[D]
A car slid off the road, [A] there's a family trapped within.
[D] My heart beats like a hammer, [G] I can barely catch [D] my breath.
I'm thinking the worst [A] and hoping for [D] the best.
Yeah, [A] we ain't superheroes, [G] we're just ordinary [D] people
[G] trying to [D] make a difference.
[A] And the first on every scene.
It's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps going on.
When those sirens [D] are gone.
[G] [D] Now my shift is finally over, I [G] gotta deal with what's mine.
[D] And try to find a way to leave [A] those tragedies behind.
So [D] I hug my two children, [G] I kiss all my wife.
[D] Just another day [A] in the first [D] responder's life.
Yeah, [A] we ain't superheroes, we're [G] just ordinary [D] people
[G] trying to make [D] a difference.
And [A] the first on every scene.
It's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps [Bm] going on.
[A] When those sirens [D] are gone.
[D] [A] Flashing lights fill the [G] air, broken [D] bodies everywhere.
Another bad dream [Bm] is stealing [A] my sleep.
Cause we ain't superheroes, we're [D] just ordinary people
[G] trying to make [D] a difference.
And [A] the first on every scene.
And it's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps [Bm] going on.
[A] When those sirens are [D] gone.
It keeps going on.
[B] [A] When those sirens [D] are gone.
[G] [D] [G]
[G] [D] It was a dark and stormy night, nor Easter rolling in.
It's a long 12 hours, [A] the power's out again.
[D] I pray for inner strength and that we don't lose no lives.
Just another day [A] in the first [D] responder's eyes.
Half a cup of coffee's gone, [G] the first run comes in.
[D]
A car slid off the road, [A] there's a family trapped within.
[D] My heart beats like a hammer, [G] I can barely catch [D] my breath.
I'm thinking the worst [A] and hoping for [D] the best.
Yeah, [A] we ain't superheroes, [G] we're just ordinary [D] people
[G] trying to [D] make a difference.
[A] And the first on every scene.
It's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps going on.
When those sirens [D] are gone.
[G] [D] Now my shift is finally over, I [G] gotta deal with what's mine.
[D] And try to find a way to leave [A] those tragedies behind.
So [D] I hug my two children, [G] I kiss all my wife.
[D] Just another day [A] in the first [D] responder's life.
Yeah, [A] we ain't superheroes, we're [G] just ordinary [D] people
[G] trying to make [D] a difference.
And [A] the first on every scene.
It's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps [Bm] going on.
[A] When those sirens [D] are gone.
[D] [A] Flashing lights fill the [G] air, broken [D] bodies everywhere.
Another bad dream [Bm] is stealing [A] my sleep.
Cause we ain't superheroes, we're [D] just ordinary people
[G] trying to make [D] a difference.
And [A] the first on every scene.
And it's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps [Bm] going on.
[A] When those sirens are [D] gone.
It keeps going on.
[B] [A] When those sirens [D] are gone.
[G] [D] [G]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
B
D
G
A
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] It was a dark and stormy night, nor Easter rolling in.
It's a long 12 hours, [A] the power's out again.
[D] I pray for inner strength and that we don't lose no lives.
Just another day [A] in the first [D] responder's eyes. _ _
Half a cup of coffee's gone, [G] the first run comes in.
_ [D]
A car slid off the road, [A] there's a family trapped within.
[D] My heart beats like a hammer, [G] I can barely catch [D] my breath.
I'm thinking the worst [A] and hoping for [D] the best.
Yeah, [A] we ain't superheroes, [G] we're just ordinary [D] people
[G] trying to [D] make a difference.
[A] And the first on every scene.
It's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps going on.
_ _ _ When those sirens [D] are gone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] Now my shift is finally over, I [G] gotta deal with what's mine.
[D] And try to find a way to leave [A] those tragedies behind.
So [D] I hug my two children, [G] I kiss all my wife.
[D] Just another day [A] in the first [D] responder's life.
_ Yeah, [A] we ain't superheroes, we're [G] just ordinary [D] people
[G] trying to make [D] a difference.
And [A] the first on every scene.
It's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps [Bm] going on.
_ _ [A] When those sirens [D] are gone.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] Flashing lights fill the [G] air, broken [D] bodies everywhere.
Another bad dream [Bm] is stealing [A] my sleep. _
_ _ _ _ Cause we ain't superheroes, we're [D] just ordinary people
[G] trying to make [D] a difference.
And [A] the first on every scene.
And it's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps [Bm] going on. _ _
_ [A] When those sirens are [D] gone.
It keeps going on.
[B] _ _ _ [A] When those sirens [D] are gone.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] It was a dark and stormy night, nor Easter rolling in.
It's a long 12 hours, [A] the power's out again.
[D] I pray for inner strength and that we don't lose no lives.
Just another day [A] in the first [D] responder's eyes. _ _
Half a cup of coffee's gone, [G] the first run comes in.
_ [D]
A car slid off the road, [A] there's a family trapped within.
[D] My heart beats like a hammer, [G] I can barely catch [D] my breath.
I'm thinking the worst [A] and hoping for [D] the best.
Yeah, [A] we ain't superheroes, [G] we're just ordinary [D] people
[G] trying to [D] make a difference.
[A] And the first on every scene.
It's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps going on.
_ _ _ When those sirens [D] are gone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] Now my shift is finally over, I [G] gotta deal with what's mine.
[D] And try to find a way to leave [A] those tragedies behind.
So [D] I hug my two children, [G] I kiss all my wife.
[D] Just another day [A] in the first [D] responder's life.
_ Yeah, [A] we ain't superheroes, we're [G] just ordinary [D] people
[G] trying to make [D] a difference.
And [A] the first on every scene.
It's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps [Bm] going on.
_ _ [A] When those sirens [D] are gone.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] Flashing lights fill the [G] air, broken [D] bodies everywhere.
Another bad dream [Bm] is stealing [A] my sleep. _
_ _ _ _ Cause we ain't superheroes, we're [D] just ordinary people
[G] trying to make [D] a difference.
And [A] the first on every scene.
And it's a heavy, heavy burden [G] to carry all [D] this burden.
[G] When you can't [D] unsee the things [A] you've seen.
It keeps [Bm] going on. _ _
_ [A] When those sirens are [D] gone.
It keeps going on.
[B] _ _ _ [A] When those sirens [D] are gone.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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