Son Volt – While Rome Burns (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
Auto-scroll
Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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]
D Mountains of money A7sus4 Men dressed up as news G D And we fiddle while Rome burns D They're pissing away A7sus4 What others died to create G D We fiddle while Rome burns D Like Orwell's doublespeak A7sus4 They're taking their cues G Asus4 And we fiddle while Rome burns
[Chorus 1]
Em G The interstates connect more than divide Em Asus4 D Free will can only survive
[Guitar break]
D A7sus4 G A7sus4 Em G Em Asus4 D
[Verse 2]
D Time to face the music A7sus4 Time to make the fur fly G D We fiddle while Rome burns D Too clever by half A7sus4 They play the short game G D And we fiddle while Rome burns D No turning back the clock A7sus4 There must be hope in this hell G Asus4 We fiddle while Rome burns
[Chorus 2]
Em G And the freeways lead to the gravel roads Em Asus4 D To the town squares and the rodeos
[Outro]
D Asus4 G D
G D While Rome burns G D While Rome burns G D While Rome burns G D While Rome burns