While Rome Burns chords by Son Volt

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice



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