G
[Verse 1]
Strong men in anguish prayed
C G
Calling out to the heavens for aid
C G
While the fire in ruins was laid
D G
Fair Baltimore the beautiful city
[Verse 2]
C
It was on a silver falls by a narrow
G D
That I heard the cry I ever will remember
G C
The fire set and cast its burning ember
G D G
On another fated city of our land
[Chorus]
"Fire! Fire!", I heard the cry
C G
From every breeze that passes by
C G D
All the world was one sad cry of pity
G
Strong men in anguish prayed
C G
Calling out to the heavens for aid
C G
While the fire in ruins was laid
D G C G D G
Fair Baltimore the beautiful city
[Verse 3]
C
Amid an awful struggle and commotion
G D
The wind blew a gale from the ocean
G C
Brave firemen struggled with devotion
G D G
But their efforts all proved in vain
[Chorus]
"Fire! Fire!", I heard the cry
C G
From every breeze that passes by
C G D
All the world was one sad cry of pity
G
Strong men in anguish prayed
C G
Calling out to the heavens for aid
C G
While the fire in ruins was laid
D G
Fair Baltimore the beautiful city
