Tom: E E [Verse 1] E Fire fighters at the station listen as the tone goes out Fire alarms activated and building is showing smoke A E And so the Engine rolls to trouble again E There's people at the scene just watchin' People running out for their lives The fire fighters get there and help them out And go looking for more inside A E Cause that's just what they do, these women and men [Chorus] A E Cause they made a promise and here they come A E Someone hurtin' called 9-1-1 F#m A B And the siren's saying hope is on the way A B A/E E There's a hero racing to help a stranger today [Verse 2] E Saturday night in the city, the cruiser gets a dispatched call A little girl says her daddies mad And drank a bunch of alcohol A E And so they head away, into trouble again E The people at the house are screaming And someone yells: " he's got a gun" A little girl full of panic cries out: " Daddy don't you shoot my mom" A And that's where the cops come in E These women and men [Chorus] A E Cause they made a promise and here they come A E Someone hurtin' called 9-1-1 F#m A B And the siren's saying hope is on the way A B A/E E E/G# There's a hero racing to help a stranger today [Bridge] A When people in the world need savin' The saviors who answer the call E Don't get paid anymore for danger E/G# Or get to pick the one's they want A They just go to where the few will go To maybe lay it all on the line B C#m As they do their job, do it one more time [Chorus] A E Cause they made a promise and here they come A E Someone hurtin' called 9-1-1 F#m A B And the siren's saying hope is on the way A B E There's a hero racing to help a stranger today A B A/E E A/E E There's a hero racing to help a stranger today