News chords by Jack Johnson |
| Intro: |
| A Bm |
| e|------------------------------------------------| |
| B|---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---3-----3-----3| |
| G|-----2-----2---------2-----2---------4-----4----| |
| D|-------2-----2---------2-----2---------4-----4--| |
| A|-0---------------0---------------2--------------| |
| E|------------------------------------------------| |
| A |
| e|------------------------------------------| |
| B|---3-----3-----3----2-----2-----2---2-----| |
| G|-----4-----4----------2-----2---------2---| |
| D|-------4-----4----------2-----2---------2-| |
| A|-2----------------0---------------0-------| |
| E|------------------------------------------| |
| Bm |
| e|----------------------------------------| |
| B|2-----2---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5-| |
| G|--2---------6-----6---------6-----6-----| |
| D|----2---------6-----6---------6-----6---| |
| A|--------4---------------4---------------| |
| E|----------------------------------------| |
| Bm D |
| e|------------------------------------3-----| |
| B|---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3------2---| |
| G|-----4-----4---------4-----4------------3-| |
| D|-------4-----4---------4-----4----0-------| |
| A|-2---------------2------------------------| |
| E|------------------------------------------| |
| Dm A |
| e|3-----3---1-----1-----1-------------------------| |
| B|--2---------3-----3--------2-----2-----2---2----| |
| G|----3---------2-----2--------2-----2---------2--| |
| D|--------0----------------------2-----2---------2| |
| A|-------------------------0---------------0------| |
| E|------------------------------------------------| |
| Bm |
| e|-------------------------------------------| |
| B|-2-----2-----3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-| |
| G|---2-----------4-----4---------4-----4-----| |
| D|-----2-----------4-----4---------4-----4---| |
| A|-----------2---------------2---------------| |
| E|-------------------------------------------| |
| A Bm A |
| A billion people died on the news tonight |
| Bm |
| But not so many cried at the terrible sight |
| A |
| Well mama said |
| C#m |
| It's just make believe |
| Bm |
| You can't believe everything you see |
| D Dm |
| So baby close your eyes to the lullabies |
| A Bm |
| On the news tonight |
| A |
| Who's the one to decide that |
| Bm A |
| it would be alright |
| Bm |
| To put the music behind the news tonight |
| A |
| Well mama said |
| C#m |
| You can't believe everything you hear |
| Bm |
| The diagetic world is so unclear |
| D Dm |
| So baby close your ears |
| Bm |
| On the news tonight |
| F#m |
| On the news tonight |
| Bm F#m |
| The unobtrusive tones on the news tonight |
| A |
| And mama said |
| E |
| Mmm |
| Bridge: |
| Bm Bm A A x2 |
| A |
| Why don't the newscasters cry |
| Bm |
| when they read about people who die |
| A |
| At least they could be decent enough |
| Bm |
| to put just a tear in their eyes |
| A |
| Mama said |
| C#m |
| It's just make believe |
| C#m |
| You cant believe everything you see |
| Bm D Dm |
| So baby close your eyes to the lullabies |
| A Bm A |
| On the news tonight |
| Ending: |
| A A Bm Bm x2 |
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