The News Chords

THE NEWS
 
All music and Lyrics written by and the property of Jack Johnson
Transcribed by Jai Mitchell
jai_mitchell@yahoo.com
http://members.optushome.com.au/jaimitchell
 
INTRO - just an extra four bars of first chord
 A                 A
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VERSE - repeat as necessary
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CHORUS #1
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CHORUS #2 - (to BRIDGE)
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BRIDGE
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|-2-----2---------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-----------------|
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BRIDGE END - (going back to VERSE)
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SONG STRUCTURE
 
INTRO
| A | A | A | A |
 
VERSE 		(x 2)
CHORUS #1	(x 1)
VERSE 		(x 3)
CHORUS #2	(x 1)
BRIDGE 		(x 2)
BRIDGE END	(x 1)
VERSE 		(x 2)
CHORUS #1	(x 1)
VERSE 		(x 1)
OUTRO 	(one A chord)
 
CHORDS AND LYRICS
 
(INTRO)
 
A                           Bm
A billion people died on the news tonight
A                            Bm
But not so many cried at the devil sight
             A
Well mama said
          A
It's just make believe
C#m
You can't believe everything you see
Bm                                     D
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
Dm
   On the news tonight
 
(once through verse before lyrics start)
 
A                                     Bm
Who's the one to decide that it would be alright
A                           Bm
To put the music behind the news tonight
              A
Well mama said
 
You can't believe everything you hear
C#m                      Bm
The diegetic world is so unclear
                        D
So baby close your ears
C#m            Bm
   On the news tonight
            Fm
On the news tonight
Bm                                Fm
The unobtrusive tones on the news tonight
 
And mama said
A       E
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
 
 
A                                                  Bm
Why don't the newscasters cry when they read about people who die
A                                                  Bm
At least they could be decent enough to put just a tear in their eyes
 
Mama said
A
It's just make believe
C#m
You cant believe everything you see
Bm                                      D
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies 
Dm         A
  On the news tonight
 
(Bm to A chord for outro)
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