The News Chords by Jack Johnson
Tempo:
124.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
C#m
D
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
A billion people died [Bm] on the news
[A] But not so many cried at [Em] the [Bm] devil's sight
Well, mama [A] said, it's just make-believe
[C#] You [E] [C#m] can't believe everything you see
[Bm] So baby, close your eyes to the
[D] lullabies
[Dm] On the
[A] news tonight
[Bm]
[A] Who's the one to decide that it [Bm] would be alright
To
[A] put the music behind [B] the news [Bm] tonight
Well, mama [A] said, you can't believe everything you hear
[C#m] The diegetic world is so [Bm] unclear
So baby, close your [D] ears
[C#m] On the news [Bm] tonight
On the news [F#m] tonight
The
[Bm] unobtrusive tones on the news [F#m] tonight
And mama [A] said, mmm
[E] Why
[A] don't the newscasters cry when they read [Bm] about people who died
[A] At least they could be decent enough to put [Bm] just a tear in their eyes
But mama [A] said, it's just make-believe
[C#m] You can't believe everything you see
[Bm] So baby, close your eyes to the [D] lullabies
[Dm] On the [A] news tonight
[Bm]
[A]
[N]
A billion people died [Bm] on the news
[A] But not so many cried at [Em] the [Bm] devil's sight
Well, mama [A] said, it's just make-believe
[C#] You [E] [C#m] can't believe everything you see
[Bm] So baby, close your eyes to the
[D] lullabies
[Dm] On the
[A] news tonight
[Bm]
[A] Who's the one to decide that it [Bm] would be alright
To
[A] put the music behind [B] the news [Bm] tonight
Well, mama [A] said, you can't believe everything you hear
[C#m] The diegetic world is so [Bm] unclear
So baby, close your [D] ears
[C#m] On the news [Bm] tonight
On the news [F#m] tonight
The
[Bm] unobtrusive tones on the news [F#m] tonight
And mama [A] said, mmm
[E] Why
[A] don't the newscasters cry when they read [Bm] about people who died
[A] At least they could be decent enough to put [Bm] just a tear in their eyes
But mama [A] said, it's just make-believe
[C#m] You can't believe everything you see
[Bm] So baby, close your eyes to the [D] lullabies
[Dm] On the [A] news tonight
[Bm]
[A]
[N]
Key:
A
Bm
C#m
D
E
A
Bm
C#m
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ A billion people died [Bm] on the news _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ But not so many cried at [Em] the [Bm] devil's sight
_ Well, mama [A] said, it's just make-believe
[C#] You _ [E] [C#m] can't believe everything you see
[Bm] So baby, close your eyes to the _
[D] lullabies
_ _ [Dm] _ On the _
[A] news tonight _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Who's the one to decide that it [Bm] would be alright
To _ _
[A] _ _ put the music behind [B] the news [Bm] tonight
_ Well, mama [A] said, you can't believe everything you hear
[C#m] The _ diegetic world is so [Bm] unclear
So baby, close your [D] ears
_ _ _ [C#m] _ On the news [Bm] tonight
_ _ _ On the news [F#m] tonight
_ The _ _ _
[Bm] _ unobtrusive _ tones on the news [F#m] tonight
_ _ _ And mama [A] said, _ mmm _ _ _
[E] Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ don't the newscasters cry when they read [Bm] about people who died _ _
[A] At least they could be decent enough to put [Bm] just a tear in their eyes
But mama [A] said, it's just make-believe
[C#m] _ You can't believe everything you see
[Bm] So baby, close your eyes to the _ [D] lullabies
_ [Dm] _ On the [A] _ news tonight _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ A billion people died [Bm] on the news _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ But not so many cried at [Em] the [Bm] devil's sight
_ Well, mama [A] said, it's just make-believe
[C#] You _ [E] [C#m] can't believe everything you see
[Bm] So baby, close your eyes to the _
[D] lullabies
_ _ [Dm] _ On the _
[A] news tonight _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Who's the one to decide that it [Bm] would be alright
To _ _
[A] _ _ put the music behind [B] the news [Bm] tonight
_ Well, mama [A] said, you can't believe everything you hear
[C#m] The _ diegetic world is so [Bm] unclear
So baby, close your [D] ears
_ _ _ [C#m] _ On the news [Bm] tonight
_ _ _ On the news [F#m] tonight
_ The _ _ _
[Bm] _ unobtrusive _ tones on the news [F#m] tonight
_ _ _ And mama [A] said, _ mmm _ _ _
[E] Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ don't the newscasters cry when they read [Bm] about people who died _ _
[A] At least they could be decent enough to put [Bm] just a tear in their eyes
But mama [A] said, it's just make-believe
[C#m] _ You can't believe everything you see
[Bm] So baby, close your eyes to the _ [D] lullabies
_ [Dm] _ On the [A] _ news tonight _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _