I Saw It On T.V Chords by John Fogerty
Tempo:
120.45 bpm
Chords used:
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C
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
They sent us home to watch the show [C] coming on the little [G] screen.
A man named Mike was in the White [C] House, big black [G] limousine.
[Em] There were many [G] shows to follow [Em] from Hooter to Dutyville.
[C] Though I saw them all, I can't recall [D] which cartoon was real.
[G] The coonskin cats, Yankee bats, [C] the hound dog man's [G] big start.
The A-bomb fears, a net had ears, [C] I lusted in [G] my heart.
A [Em] young [G] man from Boston [Em] set sail the new frontier.
[C] And we watched the dream dead end in Dallas, they [D] buried innocence that year.
[C] I [G] know it's true,
[D] oh [Em] so true, [D]
[C] [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV.
We gathered round to hear the sound [C] coming on the little [G] screen.
The grief had passed, the old men laughed, [C] and all the girls [G] screamed.
[Em] Cause four [G] guys from England [Em] took us all by the hand.
It [C] was time to laugh, time to sing, [D] time to join the band.
[G] But all too soon we hit the moon [C] and covered up [G] the sky.
They built their bombs and aimed their guns, [C] and still I don't [G] know why.
[Em]
The [G] dominoes tumbled [Em]
and big business roared.
[C] Every night at six they showed the pictures [D] and counted up the score.
[C] I know [G] it's true,
[D] oh [Em] so true, [Bm]
[C] [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV.
The old man rocks among his dreams, [C] a prisoner of [G] the porch.
The light he says at the end of the tunnel [C]
was nothing but a [G] burglar's home.
[B]
[Em] And men that [G] was caught in the cover [Em] are all rich and free.
But [C] they chained my mind to an endless tube, [D] and they took my only son from me.
[C] I know [G] it's true,
[D] oh [Em] so true, [Bm]
[C] [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV.
[C] I know [G] it's true,
[D] oh [Em] so true, [Bm]
[C] [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV.
[Em] [G]
[C]
[G]
They sent us home to watch the show [C] coming on the little [G] screen.
A man named Mike was in the White [C] House, big black [G] limousine.
[Em] There were many [G] shows to follow [Em] from Hooter to Dutyville.
[C] Though I saw them all, I can't recall [D] which cartoon was real.
[G] The coonskin cats, Yankee bats, [C] the hound dog man's [G] big start.
The A-bomb fears, a net had ears, [C] I lusted in [G] my heart.
A [Em] young [G] man from Boston [Em] set sail the new frontier.
[C] And we watched the dream dead end in Dallas, they [D] buried innocence that year.
[C] I [G] know it's true,
[D] oh [Em] so true, [D]
[C] [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV.
We gathered round to hear the sound [C] coming on the little [G] screen.
The grief had passed, the old men laughed, [C] and all the girls [G] screamed.
[Em] Cause four [G] guys from England [Em] took us all by the hand.
It [C] was time to laugh, time to sing, [D] time to join the band.
[G] But all too soon we hit the moon [C] and covered up [G] the sky.
They built their bombs and aimed their guns, [C] and still I don't [G] know why.
[Em]
The [G] dominoes tumbled [Em]
and big business roared.
[C] Every night at six they showed the pictures [D] and counted up the score.
[C] I know [G] it's true,
[D] oh [Em] so true, [Bm]
[C] [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV.
The old man rocks among his dreams, [C] a prisoner of [G] the porch.
The light he says at the end of the tunnel [C]
was nothing but a [G] burglar's home.
[B]
[Em] And men that [G] was caught in the cover [Em] are all rich and free.
But [C] they chained my mind to an endless tube, [D] and they took my only son from me.
[C] I know [G] it's true,
[D] oh [Em] so true, [Bm]
[C] [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV.
[C] I know [G] it's true,
[D] oh [Em] so true, [Bm]
[C] [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV.
[Em] [G]
[C]
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They sent us home to watch the show [C] coming on the little [G] screen. _
A man named Mike was in the White [C] House, big black _ [G] limousine. _ _
[Em] _ There were many [G] shows to follow _ [Em] from Hooter to _ Dutyville. _
[C] Though I saw them all, I can't recall [D] which cartoon was real. _
[G] The coonskin cats, _ Yankee bats, [C] the hound dog man's [G] big start. _
The A-bomb fears, a net had ears, [C] I lusted in [G] my heart.
A [Em] _ _ young [G] man from Boston [Em] set sail the new frontier. _
[C] And we watched the dream dead end in Dallas, they [D] buried innocence that year. _
[C] _ _ I [G] know it's true, _
[D] _ _ oh [Em] so true, [D] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV. _ _ _ _ _ _
We gathered round to hear the sound [C] coming on the little [G] screen. _
The grief had passed, the old men laughed, [C] and all the girls [G] screamed. _ _
[Em] _ Cause four [G] guys from England _ [Em] took us all by the hand.
It [C] was time to laugh, time to sing, [D] time to join the band. _
[G] But all too soon we hit the moon [C] and covered up [G] the sky. _
They built their bombs and aimed their guns, [C] and still I don't [G] know why.
[Em] _ _
_ The [G] dominoes tumbled _ [Em]
and _ big business roared.
[C] Every night at six they showed the pictures [D] and counted up the score. _ _
[C] _ _ I know [G] it's true, _
[D] _ _ oh [Em] so true, _ [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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The old man rocks among his dreams, [C] a prisoner of [G] the porch. _
The light he says at the end of the tunnel [C]
was nothing but a [G] burglar's home.
_ [B] _
[Em] _ And men that [G] was caught in the cover [Em] are all rich and free.
But [C] they chained my mind to an endless tube, [D] and they took my only son from me. _
[C] _ _ I know [G] it's true, _
[D] _ _ oh [Em] so true, _ [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I know [G] it's true, _
[D] _ _ oh [Em] so true, [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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They sent us home to watch the show [C] coming on the little [G] screen. _
A man named Mike was in the White [C] House, big black _ [G] limousine. _ _
[Em] _ There were many [G] shows to follow _ [Em] from Hooter to _ Dutyville. _
[C] Though I saw them all, I can't recall [D] which cartoon was real. _
[G] The coonskin cats, _ Yankee bats, [C] the hound dog man's [G] big start. _
The A-bomb fears, a net had ears, [C] I lusted in [G] my heart.
A [Em] _ _ young [G] man from Boston [Em] set sail the new frontier. _
[C] And we watched the dream dead end in Dallas, they [D] buried innocence that year. _
[C] _ _ I [G] know it's true, _
[D] _ _ oh [Em] so true, [D] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV. _ _ _ _ _ _
We gathered round to hear the sound [C] coming on the little [G] screen. _
The grief had passed, the old men laughed, [C] and all the girls [G] screamed. _ _
[Em] _ Cause four [G] guys from England _ [Em] took us all by the hand.
It [C] was time to laugh, time to sing, [D] time to join the band. _
[G] But all too soon we hit the moon [C] and covered up [G] the sky. _
They built their bombs and aimed their guns, [C] and still I don't [G] know why.
[Em] _ _
_ The [G] dominoes tumbled _ [Em]
and _ big business roared.
[C] Every night at six they showed the pictures [D] and counted up the score. _ _
[C] _ _ I know [G] it's true, _
[D] _ _ oh [Em] so true, _ [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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The old man rocks among his dreams, [C] a prisoner of [G] the porch. _
The light he says at the end of the tunnel [C]
was nothing but a [G] burglar's home.
_ [B] _
[Em] _ And men that [G] was caught in the cover [Em] are all rich and free.
But [C] they chained my mind to an endless tube, [D] and they took my only son from me. _
[C] _ _ I know [G] it's true, _
[D] _ _ oh [Em] so true, _ [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I know [G] it's true, _
[D] _ _ oh [Em] so true, [Bm] _
[C] _ _ _ [D] cause I saw it on [G] TV. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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