THE NEWS
All music and Lyrics written by and the property of Jack Johnson
Transcribed by Jai Mitchell
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INTRO - just an extra four bars of first chord
A A
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VERSE - repeat as necessary
A A Bm Bm
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CHORUS #1
A A C#m C#m
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Bm Bm D Dm
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CHORUS #2 - (to BRIDGE)
A A C#m C#m
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Bm Bm D C#m
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BRIDGE
Bm Bm F#m F#m
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BRIDGE END - (going back to VERSE)
A A E E
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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)
