Heard It On The News chords

Burton Cummings

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Intro (x4) 
Em G A  

verse 1 
  Em 
I heard it on the news 
G               Am        Em   G A 
Heard it on the news last night 
  Em 
I heard it on the news 
G               Am        Em   G A 
Heard it on the news last night 
       Em                 G    Am          Em   G A 
Oh the black magic killed John Bonham last night 
    Em                 G    Am          Em   G A 
The black magic killed John Bonham last night 
G                  D            A 
Oh and the all the witches were waiting 
            Em  G A Em G A 
Waiting for John 

verse 2 
Em 
Heard it on the news 
Am                        Em   G A 
Heard it on the news last night 
Em 
Heard it on the news 
Am                        Em   G A 
Heard it on the news last night 
     Em            G    Am          Em   G A 
Oh insanity killed John Lennon last night 
  Em            G    Am          Em   G A 
Insanity killed John Lennon last night 
G              D           A 
Oh and all the angels were waiting 
            Em    G A Em G A 
Waiting for Johnny 

 
Am                     Em 
If I'm dreaming you'll hear my cries 
C       D        Em 
Roll me over and wipe my eyes 
Am                        Em 
I hear the words but they don't cut through 
   C             D         Em 
It all seems too sad to be true 
   C             D         Em  G A Em G A 
It all seems too bad to be true 

verse 3 
  Em 
I heard it on the news 
G               Am        Em   G A 
Heard it on the news last night 
  Em 
I heard it on the news 
G               Am        Em   G A 
Heard it on the news last night 
    Em           G          Am        Em   G A 
Curiosity killed the Lizard King last night 
    Em           G          Am        Em   G A 
Curiosity killed the Lizard King last night 
G          D          A 
Oh all the poets were waiting 
            Em   G A Em G A 
Waiting for Jimmy 

 
Am                     Em 
If I'm dreaming you'll hear my cries 
C       D        Em 
Roll me over and wipe my eyes 
Am                        Em 
I hear the words but they don't cut through 
   C             D         Em 
It all seems too sad to be true 
   C             D         Em  G A Em G A 
It all seems too bad to be true 

Am                     Em 
If I'm dreaming you'll hear my cries 
C       D        Em 
Roll me over and wipe my eyes 
Am                        Em 
I hear the words but they don't cut through 
   C             D         Em 
It all seems too sad to be true 
   C             D         Em  G A Em G A 
It all seems too bad to be true 

Outro 
Em G A