News Chords
by Jack Johnson
News by Jack Johnson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, Bm, C#m, D, Dm, F#m and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
e|--------------------------------------------------
B|-------2----------2-------2----------------------
G|-----------2--------2----------------------------- x2
D|--------------2--------2--------------------------
A|--0------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------
Intro: A (finger pick)
A Bm
A billion people died on the news tonight
A Bm
But not so many cried at the terrible sight
Well mama said
A
It's just make believe
C#m
You can't believe everything you see
Bm D Dm
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
A
On the news tonight
Bm
A Bm
Who's the one to decide that it would be alright
A Bm
To put the music behind the news tonight
Well mama said
A
You can't believe everything you hear
C#m
The diagetic world is so unclear
Bm D C#m
So baby close your ears
Bm
On the news tonight
F#m
On the news tonight
Bm F#m
The unobtrusive tones on the news tonight
A E
And mama said
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 can?t believe everything you see
Bm D Dm
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
A Bm {A}...
On the news tonight