The News

All music and Lyrics written by and the property of Jack Johnson Transcribed by Jai Mitchell jai_mitchell@yahoo.com http://members.optushome.com.au/jaimitchell INTRO - just an extra four bars of first chord AA |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2-| |-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----| |-------------2---|-------------2---|-------------2---|-------------2---| |-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| VERSE - repeat as necessary AABBm |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |.--2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2-|---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3.| |-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----| |.------------2---|-------------2---|-------------4---|-------------4--.| |-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-2-----2---------|-2-----2---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| CHORUS #1 AACC#m |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-| |-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----| |-------------2---|-------------2---|-------------6---|-------------6---| |-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-4-----4---------|-4-----4---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| BBDDm |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|---7-----7-----7-|---6-----6-----6-| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----7-----7-----|-----7-----7-----| |-------------4---|-------------4---|-------------7---|-------------7---| |-2-----2---------|-2-----2---------|-5-----5---------|-5-----5---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| CHORUS #2 - (to BRIDGE) AACC#m |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2-|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-| |-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----| |-------------2---|-------------2---|-------------6---|-------------6---| |-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-4-----4---------|-4-----4---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| BBDC#m |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|---7-----7-----7-|---5-----5-----5-| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----7-----7-----|-----6-----6-----| |-------------4---|-------------4---|-------------7---|-------------6---| |-2-----2---------|-2-----2---------|-5-----5---------|-4-----4---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| BRIDGE BBFF#m |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |.--3-----3-----3-|---3-----3-----3-|---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2.| |-----4-----4-----|-----4-----4-----|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----| |.------------4---|-------------4---|-------------4---|-------------4--.| |-2-----2---------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-2-----2---------| BRIDGE END - (going back to VERSE) AAEE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---2-----2-----2-|---2-----2-----2-|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-| |-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----| |-------------2---|-------------2---|-------------2---|-------------2---| |-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------| 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 Amsaid AE 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 Msaid 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)