The News by Jack Johnson
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Intro: A (finger pick)
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A billion people died on the news tonight
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But not so many cried at the terrible sight
Well mama said
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It's just make believe
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You can't believe everything you see
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So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
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On the news tonight
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Who's the one to decide that it would be alright
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To put the music behind the news tonight
Well mama said
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You can't believe everything you hear
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The diagetic world is so unclear
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So baby close your ears
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On the news tonight
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On the news tonight
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The unobtrusive tones on the news tonight
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And mama said
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Why don't the newscasters cry when they read about people who die
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At least they could be decent enough to put just a tear in their eyes
Mama said
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It's just make believe
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You can’t believe everything you see
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So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
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On the news tonight
Transition into Natural Mystic by Bob Marley
Tab submitted by Greg Clemmer
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There’s a natural mystic blowing
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through the air. If you listen carefully,
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now, you will hear. This could be the
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first trumpet. Might as well be the last.
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Many more will have to suffer. Many
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more will have to die, don’t ask me why.
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Cause things are not the way they’re
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meant to be now. Won’t tell no lies.
E F#m (let chord ring)
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