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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  
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 
 
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Who's the one to decide that it would be alright  
A                            Bm 
To put the music behind the news tonight  
 
Well mama said  
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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  
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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 
 
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