Turn On The News

TURN ON THE NEWS (Grant Hart) 
 
Chords: 
 
F# 2443XX    A X0222X    E 0221XX    B X244XX    C# X466XX 
 
F#5 X9 11 11 XX          A5 X 12 14 14 XX        E5 X799XX 
 
Intro: 
 
   F#              A   E5  E/F# E5     
e:(2)------4---2--------------------| 
B:(2)--2-----------2----------------| 
G:-3---------------2----------------| Played 
D:-4---------------2---2---2----2---| twice 
A:-----------------0---2---2----2---| 
E:-2-------------------0---2----0---| 
 
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F#                          A 
If there's one thing that I can't explain 
E                       B 
Is why the world has to have so much pain 
F#                      A  
With all the ways of communicating 
E                          C#  
We can't get in touch with who we're hating (who we're hating) 
 
and now we can't get in touch with who we ha - ay - ate 
 
        F#                A   
So turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)  
     E                F# 
turn on (turn on) the news 
        F#                A   
So turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)  
     E                C#(with riff below played over) 
turn on (turn on) the news 
 
   C# Riff: 
e:---------------------------------------------------------| 
B:---------------------------------------------------------| 
G:-6-b(7)--8-b(9)--9-b(10)-11b(12)-11b(12)-11b(12)-11b(13)-| 
D:---------------------------------------------------------| 
A:---------------------------------------------------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------------------| 
 
F#                         A   
I hear it every day on the radio 
E                              B 
Somebody shoots a guy he don't even know 
F#                        A 
Airplanes are falling out of the sky 
E                   B  
A baby is born and another one dies 
F#                 A 
Highways fill with refugees now 
E                    B 
Doctors finding out about disease 
F#                    A 
With all this uptight pushing and shoving 
E                  C#  
Keeps us away from who we're loving (who we're loving) 
 
That keeps us away from who we should be loving 
 
        F#                A   
So turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)  
     E                F# 
turn on (turn on) the news 
     F#                A   
Turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)  
     E                F# 
turn on (turn on) the news 
     F#                A   
Turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)  
     E                F# 
turn on (turn on) the news 
        F#                A   
So turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on)  
     E                C# 
turn on (turn on) the news 
 
Solo Break: 
 
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   A                       E  
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   A 
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   A 
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   E 
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   F#(palm muted)                  A5(palm muted)            
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D:-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-| These 
A:-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-|-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-| four 
E:-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-| bars 
 
   E5(palm muted)                  F#(palm muted) 
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| are 
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| played 
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------| twice 
D:-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-| 
A:-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-| 
E:-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-| 
 
     F#                A 
Turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on) 
     E                F# 
Turn on (turn on) the news 
     F#                A 
Turn on (turn on) turn on (turn on) 
     E                F# 
Turn on (turn on) the news 
F#                              A 
Turn it on (turn it on) turn it on (turn it on) 
        E                   F# 
Turn it on (turn it on) the news 
F#                              A 
Turn it on (turn it on) turn it on (turn it on) 
        E                   F# 
Turn it on (turn it on) the news 
F#                              A  
We've got to turn it on (got to turn it on) 
E           F# 
Turn it on (turn it on) 
 
Then the solo below over the following: 
 
   F# 
e:-9---12--9---12--9---12--14-p12--| 
B:---------------------------------| 
G:---------------------------------| 
D:---------------------------------| 
A:---------------------------------| 
E:---------------------------------| 
 
   A                   E 
e:-9---12--14-p12-p9---9---12--9---12--12-p9---| 
B:---------------------------------------------| 
G:---------------------------------------------| 
D:---------------------------------------------| 
A:---------------------------------------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------| 
 
   F# 
e:-----14--12--9---12--14--14--14--12--14--9---| 
B:-10------------------------------------------| 
G:---------------------------------------------| 
D:---------------------------------------------| 
A:---------------------------------------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------| 
 
With above solo: 
 
F#          A 
Turn it on (turn it on) 
E           F# 
Turnit on 
 
F#          A           E           F# 
 
Then (without solo): 
 
F#5    A5    E5 (played three times)           
 
 
 
Last riff (after the final, held F#5): 
 
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B:-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-p-5-h-7-/-9---7-p-5-\-2-| 
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
                                  E5  F#5(hold)      
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B:--0-h-2-p-0-----------------------------| 
G:--------------2-------------------------| 
D:------------------4--/----------2---4---| 
A:---------------------/------/---2---4---| 
E:----------------------------/---0---2---| 
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