Paramore - The News: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The News" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn The News Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Paramore
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The News" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Bm7 War, a war, a war on the far side Cmaj7 Bm7 On the other side of the planet And I've got war, a war, a war right behind my eyes Cmaj7 Bm7 Right behind 'em just like a headache Gmaj7 F#m7 So I turn on the news Gmaj7 F#m7 Turn off the news Chorus: Bm A Every second, our collective hearts break G All together, every single head shakes Em Shut your eyes, but it won't go away Turn on, turn off the news Bm A Every second, our collective hearts break G All together, every single head shakes A Shut your eyes, but it won't go away F#dim7 F# Turn on, turn off the news Far, I'm far, so far from the front line Quite the opposite, I'm safe inside But I worry and I give money and I feel useless behind this computer And that's just barely scratched the surface of my mind So I turn on the news Turn off the news Turn on the news Turn off the news Chorus: Every second, our collective heart breaks All together, every single head shakes Shut your eyes, but it won't go away Turn on, turn off the news Every second, our collective heart breaks All together, every single head shakes Shut your eyes, but it won't go away Turn on, turn off the news Bm Exploitative, performative Informative and we don't know the half of it Rhetorical, deplorable Historical, and all along, we called it normal Exploitative, performative (Turn on) Informative and we don't know the half of it Rhetorical, deplorable (Turn off) Historical, and all along, we called it normal All along, we called it normal Chorus: Every second, our collective heart breaks All together, every single head shakes Shut your eyes, but it won't go away Turn on, turn off the news Every second, our collective heart breaks All together, every single head shakes Shut your eyes, but it won't go away Turn on, turn off the news You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Cmaj7  Em  F#  F#m  F#dim  F#m7  F#dim7  G  Gmaj7  Gmaj  Bm  Bm7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The News" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The News" by Paramore.