[Verse 1]
A                            Bm               A
A billion people died on the news tonight
                             Bm
But not so many cried at the terrible sight
           A
Well mama said
                        C#m
It's just make believe
                                      Bm
You can't believe everything you see
 
[Chorus]
                                       D           Dm
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
        A                     Bm
On the news tonight
 
[Verse 2]
A                                    Bm           A
Who's the one to decide that it would be alright
                            Bm
To put the music behind the news tonight
            A
Well mama said
                                         C#m
You can't believe everything you hear
                              Bm
The diagetic world is so unclear
 
[Chorus]
                          D        Dm
So baby close your ears
             Bm
On the news tonight
               F#m
On the news tonight
 
[Verse 3]
Bm                                 F#m
The unobtrusive tones on the news tonight
                  A
And mama said
E
Mmm
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
        A
Mama said
                        C#m
It's just make believe
 
You cant believe everything you see
 
[Chorus]
Bm                                       D         Dm
So baby close your eyes to the lullabies
           A                    Bm             A
On the news tonight
 
The picking pattern is as follows:
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|---2--2--2-----3--3--3----------|
G|----2--2--------4--4------------| etc.
D|-----2--2--------4--4-----------|
A|--0-------0---2-------2---------|
E|--------------------------------|