Jason Lo – Evening News
[Days Without Dawn 1999]
Eb Tuning 110 bpm 4/4 16th Note Strumming
Intro
C C C C C C C C
Verse 1
C
Well good morning… good evening or good afternoon…
F
Wherever you are and whatever you do…
G
A lot of things happening in the world today…
Am
Most of them far beyond our control you might say…
C
Perhaps it’s time we took a pause…
F
and thought about life and thought about the laws of gravity…
G
and homosexuality and humanity…
Am
Don't touch that dial… Just try and hear me out for a while…
Refrain
C F G Am
You-uuu… I broke you-uuu…
C F
It's not true-eee…
G Am
I've been you… I've been on the evening news…
Chorus
C F G Am
You-uuu… I broke you-uuu…
C F
It's not true-eee…
G Am
I've been used… I've been on the evening news…
Interlude 1
C F G Am
Verse 2
C F
You're way too hard… now I'm a mess…
G Am
I think we only need one channel less…
C F
COULD YOU TURN ME UP PLEASE? COULD YOU TURN ME UP?
G Am
THAT'S RIGHT…
Verse 3
C F
You're way too hard… now I'm a mess…
G Am
I think we only need one channel less…
C F
You're way too hard… now I'm a mess…
G Am
I think we only need… I think we only…
Chorus
C F G Am
You-uuu… I broke you-uuu…
C F
It's not true-eee…
G Am
I've been used… I've been on the evening news…
Interlude 2
C C C C
Bridge
C. F.
Break prime time with surprise and lies…
Em. D.
You've signed and sealed with what you see with anybody else's eyes…
C. F.
You're talking the talk… but you ain't walking the walk man…
C. D.
One mic… one camera… and you become an educator…
C
Can I trust you with my own… Give me time to believe…
F
Those with too much power they fall down in history…
G
Yea… you might have us hanging onto your every breath…
Am
so be responsible… learn to preserve… protect and respect…
C
Not to destroy… Not to deplore…
F
The angles of truth are so much harder to explore…
G
and living your life is about waiting for the next test…
Am
so live for the moment… ‘cause it never turns out like you expect…
Refrain
C F G Am
You-uuu… I broke you-uuu…
C F G Am
It's not true-eee… I've been used… I've been on the evening news…
^ C
We'll be right back… after this…
Solo
C F G Am C F G Am
Outro
C F G Am
You-uuu… I broke you-uuu…
C F G Am
It's not true-eee… I've been used… I've been on the evening
C F G F
news… on the evening news… on the evening
C F G F
news… on the evening news… on the evening
C F G F
news… on the evening news… on the evening
C F G ^ F
news… on the evening news… on the evening…
Well that's all the time we have… thanks for watching…