Turn On The News

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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---| 

 

   F#              A   E       
e|(2)------4---2-------0---------| 
B|(2)--2-----------2---0---------| 
G|--3---------------2---1---------|  
D|--4---------------2---2---------|  
A|------------------0---2---------| 
E|--2-------------------0---------| 

 
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: 
 

   A                 E                  F# 
E|-----------------|------------------|------------------| 
B|--2--------------|--0---------------|--2---------------| 
G|--2--------------|--1---------------|--3---------------| 
D|--2--------------|--2---------------|--4---------------| 
A|--0--------------|--2---------------|--4---------------| 
E|-----------------|--0---------------|--2---------------| 

 

   A                       E  
E|------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B|------------------------|-------------------------------| 
G|--4-b(5)--4-b(5)--2---1-|-----2---4-b(5)--2---1---2---4b| 
D|------------------------|-4-----------------------------| 
A|------------------------|-------------------------------| 
E|------------------------|-------------------------------| 

 

   F# 
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|(5)------4--2--1-------1---2---4-b(5)| 
D|--------------------4-----------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

 

   A 
E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--4-\-2-/-4-\-2-/-4-/-6---| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 

 

   E 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--6-b(8)--6---6-b(8)--6---9-b(10)-9---9-b(10)-9---| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

 

   F# 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------7-p-5-------7-p-5---7-p-5-------7-p-5---7-p-5-------7-p-5-----| 
G|--11----------6--------------------6-------------------6----------6-| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 

   A 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5---| 
G|------6------6------6------6------6------6------6------6-| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

 

  E 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5---| 
G|------6------6------6------6------6------6------6------6-| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

 

   F# 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5---| 
G|------6------6------6------6------6------6------6------6-| Played 
D|---------------------------------------------------------| twice 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

 

   A 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--10-10-10--12b(14)---10-10-10--12b(14)---10-10-10--12b(14)---14-14-12--| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 

   E 
E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--14--12-p10--12-p10--12-p10--12-h14--| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

 

   F# 
E|-------------------------------------------------------2---| 
B|--12-p10-\9---10-p9-\7---9-p7-\5---7-p5-\4---5-p4-\2-------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 

 

   A 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--5-h-6-h-7-----5-h-6-h-7-p-6-p-5-----7-p-6-p-5-----7-p-6-p-5------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------4--| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 

   E 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--5-h-6-h-7-----5-h-6-h-7-p-6-p-5-----7-p-6-p-5-----7-p-6-p-5------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------2--| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 

   F# 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--7-p-5-\-4-/-5-----7-p-5-p-4-------4-h-5-h-7-------4-h-5-h-7---| 
G|--------------------------------4---------------4---------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

 

   A                 E 
E|------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------| 
B|--7---7---7---7---|-----7-------7-------7-------7---| 
G|------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|------------------|---------------------------------| 
A|------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|------------------|---------------------------------| 

 

   F# 
E|--7-p-5---5---5---7-p-5---5---5---7-p-5---5---5---7-p-5---5---5---| 
B|----------7---------------7---------------7---------------7-------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 

   F# (palm muted)                  A5 (palm muted)            
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
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): 

 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
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)      
E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|---0-h-2-p-0-----------------------------| 
G|---------------2-------------------------| 
D|-------------------4--/----------2---4---| 
A|----------------------/------/---2---4---| 
E|-----------------------------/---0---2---| 

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