{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1491957,"song":"Selling The News","artist":"Switchfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11272862-selling-the-news-chords-by-switchfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1491957?type=chord","rating":4.13664,"votes":12,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nWelcome to the holy city of silver screen[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nBuilt with a lens and a low self esteem[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nA teenager's plea for meaning and means[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]            [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nWe're selling the news[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nSee opinions are easier to swallow than facts[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nThe greys instead of the whites and the blacks[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nIf you shoot it too straight they won't come back[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]            [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nWe're selling the news[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nSee money speaks volumes louder than words[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nOr virtues with wings maybe not quite at first[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nBut salaries are paid by the ads not the birds[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]            [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nWe're selling the news[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nSee all men are equal all is for sale[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nA powerful dog that's been chasing his tail[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nThe lowest common denominator prevails[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nWe're selling the news[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nI wanna believe you; I wanna believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nBut everything here's in between[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G5[/ch]                   [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nThe fact is fiction; the fact is fiction[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nI wanna believe you; I wanna believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nBut everything here's in between[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nThe fact is fiction[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nSuspicion is the new religion[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Turnaround 1]\r\n[ch]B5[/ch]  [ch]F#/A#[/ch]  [ch]G5[/ch]  [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nAmerica listens the story is told[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nWith an eye on the truth as the story unfolds[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nBut the ratings determine if story was sold[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]            [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nWe're selling the news[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B5[/ch]\r\nBegging the question mongering fears[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nStroking the eyes and tickling ears[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nThe truth is seldom just as it appears[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]E/G#[/ch]   [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nWe're selling the news[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nI wanna believe you; I wanna believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nBut everything here's in between[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G5[/ch]                   [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nThe fact is fiction; the fact is fiction[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nI wanna believe you; I wanna believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nBut everything here's in between[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G5[/ch]                   [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nThe fact is fiction; the fact is fiction[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B5[/ch]                 [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nI can see your talking heads[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G5[/ch]         [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nOn the television set[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B5[/ch]              [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nOn the internet they said[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nThe fact is fiction[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nSuspicion is the new religion[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Turnaround 2]\r\n[ch]B5[/ch]  [ch]F#/A#[/ch]  [ch]D/A[/ch] [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nSubstance, oh, substance - where have you been?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nYou've been replaced by the masters of spin[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nWho make good looking books and write history in[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]            [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nWe're selling the news[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nThe lines start to blur, I get so confused[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nI get shiny new models mixed up with the blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nI get binary code mixed up with abuse[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E/G#[/ch]                 [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nThe facts are simply one option to choose[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nWhen nothing is sacred there's nothing to lose[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nWhen nothing is sacred all is consumed[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D/A[/ch]\r\nWe're still on the air it must be the truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nWe're selling the news[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nI wanna believe you; I wanna believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nBut everything here's in between[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G5[/ch]                   [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nThe fact is fiction; the fact is fiction[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nI wanna believe you; I wanna believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nBut everything here's in between[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G5[/ch]                   [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nThe fact is fiction; the fact is fiction[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B5[/ch]\r\nI wanna believe you; I wanna believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#/A#[/ch]\r\nBut everything I see is greed[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nThe fact is fiction[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#5[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSuspicion is the new religion[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Turnaround 1]\nB5  F#/A#  G5  F#5\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Turnaround 2]\nB5  F#/A#  D/A D/F#  F#5\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]","chords":["B5","F#/A#","D/A","A","E/G#","F#5","G5","D/F#","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]}}}