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[Intro]
G F Bb C Bb G   G F Bb C Bb G
G F Bb C Bb G   G F Bb C Bb G
GWhat you talkin' about?
[Verse 1]
GI read it in the Cpaper today
GTwo cats howlin' 'til the Cbreak of day
GUp on the back fence, they're Cmakin' a play
One Dstepped across the line, the other blew him away
[Verse 2]
GUp in the morning, down the Croad 'n I'm gone
GBeen with my sweetie, we was Cup all night long
GMy head is throbbin', man I Cgotta find a song
The Dradio depress me, tell me what's goin' on
[Chorus]
HeadGlines, screamin' Ceverywhere I go
HeadGlines, like I Creally want to know
HeadGlines, gotta Dmillion ways to say
Another crazy day, heaCdlines
[Verse 3]
GI saw it on the C6:30 news
GSome freakin' deacon wearin' Cmilitary shoes
GHe's mad at me, buddyC, he's mad at you
He's Dgonna drop the Big One and there's nothin' I can do
[Chorus]
HeadGlines, screamin' Ceverywhere I go
HeadGlines, like I Creally want to know
HeadGlines, gotta Dmillion ways to say
Another crazy day, heaCdlines, oh
[Instrumental]
G C Bb G    G C Bb G
G C Bb G    G C Bb G
G C Bb G    G C Bb G
G C Bb G    G C Bb G
G F Bb C Bb G   G F Bb C Bb G
G
[Verse 4]
GUp on the mountain, man I'm Cfeelin' alright
GBeen to the temple and I'm Csleepin' at night
GHere come a stranger, need a Cpaper to light
Man, he's Dbustin' with the news about the fightin' tonight
[Chorus]
HeadGlines, screamin' Ceverywhere I go
HeadGlines, do I Creally want to know
HeadGlines, gotta Dmillion ways to say
Another crazy day, heaCdlines
[Chorus]
HeadGlines, screamin' Ceverywhere I go
HeadGlines, like I Creally want to know
HeadGlines, gotta Dmillion ways to say
Another crazy day, heaCdlines, oh
[Outro]
G C Bb G    G C Bb G
G C Bb G    G C Bb G
G F Bb C Bb G   G F Bb C Bb G

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Headlines

by John Fogerty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G F Bb C Bb G G F Bb C Bb G

What you talkin' about?

[Verse 1]

G C

I read it in the paper today

G C

Two cats howlin' 'til the break of day

G C

Up on the back fence, they're makin' a play

One stepped across the line, the other blew him away

[Verse 2]

G C

Up in the morning, down the road 'n I'm gone

G C

Been with my sweetie, we was up all night long

G C

My head is throbbin', man I gotta find a song

The radio depress me, tell me what's goin' on

[Chorus]

G C

Headlines, screamin' everywhere I go

G C

Headlines, like I really want to know

G D

Headlines, gotta million ways to say

Another crazy day, headlines

[Verse 3]

G C

I saw it on the 6:30 news

G C

Some freakin' deacon wearin' military shoes

G C

He's mad at me, buddy, he's mad at you

He's gonna drop the Big One and there's nothin' I can do

[Chorus]

G C

Headlines, screamin' everywhere I go

G C

Headlines, like I really want to know

G D

Headlines, gotta million ways to say

Another crazy day, headlines, oh

[Instrumental]

G C Bb G G C Bb G

G F Bb C Bb G G F Bb C Bb G

[Verse 4]

G C

Up on the mountain, man I'm feelin' alright

G C

Been to the temple and I'm sleepin' at night

G C

Here come a stranger, need a paper to light

Man, he's bustin' with the news about the fightin' tonight

[Chorus]

G C

Headlines, screamin' everywhere I go

G C

Headlines, do I really want to know

G D

Headlines, gotta million ways to say

Another crazy day, headlines

[Chorus]

G C

Headlines, screamin' everywhere I go

G C

Headlines, like I really want to know

G D

Headlines, gotta million ways to say

Another crazy day, headlines, oh

[Outro]

G C Bb G G C Bb G

G F Bb C Bb G G F Bb C Bb G

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