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Selling The News by Switchfoot
Selling The News
VERSE:
|--just-mute-strumming--|Em
Welcome to the Holy City; the silver screen
G
Built with a lens and a low self esteem
C
A teenager's plea for meaning and means
B
We're selling the news
Em
See, opinions are easier to swallow than facts
G
The greys instead of the whites and the blacks
C
If you shoot it too straight it won't come back
B
We're selling the news
Em
See, money speaks volumes louder than words
G
And virtues with wings, maybe not quite at first
C
But salaries are paid by the ads not the verbs
B
We're selling the news
Em
See, all men are equal; all is for sale
G
A powerful dog has been chasing his tail
C
The lowest common denominator prevails
B
We're selling the news
CHORUS:
Em
I wanna believe you, I wanna believe
G
But everything here's in-between
C B
The fact is fiction, the fact is fiction
Em
I wanna believe you, I wanna believe
G
But everything here's in-between
C
The fact is fiction,
B
Suspicion is the new religion
|As intelude I play these chords, too. But you can
INTERLUDE |also think of your own way to go from the chorus to the
|verse.
VERSE:
Em
America listens as the story is told
G
With the eye on the truth as the story unfolds
C
But the ratings determine the story was sold
B
We're selling the news
Em
Begging the question, mongering fears
G
Stroking the eyes and tickling ears
C
The truth is seldom just as it appears
B
We're selling the news
CHORUS
Em G
I can see your talking heads
C B
On the television set
Em G
On the Internet they said
C
The fact is fiction
B
Suspicion is the new religion
INTERLUDE...
VERSE:
Em
Substance, oh, substance, where have you been?
G
You've been replaced by the masters of spin
C
Who make good looking books and write history in
B
We're selling the news
Em
The lines start to blur; I get so confused
G
I get shiny new models mixed up with the blues
C
I get binary code mixed up with abuse
B
The facts are simply one option to choose
Em
When nothing is sacred, there's nothing to lose
G
When nothing is sacred, all is consumed
C
We're still on the air, it must be the truth
B
We're selling the news
LAST CHORUS:
Em
I wanna believe you, I wanna believe
G
But everything here's in-between
C B
The fact is fiction, the fact is fiction
Em
I wanna believe you, I wanna believe
G
But everything here's in-between
C B
The fact is fiction, the fact is fiction
Em
I wanna believe you, I wanna believe
G
But everything I see is greed
C
The fact is fiction
B
Suspicion is the new religion
I end on Em.
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version 2
Verse: on the upbeat:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------| \
G|------------------------------12/-------| \
D|------------------------------x/--------| \
A|--x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-10/-------| \
E|--x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-6-x-6-x-6-----------| \
repeat x4
e|----------------------------------------| /
B|----------------------------------------| /
G|---------------------------7~---6~------| /
D|---------------------------x~---x~------| /
A|--x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-4-x-4--5~---4~------| /
E|--x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-2---------------|
Welcome to the holy city, a silver screen
Built with the lens and a low self-esteem
A teenagers plea for meaning and means. We're selling the news
See, opinions are easier to swallow than facts
The grays instead of the whites and the blacks
If you shoot it too straight they won't come back. We're selling the news
See money speaks volumes louder than words
And virtues with wings maybe not quite at first
But the salaries are paying for the ad not the verbs. We're selling the news
See all men are equal all is for sale
A powerful dog has been chasing his tail
The lowest common denominator prevails. We're selling the news
Chorus
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|------7-6-------|------7-6-------|------7-6-7-6---|
D|-----------------|----9-----9-7-9-|----9-------7-9-|----9---------9-| x2
A|-----------9-----|--9-------------|--9-------9-----|--9-------------|
E|--7-7/10-9---7-7-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
I want to believe you. I want to believe but everything is in between.
The fact is fiction. The fact is fiction.
I want to believe you. I want to believe but everything is in between.
The fact is fiction. Suspicion is a new religion.
Verse: on the upbeat:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------| \
G|------------------------------12/-------| \
D|------------------------------x/--------| \
A|--x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-10/-------| \
E|--x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-6-x-6-x-6-----------| \
repeat x2
e|----------------------------------------| /
B|----------------------------------------| /
G|---------------------------7~---6~------| /
D|---------------------------x~---x~------| /
A|--x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-4-x-4--5~---4~------| /
E|--x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-2---------------|
America listens the story is told
With an eye on truth as the story unfolds
The ratings determine the story was sold. We're selling the news
Begging the question longer in fear
Stroking the eyes and tickling ears
The truth seldom just as it appears. We're selling the news
Chorus
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|------7-6-------|------7-6-------|------7-6-7-6---|
D|-----------------|----9-----9-7-9-|----9-------7-9-|----9---------9-| x2
A|-----------9-----|--9-------------|--9-------9-----|--9-------------|
E|--7-7/10-9---7-7-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
I want to believe you. I want to believe but everything is in between.
The fact is fiction. The fact is fiction.
I want to believe you. I want to believe but everything is in between.
The fact is fiction. Suspicion is a new religion.
"I can see your talking heads.."
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|------------------|------------------|--------7--------|---------------|
D|------7---7~--7---|------7---7~--7---|--7/9-9---9~-9-8-|--8-8-8-8~-8-9-|
A|--7/9---9-------9-|--7/9---9-------9-|-----------------|---------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|------7---9/11~--9p7---|------7---9/11~--9p7---|
D|--7/9---9------------9-|--7/9---9------------9-|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
I can see your talking heads, on the television set.
On the internet they said, that fact is fiction.
Suspicion is a new religion.
Solo (the verse chords can go over this):
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--9/11~~~-----9/11\9----------------------|
D|----------9-8--------9-8-7~-5~-4~-2~-2/4~-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
"Substance.."
e|------------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------| x3
A|--9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9--|--5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-|
E|--7-7-7-7-10p7-6-6-6-6--|--3-3-3-3-5p3-2-2-2-2-|
e|------------------------|----------------|
B|------------------------|----------------|
G|------------------------|----------------|
D|------------------------|----------------|
A|--9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9--|--5-5-5-5-----4-|
E|--7-7-7-7-10p7-6-6-6-6--|--3-3-3-3-5p3-2-|
Tremolo Picking comes in the third chord progression, on "when nothing.."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--4444444466666666777777779~---|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Substance, oh substance! Where have you been?
You've been replaced by the masters of spin
You make good looking books and write mystery in. We're selling the news.
The lines start to blur I get so confused.
I get shiny new models mixed up with the blues.
I get binary code mixed up with abuse.
The facts are simply one option to choose.
When nothing is sacred there's nothing to lose.
When nothing is sacred all is consumed.
Were still on the air it must be the truth. We're selling the news.
Chorus
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|------7-6-------|------7-6-------|------7-6-7-6---|
D|-----------------|----9-----9-7-9-|----9-------7-9-|----9---------9-| x2
A|-----------9-----|--9-------------|--9-------9-----|--9-------------|
E|--7-7/10-9---7-7-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
I want to believe you. I want to believe but everything is in between.
The fact is fiction. The fact is fiction.
I want to believe you. I want to believe but everything is in between.
The fact is fiction. The fact is fiction.
Last Chorus:
e|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|------7---7-7-7---|------7---9/11~-9p7---|------7---9/11~-9p7---|
D|--7/9---9-------9-|--7/9---9-----------9-|--7/9---9-----------9-|
A|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
I want to believe you. I want to believe but everything I see is greed
The fact is fiction. Suspicion is a new religion.
The ending chord is a Bm7:
e|--7--|
B|--7--|
G|--7--|
D|--7--| (hold it out for a while)
A|--9--|
E|--7--|
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version 3
Intro (with a delay or echo of some sort)
e|---12-12-(-12-12-12-12-12-12)--------------------|
B|---10-10-(-10-10-10-10-10-10)--------------------|
G|--------(THESE-NOTES-ARE-ECHOS)------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| x3
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Last time play
e|---12-12-(-12-12-12-12-12-12)-----------------|
B|---9--9--(-9--9--9--9--9--9-)-----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Verse Figure:
every once and a while in the verse this:
e|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12(12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12)------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
is played but not very much guitar is in the verse
Chorus
The Bass part is very interesting so here that is (Play it on guitar if you want):
G|---------------11-14----------------------------------------------11/14|
D|--------/12-11-------12--------9--12-11-9--------------9--12-11-9------|
A|-------9--------------------9-----------------------10-----------------|
E|----7--------------------------------------5--3------------------------|
play this the first time:
G|-----------------------|
D|-------9--12-11-9--7--9|
A|----9------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Second time:
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
"Suspicion is a new Religion"
The guitar plays:
e|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--9-----------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| X2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
and a dramatic stop on "Suspicion is a new Religion"
REPEAT VERSE
REPEAT CHORUS
Bridge
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---7------7---7---7------5---5---5-4----4-------4----|
D|-9---9---9---9--9---9---9---9--4---4---4------4---4-4-4---4--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7------7---9b11-9p7------7---9b11--9p7------------|
A|-9---9---9---9--9---9----------9--9---9-----------9----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo: 2 Guitars (or play guitar 2 part with octave pedal and it'll sound fine)
Guitar 1
e|-12b14--7--6--5-----12b14--7--6--5--3--2--0------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------5b7~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--5b7----------------5b7-------------------------------------|
B|--------0------------------0---------------------------------|
G|-----------3--2---------------3--2--0--4--2--2b4~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
then after 8 bars of:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---9---9---9---8--8--8--8--5--5--5--5--4-4--4--4-----------| X2
A|-9---9---9---9---9--9--9--9--5--5--5--5--4-4--4--4-----------|
E|-7---7---7---7---6--6--6--6--3--3--3--3--2-2--2--2-----------|
32ND NOTE TREMELO PICKING!!
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4444444444444444444444444444444466666666666666666666666666666666----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
HARD vibrato or stop. Whichever you choose.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-77777777777777777777777777777777-999999~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Volume swell on:
e|---/14~~~~------|
B|---/12~~~~------|
G|---/14~~~~------|
D|---/12~~~~------|
A|---/xx----------|
E|---/xx----------|
before last chorus
REPEAT CHORUS
Outro: (same as Bridge)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---7------7---7---7------5---5---5-4----4-------4----|
D|-9---9---9---9--9---9---9---9--4---4---4------4---4-4-4---4--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7------7---9b11-9p7------7---9b11--9p7------------|
A|-9---9---9---9--9---9----------9--9---9-----------9----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Fade out
Order
intro
verse figure
chorus
verse figure
chorus
bridge/ outro
solo
volume swell
chorus
outro/ bridge
fade
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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