Paramore – The News Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Paramore – The News Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsBmCmaj7Gmaj7F#mF#7AGEm

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[Verse 1]
Bm
War, a war, a war on the far side
Cmaj7                       Bm
On the other side of the planet
             Bm
And I've got war, a war,
a war right behind my eyes
Cmaj7
Right behind 'em just
            Bm
 like a headache

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[Pre-Chorus]
     Gmaj7 F#m
So I turn  on the news
Gmaj7 F#7
Turn  off the news

[Chorus]
Bm
  Every second, our
                    A
collective hearts break
All together, every single
      G
 head shakes
Shut your eyes,
                  Em
 but it won't go away

Turn on, turn off the news
Bm
  Every second,
                       A
our collective hearts break
All together, every
             G
single head shakes
Shut your eyes,
                  A
 but it won't go away
Turn on, turn off the news

[Verse 2]
Bm
Far, I'm far, so far
 from the frontline
Cmaj7
Quite the opposite,
            Bm
I'm safe inside
      Bm
But I worry and
 I give money and
I feel useless behind
this computer
                Cmaj7
And that's just barely
scratched
                   Bm
 the surface of my mind

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[Pre-Chorus]
     Gmaj7 F#m
So I turn  on the news
Gmaj7 F#7
Turn  off the news
Gmaj7 F#m
Turn  on the news
Gmaj7 F#7
Turn  off the news

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[Chorus]
Bm
  Every second, our
                    A
collective hearts break
All together, every single
      G
 head shakes
Shut your eyes,
                  Em
 but it won't go away

Turn on, turn off the news
Bm
  Every second,
                       A
our collective hearts break
All together, every
             G
single head shakes
Shut your eyes,
                  A
 but it won't go away
Turn on, turn off the news


[Bridge]
Bm
Exploitative, performative
Bm
Informative and we don't
 know the half of it
Bm
It's restorable, deplorable
Bm
Exorable and, all alone,
 we call it normal
Bm
Exploitative, performative
Bm
Informative and we don't
know the half of it
Bm
Restorable, deplorable
Bm
Exorable and, all alone,
we call it normal
All alone, we call it normal

[Chorus]
Bm
  Every second, our
                    A
collective hearts break
All together, every single
      G
 head shakes
Shut your eyes,
                  Em
 but it won't go away

Turn on, turn off the news
Bm
  Every second,
                       A
our collective hearts break
All together, every
             G
single head shakes
Shut your eyes,
                  A
 but it won't go away
Turn on, turn off the news

How to play The News: key, chords and progression

These are The News chords by Paramore on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The News by Paramore is written in B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯) and moves through 8 chords: Bm, Cmaj7, Gmaj7, F#m, F#7, A, G and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Gmaj7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – F#7 (VImaj7 – v – VImaj7 – V7 in B minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, Fmaj7, Cmaj7, Bm, B7, D, C, Am (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B
Gmaj7 chord on guitar (320002)
Gmaj7G B D F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
F#7 chord on guitar (242322)
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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The News chords: questions

What key is The News in?

The News by Paramore is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in The News?

The News uses 8 chords: Bm, Cmaj7, Gmaj7, F#m, F#7, A, G, Em.

What is the chord progression of The News?

The main progression is Gmaj7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – F#7 (VImaj7 – v – VImaj7 – V7).

Is The News easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 7th fret and play the shapes Em, Fmaj7, Cmaj7, Bm, B7, D, C, Am (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 63% without a capo).

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