• Song:

    News Of The World

  • Artist:

    Jam

  • Album:

    At The Bbc

Band: The Jam
Song: News of the World
Tabber: Andrew Biles

Standard Tuning.
This sounds best using powerchords (with the E being an octave up).
Riffs 2 and 3 are tabbed out at the bottom of the page.


Intro
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D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)"Power pop"

riff 1
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E (022100@1)           C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)       E (022100@1)            C (x32010@1)DRead (xx0232@1)about the things that happen throughout the world

E (022100@1)                C (x32010@1)         D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)    C (x32010@1)DDon't (xx0232@1)be believe in everything you see or hear

C (x32010@1)                    D (xx0232@1)              (riff 2)
The neighbours talk day in day out about the goings on

C (x32010@1)         D (xx0232@1)              (riff 2)
They tell us what they want - they don't give an inch


*Open E (2 bars)


E (022100@1)                       C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)    E (022100@1)         C (x32010@1)DLook (xx0232@1)at the pictures taken by the cameras they cannot lie

E (022100@1)            C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1) E (022100@1)              C (x32010@1)DThe (xx0232@1)truth is in what you see - not what you read

C (x32010@1)         D (xx0232@1)              (riff 2)
Little men tapping things out - points of view

C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)              (riff 2)
Remember their views are not the gospel truth


*Open E + pick scrapes (4 bars)


G (320003@1)    A (x02220@1)      EDon't (022100@1)believe it all

G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)     EFind (022100@1)out for yourself

G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1)Check before you spread

G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)     (riff 1)
News of the world

G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)     (riff 1)
News of the world


*Solo (over verse chord sequence - substitute riff 2 for E)


(riff 3 - ending 1)
Never doubt
Never ask
Never moan

(riff 3 - ending 2)
Never search
Never find
Never know


D (xx0232@1)             ENews (022100@1)of the world

G (320003@1) A (x02220@1)     (riff 1)
News of the world


E (022100@1)                 C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)       E (022100@1)              C (x32010@1)DEach (xx0232@1)morning our key to the world comes through the door

E (022100@1)               C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)   E (022100@1)           C (x32010@1)DMore (xx0232@1)than often its just a comic, not much more

C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)       (riff 2)
Don't take it too serious - not many do

C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)          (riff 2)
Read between the lines and you'll find the truth

(Intro riff)
Read all about it, read all about it - news of the world

(Intro riff)
Read all about it, read all about it - news of the world

Outro
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riff 2
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riff 3                                ending 1       ending 2
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