in the news chords by Kris Kristofferson

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Verse 1
D 
 (D major) Read about the sorry way he done
somebody's daughter
A 
 (A major) Chained her to a heavy thing
D 
 (D major) and threw her in the water
And she sank into the darkness
with their baby son inside her
A 
 (A major) A little piece of truth and
D 
beau (D major) ty died

Verse 2
D 
Burning  (D major) up the atmosphere and
cutting down the trees
A 
D 
A 
The  (A major) billion dollar bomb (D major) ing  (A major) of
D 
 (D major) a nation on it's knees
Anyone not marching to their
tune - they call it treason
A 
D 
 (A major) Everyone says God is on  (D major) his side

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Verse 3

See the lightning, hear the cries

Of the wounded in a world in holy war

Mortal thunder from the skies

Killing everything they say

they're fighting for

Verse 4
D 
G 
Broken  (D major) babies, broken homes  (G major) 
A 
Broken-  (A major) hearted people
D 
dying every (D major) day
How'd this happen,
G 
what went  (G major) wrong?
A 
Don't blame  (A major) God; I swear to God
D 
I heard  (D major) him say...

Verse 5
D 
[Chorus] 'Not in my name,  (D major) 
G 
not on  (G major) my ground
A 
D 
I want  (A major) nothing but the ending of the war  (D major) 
G 
No more killing, or it's over (G major) 
A 
And the  (A major) mystery won't
D 
matter  (D major) anymore.'
A 
D 
 (A major) Broken  (D major) dreamers,

Verse 6
G 
broken rules  (G major) 
A 
D 
Broken-  (A major) hearted people  (D major) 
A 
D 
just like me  (A major) and  (D major) you
G 
We are children of the stars  (G major) 
A 
Don't blame  (A major) God; I swear to God he's
D 
crying  (D major) too

Interlude 1

Verse 7
D 
[Chorus] Read  (D major) 
about the sorry way he done
somebody's daughter
A 
 (A major) Chained her to a heavy thing
D 
and  (D major) threw her in the water
And she sank into the darkness
with their baby son inside her
A 
 (A major) A little piece of truth and beauty died
D 
 (D major) 