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[Intro 1] [Am][G][Em][Am] [G][Em][Am][G][Em][Am] [G] [Em][F#m] [Verse 1] I read it in the pa[C#m]pers[G] It must be [A]true[D] [A]It said "gi[Bm]rl gives bir[G]th to ali[D]en [F#m]boy"[E] But [Bm]do we see a ph[G]oto of this [Em]bundle of [F]joy - [Bb]- - no, no I saw another [G#]headline It knocked me [Bb]flat [F]It said "di[Cm]nosaur fou[G#]nd ali[Gm]ve tod[F]ay" It's [Cm]easy when you're [Bb]talking the rhet[Eb]orical way [C]It's wha[Em]t the pap[Am]ers say You [G]know it's [Em]right It's [Am]down there written in [G]black and [Em]white - - - for [Am]you[G] [Em]It's what the [F]papers say You [G]know it's true They're re[Bb]sponsible citizens and wold [C]they [G]lie to [Am]you?[G][Em][Am][G] [Em][F#m] I saw it on the [C#m]front [G]page [A]Whatever nex[D]t?[F#m] [A]It read "N.[Bm]A.S.A plans sex[G] in out[D]er space" [E]No doubt to pro[Bm]create[G] the hu[C]man [F]race[Bb] They put it in the late [Ab]news Well, now [Bb]hear [F]this,it went "ma[Cm]n with [Ab]two heads l[Gm]earns to f[F]ly" Well, [Cm]JE SUS, but it [Bb]must have been one [Eb]hell of a guy [C]It's what the pap[Am]ers say You [G]know it's [Em]right It's [Am]down there written in [G]black and [Em]white - - - for [Am]you[G] [Em]It's what the pape[F]rs say [G]You know it's true They're the [Bb]pillars of society and would [C]they [D]lie [Em]to y[Am]ou?[G][Em][Am][G] [Em][F#m][C#m][A][G][A] [D][F#m][A][Bm][G][D][E][B][Bm][G] [Em][F][Bb] I saw it on [G#]the newsstand It shouted at [Bb]me [F]It said "we[Cm] are all good[G#] and [Gm]they are all [F]bad"[G][Bb][A] [Cm]Well drive me to the [Bb]clinic 'cause it's [Eb]driving me mad [C]It's wha[Em]t the pap[Am]ers say You [G]know it's [Em]right It's [Am]down there written in [G]black and [Em]white - - - for [Am]you[G] [Em]It's what the pape[F]rs say You [G]know it's true They're re[Bb]sponsible citizens and [Dm]would they [D]lie [Am]to yo[G]u?[Em][Am] [G] [Em]It's what the [Am]papers say You [G]know it's [Em]right It's [Am]down there written in [G]black and [Em]white - - - for [Am]you[G] [Em]It's what the pape[F]rs say You [G]know it's true They're the [Bb]pillars of society and would [C]they [D]lie to you? It's [Am]what the papers say You know it's [G]right It's down there written in black and [Em]white - - - for [Am]you[G][Em] It's what the pa[Am]pers say You know it's true They're responsible citizens and would they lie to you?
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