I Got The News
By Andy Getch
Key E(D), Capo II (relative chord shapes)
Chords: E(D) - xxo232; A(G) - 32ooo3; B(A) - xo222o; F#sus4(Esus4) - o222oo; Bsus4(Asus4) - xo223o; F#m7(Em7) - o22o3o; A6(G6) - 32oo3o; F#(E) - o221oo; C#add11/B(Badd11/A) - xo444o; G#m(F#m) - 244222;
Chorus 1
l D l G l D l G l
I never got to know you I never got to hold you
D l G l
I never got to show you
A l A l G l G l A l G l G l
The love I feel What is truth, what is real
A l A l G l A l
Told what you could share
A l A l Esus4 l Esus4 l
I reached out, you were not there
Verse 1
l D l D l Asus4 l Asus4 l Em7 l Em7 l G6 l G6 l
Today I got the news You would not be here
l D l D l Asus4 l Asus4 l Em7 l Em7 l G6 l G6 l
New wave delivered blues You could not appear
Verse 2
l D l D l Asus4 l Asus4 l Em7 l Em7 l G6 l G6 l
Yesterday I was blind didn't know you existed
l D l D l Asus4 l Asus4 l Em7 l Em7 l G6 l G6 l
In the way a lost mind what to call how you're listed
Repeat chorus 1
Verse 3
l D l D l Asus4 l Asus4 l Em7 l Em7 l G6 l G6 l
Tomorrow carries on watching me getting older
l D l D l Asus4 l Asus4 l Em7 l Em7 l G6 l G6 l
In sorrow that you're gone bloodletting colder
Repeat chorus 1
Chorus 2 (modulate to E)
l E l A l E l A l
I never got to know you I never got to hold you
E l A l
I never got to show you
Badd11/A l A l Badd11/A l A l
The love I feel What is truth, what is real
Badd11/A l A
Told what we could share
Badd11/A l Badd11/A l F#m
I reached out, you were not there
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