Front Page News
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Intro: B F# B F#
B F#
Don't it always seem to hit you
B F#
Right when you feel you can lay back easy
E B F#
Those times are hard to come by
B F#
Sittin' still with nothin' on your mind
B F#
Memories are friends that you had
B F#
Once more you'll have to leave again to find them
B F# D#m
It seems like nothing till you're back home
E B/D# B F#
You took your chances with time
B F#
Well I can see you sitting easy
B F#
Rocking on your porch back and forth
E B F# B F#
Those clouds outside your doorway are moving dark and moving fast
E B/D#
But keep on rockin'
F#
Don't the rain make you lazy
B F# D#m
As long as it keeps raining
E B/D#
I'll be with you
F#
No I won't be leaving, no I won't be leaving
D#m F# B
But when the sun starts to shinin'
C#sus4
I'll be on my way
D#m F# B
My past keeps a-comin' back on me
C#sus4
You don't understand it
D#m F#/E
But I know that I didn't plan it
F#
I've taken my rest
D#m E F#
It's time to carry out the news
D#m E F#
I said front page, back page
D#m E Bsus4 F# D#m E
Have I got news for you
B/F# F#
If I can only tell you what I feel now
B/F# F#
It's been so long inside of me
B/F# F# B/F#
All the years I've been trying
F# E D#m C#
Trying just to be myself with someone else
B F#
Ain't no two ways about it
B F#
And it's so clear, so clear to me
B F# D#m
That if we really need it
E B/D# B F# D#m E
I'll count on you and you can count on me
How to play Front Page News
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.