| G | C | |
| At the s | tart of the news day, the | fires begin |
| G | C | |
| In | words and in pictures, but I'm not | listening |
| G | C | |
| I'm not | taking it in |
| G | C | |
| I'm going to | go to the country, where | nothing goes on |
| G | C | G | C | |
| Going to | bury my head, where I c | an't hear the sou | nd of bombs |
| G | C | |
| Playing a | long |
| CHORUS: |
| G | D | C | G | |
| Me, I | 'm just | playing | along |
| Em | B | C | F | C | G | |
| You and | I, so m | any good | peo | ple | all |
| C | G | C | |
| Just playing al | ong |
| VERSE: |
| G | C | |
| I'm gonna | go to a bar, where is the j | ukebox is on |
| G | C | G | C | |
| Going to | shut out the noise, with a | rock'n'r | oll song |
| G | |
| Playing a | long |
| BRIDGE: |
| Eb | C | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| Eb | C | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| Em | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the | volume |
| F | |
| Till I | can't even think |
| G | - | C | - | G | - | C |
| G | C | |
| Tell us a tale of the p | roud and the free |
| G | C | G | |
| Sing us a swingtime A | merican melody |
| C | G | |
| From 'Follow The | Fleet' |
| CHORUS: |
| G | D | C | G | |
| Me, I | 'm just | playing | along |
| Em | B | C | F | C | G | |
| You and | I, a bi | llion | peo | ple | all |
| C | G | C | |
| Just pla | ying along |
| OUTRO: |
| Eb | C | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| Eb | C | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| Em | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the | volume |
| F | |
| Till I | can't even think |
| Eb | C | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| Eb | C | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| Em | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the | volume |
| F | |
| Till I | can't even think |
| Em | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the | volume |
| F | G | |
| Till I | can't even | think |
| Repeat until end. |
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| STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO |
| INTRO: Bb - Eb |
| VERSE: (same schords as intro) |
| Bb | Eb | |
| At the s | tart of the news day, the | fires begin |
| Bb | Eb | |
| In | words and in pictures, but I'm not | listening |
| Bb | Eb | |
| I'm not | taking it in |
| Bb | Eb | |
| I'm going to | go to the country, where | nothing goes on |
| Bb | Eb | Bb | Eb | |
| Going to | bury my head, where I c | an't hear the sou | nd of bombs |
| Bb | Eb | |
| Playing a | long |
| CHORUS: |
| Bb | F | Eb | Bb | |
| Me, I | 'm just | playing | along |
| Gm | D | Eb | Ab | Eb | Bb | |
| You and | I, so m | any good | peo | ple | all |
| Eb | Bb | Eb | |
| Just playing al | ong |
| VERSE: |
| Bb | Eb | |
| I'm gonna | go to a bar, where is the ju | kebox is on |
| Bb | Eb | Bb | Eb | |
| Going to | shut out the noise, with a | rock'n'r | oll song |
| Bb | |
| Playing a | long |
| BRIDGE: |
| F# | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| F# | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| Gm | F# | |
| I'm going to | turn up the | volume |
| Ab | Bb | |
| Till I | can't even | think |
| Bb | - | Eb | - | Bb | - | Eb |
| Bb | Eb | |
| Tell us a tale of the pr | oud and the free |
| Bb | Eb | Bb | |
| Sing us a swingtime Am | erican melody |
| Eb | Bb | |
| From 'Follow The | Fleet' |
| CHORUS: |
| Bb | F | Eb | Bb | |
| Me, I' | m just p | laying al | ong |
| Gm | D | Eb | Ab | Eb | Bb | |
| You and | I, a bi | llion p | eop | le al | l |
| Eb | Bb | Eb | |
| Just pla | ying along |
| OUTRO: |
| F# | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| F# | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| Gm | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the | volume |
| Ab | Bb | |
| Till I | can't even t | hink |
| F# | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| F# | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the v | olume |
| Em | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the | volume |
| Ab | Bb | |
| Till I | can't even t | hink |
| Gm | Eb | |
| I'm going to | turn up the | volume |
| Ab | Bb | |
| Till I | can't even t | hink |
| Repeat until end. |