i saw it on tv john fogerty
[ G ] they sent us home to watch the show
comin’ [ C ] on the little [ G ] screen
a man named ike was in the white house
[ C ] big black limou [ G ] sine
[ Em ] there were many shows to [ G ] follow
from [ Em ] hooter to doodyville
though i [ C ] saw them all , i can’t recall
[ D ] which cartoon was real
[ G ] the coonskin caps , yankee bats
the [ C ] hound dog man’s big [ G ] start
the A – bomb fears , annette had ears
[ C ] i lusted in my [ G ] heart
[ Em ] a young man from [ G ] boston
set [ Em ] sail the new frontier
and we [ C ] watched the dream dead – end in dallas
they [ D ] buried innocence that year
[ C ] i know it’s [ G ] true [ F ] , oh so [ Em ] true
[ C ] ’cause i [ D7 ] saw it on [ G ] tv
[ G ] we gathered ’round to hear the sound
comin’ [ C ] on the little [ G ] screen
the grief had passed , the old men laughed
[ C ] and all the girls [ G ] screamed
[ Em ] ’cause 4 guys from [ G ] england
took us [ Em ] all by the hand
it was [ [ ch ] C [ /Ch ] ] time to laugh , time to sing
[ D ] time to join the band
[ G ] but all too soon , we hit the moon
[ [ ch ] C [ /Ch ] ] and covered up the [ G ] sky
they built their bombs and aimed their guns
[ C ] and still i don’t know [ G ] why
[ Em ] the dominoes [ G ] tumbled
and big [ Em ] business roared
every [ C ] night at 6 , they showed the pictures
and [ D ] counted up the score
[ C ] i know it’s [ G ] true [ F ] , oh so [ Em ] true
[ C ] ’cause i [ D7 ] saw it on [ G ] tv
[ G ] the old man rocks among his dreams
A [ C ] prisoner of the [ G ] porch
the light , he said , at the end of the tunnel
was [ C ] nothin’ but a burglar’s [ G ] torch
and [ Em ] them that was caught in the [ G ] cover
are all [ Em ] rich and free
but [ C ] they chained my mind to an endless tomb
when [ D ] they took my only son from me
[ C ] i know it’s [ G ] true [ F ] , oh so [ Em ] true
[ C ] ’cause i [ D7 ] saw it on [ G ] tv
[ C ] i know it’s [ G ] true [ F ] , oh so [ Em ] true
[ C ] ’cause i [ D7 ] saw it on [ G ] tv
i saw it on tv john fogerty
[ G ] they sent us home to watch the show
comin’ [ C ] on the little [ G ] screen
a man named ike was in the white house
[ C ] big black limou [ G ] sine
[ Em ] there were many shows to [ G ] follow
from [ Em ] hooter to doodyville
though i [ C ] saw them all , i can’t recall
[ D ] which cartoon was real
[ G ] the coonskin caps , yankee bats
the [ C ] hound dog man’s big [ G ] start
the A – bomb fears , annette had ears
[ C ] i lusted in my [ G ] heart
[ Em ] a young man from [ G ] boston
set [ Em ] sail the new frontier
and we [ C ] watched the dream dead – end in dallas
they [ D ] buried innocence that year
[ C ] i know it’s [ G ] true [ F ] , oh so [ Em ] true
[ C ] ’cause i [ D7 ] saw it on [ G ] tv
[ G ] we gathered ’round to hear the sound
comin’ [ C ] on the little [ G ] screen
the grief had passed , the old men laughed
[ C ] and all the girls [ G ] screamed
[ Em ] ’cause 4 guys from [ G ] england
took us [ Em ] all by the hand
it was [ [ ch ] C [ /Ch ] ] time to laugh , time to sing
[ D ] time to join the band
[ G ] but all too soon , we hit the moon
[ [ ch ] C [ /Ch ] ] and covered up the [ G ] sky
they built their bombs and aimed their guns
[ C ] and still i don’t know [ G ] why
[ Em ] the dominoes [ G ] tumbled
and big [ Em ] business roared
every [ C ] night at 6 , they showed the pictures
and [ D ] counted up the score
[ C ] i know it’s [ G ] true [ F ] , oh so [ Em ] true
[ C ] ’cause i [ D7 ] saw it on [ G ] tv
[ G ] the old man rocks among his dreams
A [ C ] prisoner of the [ G ] porch
the light , he said , at the end of the tunnel
was [ C ] nothin’ but a burglar’s [ G ] torch
and [ Em ] them that was caught in the [ G ] cover
are all [ Em ] rich and free
but [ C ] they chained my mind to an endless tomb
when [ D ] they took my only son from me
[ C ] i know it’s [ G ] true [ F ] , oh so [ Em ] true
[ C ] ’cause i [ D7 ] saw it on [ G ] tv
[ C ] i know it’s [ G ] true [ F ] , oh so [ Em ] true
[ C ] ’cause i [ D7 ] saw it on [ G ] tv
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