Authority Song chords by John Mellencamp
Intro 1
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They like
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to get you
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in a compromising position
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They like to get you there
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and smile in your face
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They think, they're so cute
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when they got you in that condition
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Well I think it's a total disgrace
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and I say
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Chorus 1
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I fight authority, authority always wins
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Well, I fight authority,
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authority always wins
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Well, I been doing it, since I was a young kid
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And I've come out grinnin'
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Well, I fight authority,
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authority always wins
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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I call up my preacher I say,
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"Gimme strength for Round 5"
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He said "You don't need no strength,
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you need to grow up, son"
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I said "Growing up leads to growing old
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and then to dying
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And dying to me don't sound like
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all that much fun", and so I'll say
Chorus 2
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I fight authority, authority always wins
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Well, I fight authority,
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authority always wins
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Well, I been doing it, since I was a young kid
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I've come out grinnin'
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Well, I fight authority,
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authority always wins
Solo 1
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Bridge 1
I say, oh no, no no
I say, oh no, no no
I say, oh no, no no no
Chorus 3
I fight authority, authority always wins
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins
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I've been doing it since I was a young kid
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And I come out grinnin'
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Well, I fight authority,
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authority always wins
Chorus 4
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Well, I fight authority,
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authority always wins
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Well, I fight authority,
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authority always wins
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I've been doing it since I was a young kid
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And I come out grinnin'
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Well, I fight authority, authority always wins
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[Repeat and fade out]
Authority Song
John Mellencamp
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