Authority Song chords by John Mellencamp (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(D major) (D major) (D major) (D major)
(D major) (D major) (D major) (D major)
(D major) They like
Verse 1
to get you
in a (G major) compro (A major) mising posi (D major) tion (G major) (A major)
They (D major) like to get you there
(G major) and smile (A major) in your face (D major) (G major) (A major)
They think, (D major) they're so cute
when they (G major) got you in (A major) that condi (D major) tion (G major) (A major)
Well I (D major) think it's a to (G major) (A major) tal disgrace (D major)
and (G major) I (A major) say
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Chorus 1
I (D major) fight authority, au (G major) thority (A major) always wins (D major) (G major) (A major)
Well, I (D major) fight authority,
au (G major) thority (A major) always wins (D major) (G major) (A major)
Well, I been (D major) doing it, since I was a (G major) young kid
And (A major) I've come out grinnin' (D major) (G major) (A major)
Well, I (D major) fight authority,
au (G major) thority (A major) always wins (D major) (G major) (A major)
Interlude 1
(D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major) (G major) (A major)
Verse 2
I (D major) call up my preacher I say,
(G major) "Gimme (A major) strength for Round (D major) 5" (G major) (A major)
He said (D major) "You don't need no strength,
(G major) you need (A major) to grow up, son" (D major) (G major) (A major)
I said (D major) "Growing up leads to grow (G major) ing old
(A major) and then to dy (D major) ing (G major) (A major)
And (D major) dying to me don't sound (G major) like
(A major) all that much fun", (D major) and (G major) so I'll (A major) say
Chorus 2
I (D major) fight authority, au (G major) thority (A major) always wins (D major) (G major) (A major)
Well, I (D major) fight authority,
au (G major) thority (A major) always wins (D major) (G major) (A major)
Well, I been (D major) doing it, since I was a (G major) young kid
(A major) I've come out grinnin' (D major) (G major) (A major)
Well, I (D major) fight authority,
au (G major) thority (A major) always wins (D major) (G major) (A major)
Solo 1
(D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major) (G major) (A major)
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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
I've (D major) been doing it since I was a (G major) young kid
And (A major) I come out grinnin' (D major) (G major) (A major)
Well, I (D major) fight authority,
au (G major) thority (A major) always wins (D major) (G major) (A major)
Chorus 4
Well, I (D major) fight authority,
au (G major) thority (A major) always wins (D major) (G major) (A major)
Well, I (D major) fight authority,
au (G major) thority (A major) always wins (D major) (G major) (A major)
I've been doing (D major) it since I was a (G major) young kid
And (A major) I come out grinnin' (D major) (G major) (A major)
Well, I (D major) fight authority, au (G major) thority (A major) always wins
(D major) (G major) (A major) [Repeat and fade out]
Authority Song
John Mellencamp
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