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Authority Song

John Mellencamp

Chords used in this song: G, C, F
GChord: G
CChord: C
FChord: F

Capo II

[Intro]
C

[Verse]
C                             F     G      C        F  G
Oh, they like to get you in a compromising position.
C                    F               G       C    F  G
They like to get you there and smile in your face.
           C
Well, they think they're so cute
          F          G       C      F  G
when they got you in that condition.
      C              F   G      C      F     G
Well, I think it's a to..tal disgrace..and I said..


[Chorus]
C                  F         G      C    F  G
I fight authority, authority always wins.
      C                  F         G      C    F  G
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.
                C
Well, I've been doing it since
        F               G        C        F  G
I was a young kid and I come out grinnin'.
      C                  F         G      C    F  G
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.


[Interlude]
C  F  G


[Verse]
C
So, I call up my preacher,I say,
 F       G            C            F  G
'Give me strength for Round Five.'
           C                 F
He said , 'You don't need no strength,
            G        C    F  G
you need to grow up, son.
         C                   F
I said, 'Growing up leads to growing old
    G       C     F  G
and then to dying.
          C                 F          G             C
Ohhh, and dying to me don't sound like all that much fun.
    F       G
So, I said..


[Chorus]
C                  F         G      C    F  G
I fight authority, authority always wins.
      C                  F         G      C    F  G
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.
                C
Well, I've been doing it since
        F               G        C        F  G
I was a young kid and I come out grinnin'.
      C                  F         G      C    F  G
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.


[Interlude]
C  F  G


[Bridge]
C
I said, oh, no..no, no.....I said, oh, no..no, no.....

I said, oh, no..no, no.....


[Chorus]
                   F         G      C    F  G
I fight authority, authority always wins.
C                  F         G      C    F  G
I fight authority, authority always wins.
                C
Well, I've been doing it since
        F               G        C        F  G
I was a young kid and I come out grinnin'.
      C                  F         G      C    F  G
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.


[Chorus]
        C                F         G      C    F  G
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.
      C                  F         G      C    F  G
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.
                C
Well, I've been doing it since
        F               G        C        F  G
I was a young kid and I come out grinnin'.
      C                  F         G      C    F  G
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.


[Outro]
      C                  F         G      C    F  G
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.
      C                  F         G      C    F  G
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.
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