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Authority Song

John Mellencamp

Chords used in this song: F, A#, D#
FChord: F
A#Chord: A#
D#Chord: D#

Capo IV

[Intro]
A#

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


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


[Interlude]
A#  D#  F


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


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


[Interlude]
A#  D#  F


[Bridge]
A#
I said, oh, no..no, no.....I said, oh, no..no, no.....

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


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


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


[Outro]
      A#                  D#         F      A#    D#  F
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.
      A#                  D#         F      A#    D#  F
Well, I fight authority, authority always wins.
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