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Authority Song

John Mellencamp

Chords used in this song: D, G, C
DChord: D
GChord: G
CChord: C

Capo VII

[Intro]
G

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


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


[Interlude]
G  C  D


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


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


[Interlude]
G  C  D


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

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


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


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


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