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Authority Song

John Mellencamp

Chords used in this song: C#, F#, B
C#Chord: C#
F#Chord: F#
BChord: B

Capo VIII

[Intro]
F#

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


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


[Interlude]
F#  B  C#


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


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


[Interlude]
F#  B  C#


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

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


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


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


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