Chords for John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority Song - Solo Live Acoustic 1984
Tempo:
73.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Em
Am
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A]
Well, they like [Bm] to get you in a [A] compromising position.
[E]
[A] Well, they like to get you [E] there and [A] smile in your face.
[E]
[A] Yeah, they think they're so cute when [Em] they got you in [A] that condition.
[E]
[Am] But I think it's a [Em] total [A] disgrace.
You guys turn.
[E]
Well, I fight authority, [Em] authority [A] always wins.
[E]
Well, I fight authority, [Em] authority [A] always wins.
[E]
[A] Well, I've been doing it since I was a [Em] young kid.
I [A] call my granddad.
[E]
[Am] Well, I fight authority, authority [Em] [A] always wins.
[E]
[A] [Em] [A] [E]
[A] So I called up my preacher.
I said, [Em] give me [A] strength for round five.
[E]
He said, you don't need no strength.
[Em] You need to grow [A] up some.
[E]
[A] I said, go and hopefully sit [Em] going.
Only [A] then should I end.
[E]
[A] And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun.
So [E] we say, [A] I fight authority, [E] authority always [A] wins.
[E]
Well, I fight authority, [A] authority always wins.
[Em]
[A] Well, I've been doing it since I was a young [Em] kid.
I call [A] my granddad.
I [Em]
[A] fight authority, [Em] authority always [A] wins.
All right, you guys sing it to me one time real [E] loud, right here.
[A] [Em] [A] Yeah.
[E]
[A] [Em] [A] [E]
[A] [Em] [A] Yeah.
[Em]
[A] Well, I fight authority, [E] authority always [A] wins.
[E] [Am]
[N]
Well, they like [Bm] to get you in a [A] compromising position.
[E]
[A] Well, they like to get you [E] there and [A] smile in your face.
[E]
[A] Yeah, they think they're so cute when [Em] they got you in [A] that condition.
[E]
[Am] But I think it's a [Em] total [A] disgrace.
You guys turn.
[E]
Well, I fight authority, [Em] authority [A] always wins.
[E]
Well, I fight authority, [Em] authority [A] always wins.
[E]
[A] Well, I've been doing it since I was a [Em] young kid.
I [A] call my granddad.
[E]
[Am] Well, I fight authority, authority [Em] [A] always wins.
[E]
[A] [Em] [A] [E]
[A] So I called up my preacher.
I said, [Em] give me [A] strength for round five.
[E]
He said, you don't need no strength.
[Em] You need to grow [A] up some.
[E]
[A] I said, go and hopefully sit [Em] going.
Only [A] then should I end.
[E]
[A] And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun.
So [E] we say, [A] I fight authority, [E] authority always [A] wins.
[E]
Well, I fight authority, [A] authority always wins.
[Em]
[A] Well, I've been doing it since I was a young [Em] kid.
I call [A] my granddad.
I [Em]
[A] fight authority, [Em] authority always [A] wins.
All right, you guys sing it to me one time real [E] loud, right here.
[A] [Em] [A] Yeah.
[E]
[A] [Em] [A] [E]
[A] [Em] [A] Yeah.
[Em]
[A] Well, I fight authority, [E] authority always [A] wins.
[E] [Am]
[N]
Key:
A
E
Em
Am
Bm
A
E
Em
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
Well, they like [Bm] to get you in a [A] compromising position.
_ [E] _
[A] Well, they like to get you [E] there and [A] smile in your face.
_ [E]
[A] Yeah, they think they're so cute when [Em] they got you in [A] that condition.
_ [E]
[Am] But I think it's a [Em] total [A] disgrace.
You guys turn.
[E]
Well, I fight authority, [Em] authority [A] always wins.
_ [E]
Well, I fight authority, [Em] authority [A] always wins.
_ [E]
[A] Well, I've been doing it since I was a [Em] young kid.
I [A] call my granddad.
_ [E]
[Am] Well, I fight authority, authority [Em] [A] always wins.
_ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [E]
[A] So I called up my preacher.
I said, [Em] give me [A] strength for round five.
_ [E]
He said, you don't need no strength.
[Em] You need to grow [A] up some.
_ _ [E]
[A] I said, go and hopefully sit [Em] going.
Only [A] then should I end.
_ [E]
[A] And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun.
So [E] we say, [A] I fight authority, [E] authority always [A] wins.
_ [E]
Well, I fight authority, [A] authority always wins.
_ [Em]
[A] Well, I've been doing it since I was a young [Em] kid.
I call [A] my granddad.
I [Em] _
[A] fight authority, [Em] authority always [A] wins.
All right, you guys sing it to me one time real [E] loud, right here.
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] Yeah.
_ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ Yeah.
[Em]
[A] Well, I fight authority, [E] authority always [A] wins.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Well, they like [Bm] to get you in a [A] compromising position.
_ [E] _
[A] Well, they like to get you [E] there and [A] smile in your face.
_ [E]
[A] Yeah, they think they're so cute when [Em] they got you in [A] that condition.
_ [E]
[Am] But I think it's a [Em] total [A] disgrace.
You guys turn.
[E]
Well, I fight authority, [Em] authority [A] always wins.
_ [E]
Well, I fight authority, [Em] authority [A] always wins.
_ [E]
[A] Well, I've been doing it since I was a [Em] young kid.
I [A] call my granddad.
_ [E]
[Am] Well, I fight authority, authority [Em] [A] always wins.
_ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [E]
[A] So I called up my preacher.
I said, [Em] give me [A] strength for round five.
_ [E]
He said, you don't need no strength.
[Em] You need to grow [A] up some.
_ _ [E]
[A] I said, go and hopefully sit [Em] going.
Only [A] then should I end.
_ [E]
[A] And dying to me don't sound like all that much fun.
So [E] we say, [A] I fight authority, [E] authority always [A] wins.
_ [E]
Well, I fight authority, [A] authority always wins.
_ [Em]
[A] Well, I've been doing it since I was a young [Em] kid.
I call [A] my granddad.
I [Em] _
[A] fight authority, [Em] authority always [A] wins.
All right, you guys sing it to me one time real [E] loud, right here.
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] Yeah.
_ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ Yeah.
[Em]
[A] Well, I fight authority, [E] authority always [A] wins.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _