Chords for John Mellencamp - Authority Song (Live at Farm Aid 2013)
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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When Willie first was planning the first farm aid, the first person he called was John Mellencamp.
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_ _ When Willie _ _ _ first was planning the first farm aid, _ the first person he called _ _ _ was John Mellencamp.
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_ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ next thing you [F] need is [G] compromise [C] and position. _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ They're not gonna get [F] you there, [G] smile in [C] your face.
_ _ _ _ _ They just keep on [F] neglecting [G] you in that [C] condition. _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] I think it's [F] safe to tell [G] everybody [C] it's crazy. _
_ [F] And [C] I say, I find authority, [F] [G] authority always [C] wins. _
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_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] I'm doing the tricks on [F] the [G] young kids, on my [C] brethren. _
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_ [F] [G] Authority always [C] wins. _
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_ _ So [C] I called my preacher, I [F] said, [G] give me [C] strength around the fire.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ You don't need [F] no strength, [G] you need to grow [C] up some. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Growing up is [F] more [G] important than [C] dying. _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ Dying to me [F] don't sound [G] like all [C] that was fun. _
_ [F] So [C] I say, I find [F] authority, [G] authority [C] always wins. _
_ [F] What'd you [G] say?
[C] I find [F] authority, [G] authority always [C] _ wins.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] I've been doing it since [F] I was a young [G] kid, on [C] my brethren. _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] I find [F] authority, authority [G] always [C] wins. _
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_ _ _ Say _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
yeah, _ _ _ yeah, _ _ _ yeah, _ _ yeah, _ yeah, _ _ yeah, _ yeah, yeah, _ _ yeah. _
_ Thank _ you for coming and supporting for me. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ And let's not forget that we can't let this big man shove us around. _ _
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I think I wrote this song when I was 23 years old, [C] _ [G] and I still feel the same way tonight as I did when I wrote [C] it. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ I thought, I thought, I thought I always would.
Help me out one time. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ [C] _ _ It wouldn't have changed if I [F] was a young [G] kid, not [C] my bread man. _
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[F] _ [G] _ Bread, [C] bread. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ next thing you [F] need is [G] compromise [C] and position. _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ They're not gonna get [F] you there, [G] smile in [C] your face.
_ _ _ _ _ They just keep on [F] neglecting [G] you in that [C] condition. _
_ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] I think it's [F] safe to tell [G] everybody [C] it's crazy. _
_ [F] And [C] I say, I find authority, [F] [G] authority always [C] wins. _
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_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] I'm doing the tricks on [F] the [G] young kids, on my [C] brethren. _
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_ [F] [G] Authority always [C] wins. _
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_ _ So [C] I called my preacher, I [F] said, [G] give me [C] strength around the fire.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ You don't need [F] no strength, [G] you need to grow [C] up some. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Growing up is [F] more [G] important than [C] dying. _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ Dying to me [F] don't sound [G] like all [C] that was fun. _
_ [F] So [C] I say, I find [F] authority, [G] authority [C] always wins. _
_ [F] What'd you [G] say?
[C] I find [F] authority, [G] authority always [C] _ wins.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] I've been doing it since [F] I was a young [G] kid, on [C] my brethren. _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] I find [F] authority, authority [G] always [C] wins. _
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_ _ _ Say _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
yeah, _ _ _ yeah, _ _ _ yeah, _ _ yeah, _ yeah, _ _ yeah, _ yeah, yeah, _ _ yeah. _
_ Thank _ you for coming and supporting for me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And let's not forget that we can't let this big man shove us around. _ _
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I think I wrote this song when I was 23 years old, [C] _ [G] and I still feel the same way tonight as I did when I wrote [C] it. _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ I thought, I thought, I thought I always would.
Help me out one time. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F] _ _ [C] _ _ It wouldn't have changed if I [F] was a young [G] kid, not [C] my bread man. _
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[F] _ [G] _ Bread, [C] bread. _ _ _
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