Authority Song Chords & Tabs
Intro:
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A D E A D E
They like to get you in a comprimising position
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They like to get you with a smile on your face
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Oh they think you're so cute when they got in that condition
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Well I think it's a total disgrace, and I say
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I fight authority, authority always wins
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Well I fight authority, authority always wins
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Well I've been doin' it since I was a young kid and I come out winnin'
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Well I fight authority, authority always wins
A D E A D E
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_mellencamp/authority_song_crd_ver_2.html ]
A D E A D E
Call my preacher I said give me strength for round 5
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He said you don't need no strength you need to grow up son
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I said growin' up leads to growin old and then to dyin'
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and dyin' to me don't sound like all that much fun, and I say
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I fight authority, authority always wins
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Well I fight authority, authority always wins
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Well I've been doin' it since I was a young kid and I come out winnin'
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Well I fight authority, authority always wins
A D E A D E (repeat 4x)
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I say oh no...
(Acappella with hand clap)
I fight authority, authority always wins
Well I fight authority, authority always wins
A D E A D E
Well I've been doin' it since I was a young boy and I come out winning'
A D E A D E
Well I fight authority, authority always wins
Outro: (repeat and fade)
A D E A D E
I fight authority, authority always wins
A D E A D E
Well I fight authority, authority always wins
A D E A D E
Well I've been doin' it since I was a young kid and I come out winnin'
A D E A D E
Well I fight authority, authority always wins
