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Nada Surf - Whose Authority - Agent Guerry
Standard Tuning - Capo 1
Once you get the pattern of this song down, pretty easy stuff.
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INTRO
 G   G   G      G      D     AX2
 G(Leading into Verse 1)
VERSE 1
DI walk like you gAuide Gme, my eyDes, are shut like I'm AblindG  
DTurn to you and lAistenGing and tryin' Dto be in your miAndG  
There'Ems a feeling that I get when BmI look to the west
'Bout hEmaving all the answers still fAailing the testG  
VERSE 2
DWolf packs and cAonvoyGs, and Dcaptains and mAenG  
DSurprised in trAanslaGtion, wDorld without enAdG  
WelcoEmme back to real life, the Bmpicture is gone
Put a Gcontract out on things Athat go on and on
How dEmo you stay where you moBmst want to be?
Where'd yoGu get the patience, dDid it come easily?
   Bm      G                D     Bm     G          D   Bm  G.....
ahhhhh,                 ahhhhh,            ahhhhhh
CHORUS
On whGose authority, I have nDone over me
On whBmose authority, There's Gnone that I can see
On whGose authority, I have nDone over me
On whBmose authority, No onGe speaks to me
On whoGse authority, I have nDone over me ...
BmahhhhhGhhD  
BRIDGE
BmAll the talGes with paper Dheroes
The Bmones who dyed the sunG  
And called it yeDllow
                     Bm  G.....
The ones who made you run
CHORUS
On whoGse authority, I have Dnone over me
On whoBmse authority, There's noGne that I can see
On whoGse authority, I have nDone over me
On whoBmse authority, None Gthat' speaks to me
On whosGe authority, I have Dnone over me ...
ahhhhhBmhhG  

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Whose Authority

by Nada Surf

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Nada Surf - Whose Authority - Agent Guerry

Standard Tuning - Capo 1

Once you get the pattern of this song down, pretty easy stuff.

FUN!

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INTRO

G G G G D A

(Leading into Verse 1)

VERSE 1

D A G D A G

I walk like you guide me, my eyes, are shut like I'm blind

D A G D A G

Turn to you and listening and tryin' to be in your mind

Em Bm

There's a feeling that I get when I look to the west

Em A G

'Bout having all the answers still failing the test

VERSE 2

D A G D A G

Wolf packs and convoys, and captains and men

D A G D A G

Surprised in translation, world without end

Em Bm

Welcome back to real life, the picture is gone

G A

Put a contract out on things that go on and on

Em Bm

How do you stay where you most want to be?

G D

Where'd you get the patience, did it come easily?

Bm G D Bm G D Bm G

.....

ahhhhh, ahhhhh, ahhhhhh

CHORUS

G D

On whose authority, I have none over me

Bm G

On whose authority, There's none that I can see

G D

On whose authority, I have none over me

Bm G

On whose authority, No one speaks to me

G D

On whose authority, I have none over me ...

Bm G D

ahhhhhhh

BRIDGE

Bm G D

All the tales with paper heroes

Bm G

The ones who dyed the sun

And called it yellow

Bm G

.....

The ones who made you run

CHORUS

G D

On whose authority, I have none over me

Bm G

On whose authority, There's none that I can see

G D

On whose authority, I have none over me

Bm G

On whose authority, None that' speaks to me

G D

On whose authority, I have none over me ...

Bm G

ahhhhhhh

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