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Say No To Authority

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[Intro]
B5 G5 F#5 B5 G5 F#5 B5 G5 F#5 B5 G5 F#5
[Interlude]
B5 G5 F#5
B5 G5 F#5
[Verse 1]
B5I like G5Ronald   F#5Reagan
B5He teaches G5me to   F#5be a man
B5Heshows me G5how to   F#5pull a scam
B5In the G5name of   F#5Uncle Sam
B5I like G5Edwin   F#5Meese the third
B5He tells G5me how   F#5to spend my time
B5Keeps nasty G5thoughts far   F#5from my mind
B5So G5that I don't   F#5grow up blind
[Chorus]
E5I am saying B5no! E5I am saying B5no!
E5I am saying B5no! E5to authoriB5ty
[Interlude]
B5 G5 F#5 B5 G5 F#5
[Verse 2]
B5I like G5my PoF#5liceman
B5He rules my G5world with   F#5guilt and fear
Makes B5sure I G5know he's   F#5always near
B5In case I G5should   F#5start acting "weird"
I B5need you G5big brotF#5her
B5To show G5me how   F#5I should feel
B5To make G5sure I   F#5never stray
B5To make G5e__F#5__verything ok
[Chorus]
E5I am saying B5no! E5I am saying B5no!
E5I am saying B5no! E5to authoriB5ty

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Say No To Authority

by Screeching Weasel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

[Intro]

B5 G5 F#5 B5 G5 F#5 B5 G5 F#5 B5 G5 F#5

[Interlude]

B5 G5 F#5

[Verse 1]

B5 G5 F#5

I like Ronald Reagan

B5 G5 F#5

He teaches me to be a man

B5 G5 F#5

Heshows me how to pull a scam

B5 G5 F#5

In the name of Uncle Sam

B5 G5 F#5

I like Edwin Meese the third

B5 G5 F#5

He tells me how to spend my time

B5 G5 F#5

Keeps nasty thoughts far from my mind

B5 G5 F#5

So that I don't grow up blind

[Chorus]

E5 B5 E5 B5

I am saying no! I am saying no!

E5 B5 E5 B5

I am saying no! to authority

[Interlude]

B5 G5 F#5 B5 G5 F#5

[Verse 2]

B5 G5 F#5

I like my Policeman

B5 G5 F#5

He rules my world with guilt and fear

B5 G5 F#5

Makes sure I know he's always near

B5 G5 F#5

In case I should start acting "weird"

B5 G5 F#5

I need you big brother

B5 G5 F#5

To show me how I should feel

B5 G5 F#5

To make sure I never stray

B5 G5 F#5

To make e____verything ok

[Chorus]

E5 B5 E5 B5

I am saying no! I am saying no!

E5 B5 E5 B5

I am saying no! to authority

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