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Sounds best in all power chords (5ths)
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[Verse]
F#The Authority Box
And the headgrenade
Love is in the blade
ANoone ever touches
EEverybody watches F#everyone
[Verse]
F#When the spoilt child
Hits middle age
Wants to turn the page
AThe page is stuck with Eblood
And you know whose F#blood it is
A'That will do nicely'
EStep this way sir
F#After you'
[Chorus]
I call your BnameE  
But you don't Bhear Eme
I call your BnameE  
But you're nowhere Bnear Eme F#anyway
[Verse]
F#Sweet 53
My pink is red
Unscrew my head
AFailure rips inEto my 'you're too F#old for this'
[Verse]
F#With your vanity on
So dual key
So freedom fries
So Texas vow
AYou and your wife have Eteeth alive, now F#haven't you?
AFigure I know your Elove is nothing F#personal
[Chorus]
I call your BnameE  
But you don't Bhear Eme F#anyway
[Verse]
F#When the sun goes down
I'm a lonely boy
With a lonely kiss
ASay what you like about Ethis
But I'll never ever F#bother you
[Verse]
F#I'm stepping out of my disease
With a CEO and a budget horn
AYou just married a Eguy who didn't F#know it yet
ANothing wrong with failure
EEverybody F#does it
[Bridge]
Can you AheEar F#me?
Can you AheEar F#me?
[Outro]
Ah Afuck me EbabyB, I'm a F#trolley bus
Yeah Afuck me EbabyB, I'm a F#trolley bus
Whoah Afuck me EbabyB, I'm a F#trolley bus

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The Authority Box

by Robyn Hitchcock

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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Sounds best in all power chords (5ths)

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[Verse]

The Authority Box

And the headgrenade

Love is in the blade

Noone ever touches

E F#

Everybody watches everyone

[Verse]

When the spoilt child

Hits middle age

Wants to turn the page

A E

The page is stuck with blood

And you know whose blood it is

'That will do nicely'

Step this way sir

After you'

[Chorus]

B E

I call your name

B E

But you don't hear me

B E

I call your name

B E F#

But you're nowhere near me anyway

[Verse]

Sweet 53

My pink is red

Unscrew my head

A E F#

Failure rips into my 'you're too old for this'

[Verse]

With your vanity on

So dual key

So freedom fries

So Texas vow

A E F#

You and your wife have teeth alive, now haven't you?

A E F#

Figure I know your love is nothing personal

[Chorus]

B E

I call your name

B E F#

But you don't hear me anyway

[Verse]

When the sun goes down

I'm a lonely boy

With a lonely kiss

A E

Say what you like about this

But I'll never ever bother you

[Verse]

I'm stepping out of my disease

With a CEO and a budget horn

A E F#

You just married a guy who didn't know it yet

Nothing wrong with failure

E F#

Everybody does it

[Bridge]

A E F#

Can you hear me?

A E F#

Can you hear me?

[Outro]

A E B F#

Ah fuck me baby, I'm a trolley bus

A E B F#

Yeah fuck me baby, I'm a trolley bus

A E B F#

Whoah fuck me baby, I'm a trolley bus

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