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Authority Song

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AUTHORITY SONG
[Verse 1]
AThey like to get you in a DcompriEmising poAsitionD  E  
AThey like to get you with Da smile Eon your AfaceD  E  
AOh they think you're so cute when they Dgot in Ethat conAditionD  E  
AWell I think it's a DtoEtal disAgrace, Dand I Esay
[Chorus]
AI fight authority, auDthority Ealways AwinsD  E  
well I fight authority, authority always wins
well I've been doin' it since I was a young boy and I come out winnin'
well I fight authority, authority always wins
[Verse 2]
Call my preacher I said give me strength for round 5
he said you don't need no strength you need to grow up son
I said growin' up leads to growin old and then to dyin'
and dyin' to me don't sound like all that much fun, and I say
[Chorus]
AI fight authority, auDthority Ealways AwinsD  E  
well I fight authority, authority always wins
well I've been doin' it since I was a young boy and I come out winnin'
well I fight authority, authority always wins
i say oh no...
[Chorus] (a cappella with hand claps)
I fight authority, authority always wins
well I fight authority, authority always wins
well I've been doin' it since I was a young boy and I come out winnin'
well I fight authority, authority always wins

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Authority Song

by John Mellencamp

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AUTHORITY SONG

[Verse 1]

A D E A D E

They like to get you in a comprimising position

A D E A D E

They like to get you with a smile on your face

A D E A D E

Oh they think you're so cute when they got in that condition

A D E A D E

Well I think it's a total disgrace, and I say

[Chorus]

A D E A D E

I fight authority, authority always wins

well I fight authority, authority always wins

well I've been doin' it since I was a young boy and I come out winnin'

well I fight authority, authority always wins

[Verse 2]

Call my preacher I said give me strength for round 5

he said you don't need no strength you need to grow up son

I said growin' up leads to growin old and then to dyin'

and dyin' to me don't sound like all that much fun, and I say

[Chorus]

A D E A D E

I fight authority, authority always wins

well I fight authority, authority always wins

well I've been doin' it since I was a young boy and I come out winnin'

well I fight authority, authority always wins

i say oh no...

[Chorus] (a cappella with hand claps)

I fight authority, authority always wins

well I fight authority, authority always wins

well I've been doin' it since I was a young boy and I come out winnin'

well I fight authority, authority always wins

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