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The Authority Song

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"The Authority Song"
Jimmy Eat World
Transcribed by ViviEatWorld
                    \
        D  ABmA
Intro:          \  repeat
        D  ABm
                 /  2 times
                    /
Verse 1:
D                  A
  It's how the hustle goes:
Bm                  A        D  A  Bm
  See what the jukebox knows.
D                  A
  Put my last quarter on,
Bm              A        D  A  Bm
  I play "Authority Song". 
Chorus:
G           A
  Honesty or mystery?
           F#m                 Bm
  Tell me, I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G
  I've got no secret purpose,
A                          D A Bm
  I don't seem obvious, do I?
     D A Bm
  Do I?
                           D A Bm
  I don't seem obvious, do I?
     D A Bm
  Do I?   (I don't seem obvious, do..)
Verse 2:
D           A
  The DJ never has it:
Bm          A
  JAMC automatic.
                D  A  Bm
            (Do I?)
D                      A
  If those were Roy's headphones,
Bm                    A
  You bet he'd play "What Goes On".
                                  D A Bm
                              (Do I?)
Chorus:
G           A
  Honesty or mystery?
           F#m                 Bm
  Tell me, I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G
  I've got no secret purpose,
A                          D A Bm
  I don't seem obvious, do I?
     D A Bm
  Do I?
                           D A Bm
  I don't seem obvious, do I?
     D A Bm
  Do I?
Bridge:
                          Bm  G
 I don't seem obvious, do I?
    Bm  G
 Do
  I?
A                  Bm
 Uh huh, well I'm here,
                 G
 That means something, doesn't it?
A                   Bm              G
 Uh huh, won't you dance with me a little bit?
A                   Bm
 Uh huh, you don't notice
          G           A
'Cos the music's too loud...
D   A Bm  A
D   A Bm  F
Repeat Verse 1:
D                  A
  It's how the hustle goes:
Bm                  A
  See what the jukebox knows.
                               D   A    Bm
                           (Do I...? Do I?...)
D                  A
  Put my last quarter on,
Bm              A
  I play "Authority Song".
                           D  A  Bm
                       (Do I?)
Chorus:
G           A
  Honesty or mystery?
           F#m                 Bm
  Tell me, I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G           A
  Say anything you want, I'm ready,
  F#m                 Bm
  I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G
  Honesty or mystery?
A
  Want something else? Just tell me,
  F#m                  Bm
  I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G                             A
  I've got no secret purpose.
                                  \
                           DABm
                               \
  I don't seem obvious, do I?       \  repeat
                           DABm
                                /  4 times
  I don't seem obvious, do I?      /
                                  /
   G A
      ...

The Authority Song chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Authority Song by Jimmy Eat World. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

"The Authority Song"
Jimmy Eat World
Transcribed by ViviEatWorld
                    \
Intro:  D   A Bm  A  \  repeat
Verse 1:
Chorus:
Verse 2:
Chorus:
Bridge:
    Bm  G
 Do I?
D   A Bm  A
D   A Bm  F
Repeat Verse 1:
Chorus:
                                  \
                                  /
   G  A ...

The Authority Song Chords by Jimmy Eat World

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The chords for "The Authority Song" show the original chord names (including D, A, Bm, G, F#m, Do). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.