Authority Song Chords & Tabs
The Authority Song - Jimmy Eat World
Drop D Tuning
Intro And Verse
|---------------------------------------------------
|----3-3-------3-3-3-------------3-3-------3-3-3-3--
|----2-2--2-2--4-4-4--2-2--------2-2--2-2--4-4-4-4--
|----0-0--2-2--4-4-4--2-2--------0-0--2-2--4-4-4-4--
|---------0-0--2-2-2--0-0-------------0-0--2-2-2-2--
|-0---------------------------0---------------------
Pre Chorus
"Honesty or mystery"
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9---------------
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5--
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5--
|-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--
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-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
Chorus
|------------------------
|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3--
|-2-2--2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--
|-0-0--2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--
|-0-0--0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--
|-0-0--------------------
Bridge
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|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--
|-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--
|-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-9-9--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--
-9-9--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--
-9-9--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--
Before the last verse after bridge
|-----------------------------------------------------
|----3-3-------3-3-3----------3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----
|----2-2--2-2--4-4-4--2-2-----2-2--2-2--4-4-4-4-4-----
|----0-0--2-2--4-4-4--2-2-----0-0--2-2--4-4-4-4-4--3--
|---------0-0--2-2-2--0-0----------0-0--2-2-2-2-2--3--
|-0------------------------0-----------------------3--
End on
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|-------------------
|-------------------
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--
Song Layout
Intro x2
Verse x2
Prechorus
Chorus x4
Verse x2
Prechorus
Chorus x4
Bridge
Part before last verse
Verse x2
Prechorus x4 (listen for layout)
Chorus x8
Ending
That's it, this is the first time I've ever tabbed so I hope everyone
understood it. This is a fun song to play so I think you'll like it.
