The Authority Song Chords & Tabs
Song: The Authority Song
Artist: Jimmy Eat World
Album: Bleed American
Tabbed by: Deadmeat (the_xxxxx@hotmail.com)
Right, this tab is mainly chords, you can figure the strumming pattern out
by yourself right? I'm pretty sure I got it right, if not, mail!
The song is in Drop D tuning (D A D G B e)
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|Intro|
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Riff A
D5 A5 B5 A5 D5 A5 B5
e|--------------------------------------------------||
B|------33-----------------------33-----------------||
G|------22--2--2-4-444222--------22--2--2-4-4-4-4---||
D|----------2—-2-4-444222------------2--2-4-4-4-4---||
A|--0-------0--0-2-222000----0-------0--0-2-2-2-2---||
D|--0------------------------0----------------------||
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|Chords|
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------4---7------------------------------------------
D|---0----3----5----7----9----4---7------------------------------------------
A|---0----3----5----7----9-or-2---5------------------------------------------
D|---0----3----5----7----9---------------------------------------------------
D5 F#5 G5 A5 B5 D5
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|Song|
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>>>Intro: Riff A<<<
D5 A5 B5 A5 D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5 A5 D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5 A5 D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5 A5 D5 A5 B5
>>>Verse: Riff A<<<
D5 A5 B5 A5
Its how the hustle goes, see what the jukebox knows.
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5 A5
Put my last quarter on, I play "Authority Song."
D5 A5 B5 (end riff A)
>>>Pre-Chorus<<<
G5 A5
Honesty or mystery?
D5 B5
Tell me Im not scared anymore.
G5 B5
I got no secret purpose, I dont seem obvious do I?
>>>Chorus<<<
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5
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>>>Verse: Riff A<<<
D5 A5 B5 A5
The DJ never has it, J A M C Automatic.
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5 A5
If those were Roy's headphones, you bet he'd play "What Goes On".
D5 A5 B5 (end riff A)
>>>Pre-Chorus<<<
G5 A5
Honesty or mystery?
D5 B5
Tell me Im not scared anymore.
G5 B5
I got no secret purpose, I dont seem obvious do I?
>>>Chorus<<<
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5
>>>Bridge<<<
B5 G5 B5 G5
A5 B5 G5
Oh I'm here, that means something doesn't it?
A5 B5 G5
Oh wont you dance with me a little bit?
A5 B5 G5 A5
Oh you dont notice, I guess the musics too loud.
>>>Intro: Riff A<<<
D5 A5 B5 A5 D5 A5 B5 |F#5|
>>>Verse: No riff<<<
D5 A5 B5 A5
Its how the hustle goes, see what the jukebox knows.
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5 A5
Put my last quarter on, I play "Authority Song."
D5 A5 B5
>>>Pre-Chorus<<<
G5 A5
Honesty or mystery?
D5 B5
Tell me Im not scared anymore.
G5 A5
Say anything you want
D5 B5
Already Im not scared anymore.
G5 A5
Honesty or mystery? Want something else?
D5 B5
Just tell me Im not scared anymore.
G5 B5
I got no secret purpose, I dont seem obvious do I?
>>>Chorus<<<
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5
D5 A5 B5 (repeat)
>>>Ending<<<
G5 A5
