Authority Song:John Mellancamp. #15 in USA, #20 in Canada and #93 in Australia in 1984. INTRO: D #1.

^DOh, they like to get you in a ^Gcompro^Amising ^Dposition.^G ^A ^DThey like to get you ^Gthere and smile ^Ain your ^Dface.^G ^A Well, they ^Dthink they're so cute when they ^Ggot you in ^Athat con^Ddition.^G ^A Well, ^DI think it's a ^Gto..^Atal dis^Dgrace..^Gand I ^Asaid..

CHORUS:

^DI fight authority, ^Gauthority ^Aalways ^Dwins.^G ^A Well, ^DI fight authority, ^Gauthority ^Aalways ^Dwins.^G ^A Well, I've been ^Ddoing it since I was a ^Gyoung kid.. I ^Acome out ^Dgrinnin'.^G ^A Well, ^DI fight authority, ^Gauthority ^Aalways ^Dwins.^G ^A

(INTERLUDE:) D #2.

^DSo, I call up my preacher,I say, '^GGive me ^Astrength for ^DRound Five.' ^G ^A He said , '^DYou don't need no ^Gstrength, you need to ^Agrow up, ^Dson.'^G ^A I said, '^DGrowing up leads to ^Ggrowing old and ^Athen to ^Ddying.^G ^A Ohhh, and ^Ddying to me don't ^Gsound like ^Aall that much ^Dfun.' So, I ^Asaid..

CHORUS:

(INTERLUDE:) D G D G..D G D #3.

^DI said, oh, no..no, no.....I said, oh, no..no, no..... I said, oh, no..no, no..... ^DI fight authority, ^Gauthority ^Aalways ^Dwins.^G ^A ^DI fight authority, ^Gauthority ^Aalways ^Dwins.^G ^A Well, I've been ^Ddoing it since I was a ^Gyoung kid.. I ^Acome out ^Dgrinnin'.^G ^A Well, ^DI fight authority, ^Gauthority ^Aalways ^Dwins.^G ^A

CHORUS:

Well, I ^Dfight authority, ^Gauthority ^Aalways ^Dwins.^G ^A Well, ^DI fight authority, ^Gauthority ^Aalways ^Dwins.^G ^A Well, I've been ^Ddoing it since I was a ^Gyoung kid.. I ^Acome out ^Dgrinnin'.^G ^A Well, ^DI fight authority, ^Gauthority ^Aalways ^Dwins.^G ^A

OUTRO:

Well, ^DI fight authority, ^Gauthority ^Aalways ^Dwins.^G ^A Well, ^DI fight authority, ^Gauthority ^Aalways ^Dwins.^G (^AFade.)

An eighties smash from Kraziekhat.

John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority song