The Authority Song

Song: The Authority Song

Artist: Jimmy Eat World

Album: Bleed American

Tabbed by: Deadmeat ([email protected])

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

>>>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