Jimmy Eat World - The Authority Song 

Drop-D Tuning (D A D G B E) 

Intro/Verse: 
Guitar 1 
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|--------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-0-0-0--------0-0-0-2--2--2--2--2-- 
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Guitar 2 (after two times through) 
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|--------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-0-0-0--------0-0-0-2--2--2--2--2-- 
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Pre-Chorus: 
Both Guitars 
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7--7--7-- 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7--7--7-- 

Chorus: 
Guitar 1 
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
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Guitar 2 
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|-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9- 
|-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9- 

Bridge: 
Both Guitars 
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 

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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--5--5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5- 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--5--5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5- 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--5--5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5- 

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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7- 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7- 
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7- 
  

Before last verse: 
Guitar 1 
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|----0-0-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-2-2-2----0-0-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--3~- 
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Guitar 2 
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Ending: 
Both Guitars 
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Structure + Lyrics 

Intro 

Verse 

ItÕs how the hustle goes, see what the jukebox knows. 
Put my last quarter on, I play "Authority Song." 

Pre-Chorus 

Honesty or mystery? 
Tell me IÕm not scared anymore. 
I got no secret purpose, I donÕt seem obvious do I? 

Chorus 

I donÕt seem obvious do I? 

Verse 

The DJ never has it, J A M C Automatic. 
If those were Roy's headphones, you bet he'd play "What Goes On". 

Pre-Chorus 

Honesty or mystery? 
Tell me IÕm not scared anymore. 
I got no secret purpose, I donÕt seem obvious do I? 

Chorus 

I donÕt seem obvious do I? 

Bridge 

Oh I'm here, that means something doesn't it? 
Oh wonÕt you dance with me a little bit? 
Oh you donÕt notice, I guess the musicÕs too loud. 

Verse 

ItÕs how the hustle goes, see what the jukebox knows. 
Put my last quarter on, I play "Authority Song". 

Pre-Chorus 

Honesty or mystery? 
Tell me IÕm not scared anymore. 
Say anything you want already IÕm not scared anymore. 
Honesty or mystery? 
Want something else? 
Just tell me IÕm not scared anymore. 
I got no secret purpose, I donÕt seem obvious do I? 

Chorus 

I donÕt seem obvious do I? 

Ending