Authority Song by John Mellencamp Chords

Authority Song

by John Mellencamp

on Uh-Huh (1983)

Tempo: 156 (bpm)

Chords & Roman Numerals

I	D
IV	G
V	A

Change Key

currently: D

No Capo D (Original Key)
D G A Capo 1 Db
Db Gb Ab Capo 2 C
C F G Capo 3 B
B E F# Capo 4 Bb
Bb Eb F Capo 5 A
A D E Capo 6 Ab
Ab Db Eb Capo 7 G
G C D Capo 8 Gb
Gb Cb Db Capo 9 F
F Bb C Capo 10 E
E A B Capo 11 Eb
Eb Ab Bb

D

Ionian

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  - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - N.C.
- - - N.C.
  - - They__
D

Ionian

j j q
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - like
    - to
    - get
    - you
    - in
    - a
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - com-
    - pro-
    - mis-
    - in'
    - po-
    - si-
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - tion,
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - They__
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - like
    - to
    - get
    - you
    - there__
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - and
    - smile
    - in
    - your
    - face.__
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - They
    - think__
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - they're
    - so
    - cute
    - when
    - they
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - got
    - you
    - in
    - that__
    - con-
    - di-
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - tion,
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - but
    - I__
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - think
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    - a
    - to-
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - tal__
    - dis-
    - grace.__
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - And__
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - I
    - say:__
    - I
D

Ionian

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    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Well,
    - I
    - been
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - do
    - -in'
    - it
    - since__
    - I
    - was
    - a
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - young
    - kid,
    - and
    - I've
    - come
    - out
    - grin-
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - nin'.
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Well,
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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
D

Ionian

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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - I
    - say
    - oh__
D

Ionian

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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - up
    - my
    - preach-
    - er
    - I
    - say,
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - "Give
    - me
    - strength
    - for
    - Round
    - Five."__
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - He
    - said,
    - "You__
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - don't
    - need
    - no
    - strength.__
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - You
    - need
    - to
    - grow
    - up,
    - son."_
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - I
    - said,__
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - "Grow-
    - in'
    - up
    - leads
    - to
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - grow-
    - in'
    - old
    - and
    - then
    - to
    - dy-
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - in'.
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - and
    - dy-
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - in'
    - to
    - me
    - don't
    - sound__
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - like
    - all
    - that
    - much
    - fun."__
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - So__
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - I
    - say:__
    - I__
D

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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Well,
    - I
    - been
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - do
    - -in'
    - it
    - since__
    - I
    - was
    - a
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - young
    - kid,
    - and
    - I've
    - come
    - out
    - grin-
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - nin'.
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
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    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
D

Ionian

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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - I
    - say
    - oh__
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- - - N.C.
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    - no.__
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- - - N.C.
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- - - N.C.
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    - I
    - been
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - do
    - -in'
    - it
    - since__
    - I
    - was
    - a
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - young
    - kid,
    - and
    - I've
    - come
    - out
    - grin-
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - nin'.
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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    - I__
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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D

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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
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    - thor-
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    - ty.
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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    - ways
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    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Well,
    - I
    - been
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - do
    - -in'
    - it
    - since__
    - I
    - was
    - a
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - young
    - kid,
    - and
    - I've
    - come
    - out
    - grin-
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - nin'.
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Well,
    - I__
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    - ty.
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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    - ty
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    - ways
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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - I
D

Ionian

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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - fight
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
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    - ways
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - do
    - -in'
    - it
    - since__
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    - was
    - a
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - young
    - kid,
    - and
    - I've
    - come
    - out
    - grin-
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - nin'.
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
  - - Well,
    - I__
- - - D ONE_MAJOR
  - - fight
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- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR
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    - ways
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- - - D ONE_MAJOR
- - - G FOUR_MAJOR
    - A FIVE_MAJOR

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John Mellencamp

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Chords & Roman Numerals

Change Key currently: D

Change Key

currently: D