Chords for John Mellencamp - Authority Song (Live at Farm Aid 1998)
Tempo:
77.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Eb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
I [G] could get you in [A] a [D] compromiser position.
[G] [A] [D] I [G] could get you [A] there, [D] smiling your face.
[G] [A] [D] They came up to [G] soak you, and [A] they got you in [D] that convolution.
[G] [A] [D] I think [G] it's a [A] [D] concovish race.
[G] [A] And I [D] said, I'll find [G] a boy [Am] who's a goner and [D] always [G] [A] [D] waitin'.
I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner and [D] always [G] [A] [D] waitin'.
Well, I'm a loony [G] pen flower, [A] the young [D] jackal, I'll [G] waitin'.
[A] [D] I'll find [A] [D] [G] a [A] boy who's a goner and always [D]
[A] [D] waitin'.
You know I call him a [G] preacher, but [A] the [D] English streets go right by.
[G] [A] [D] He said you don't [G] need no [A] strength, you need [D] to grow up [G] strong.
[D] I've got a boy, [G] and I'm his [A] supporter, [D] I'll stand by him.
[G] [D] I'll lie at [G] your feet on the [A] ground, [D] I'll be right by his side.
[G] [D] I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner [D] and always waitin'.
[A] [D]
[G] I'll find [A] a boy who's [D] a goner and always [G] [A] waitin'.
[D] Well, I'm a loony [G] pen flower, [D] the young jackal, I'll [G] waitin'.
[A] [D] I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner [D] and always [G] waitin'.
[A] So I'll [D] say,
[G] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] I'll [D] say, [G] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[Ab] [Eb] oh no, oh [N] no, oh [Eb]
no, oh no, oh no, [N] oh no.
I'll say, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, well
All right, all [E] right, all [Bm] [D] right, all right, [Eb] all right, all right, [Gm] all [D] right, all right.
[Ab] Wait a minute!
[Eb]
[Ab] Let me hear ya [Eb] say!
Put it down, y'all, wait a minute!
[Ab] I got somethin' I'm gonna say.
It's all about gettin' down, doin' the things that [Db] you do
Doin' what's so good, makes [Bm] people feel like, [Cm] oh
Hey!
Da da da [D] da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da da
[N] Da
[Eb] da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da [D] da da [N]
da da da da da
Da [D]
[N] [D] [A]
da da da da [B] da da da
[D] [Eb] [Dm]
[G] [D] [N]
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [Bm]
[C] [D] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [A]
[D]
My son is
[Am] [E] [Ab]
[N] [D] [Dm] [G]
[A] [Db] [A] [D]
[N] [G] born in the morning always.
I [G] could get you in [A] a [D] compromiser position.
[G] [A] [D] I [G] could get you [A] there, [D] smiling your face.
[G] [A] [D] They came up to [G] soak you, and [A] they got you in [D] that convolution.
[G] [A] [D] I think [G] it's a [A] [D] concovish race.
[G] [A] And I [D] said, I'll find [G] a boy [Am] who's a goner and [D] always [G] [A] [D] waitin'.
I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner and [D] always [G] [A] [D] waitin'.
Well, I'm a loony [G] pen flower, [A] the young [D] jackal, I'll [G] waitin'.
[A] [D] I'll find [A] [D] [G] a [A] boy who's a goner and always [D]
[A] [D] waitin'.
You know I call him a [G] preacher, but [A] the [D] English streets go right by.
[G] [A] [D] He said you don't [G] need no [A] strength, you need [D] to grow up [G] strong.
[D] I've got a boy, [G] and I'm his [A] supporter, [D] I'll stand by him.
[G] [D] I'll lie at [G] your feet on the [A] ground, [D] I'll be right by his side.
[G] [D] I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner [D] and always waitin'.
[A] [D]
[G] I'll find [A] a boy who's [D] a goner and always [G] [A] waitin'.
[D] Well, I'm a loony [G] pen flower, [D] the young jackal, I'll [G] waitin'.
[A] [D] I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner [D] and always [G] waitin'.
[A] So I'll [D] say,
[G] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] I'll [D] say, [G] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[Ab] [Eb] oh no, oh [N] no, oh [Eb]
no, oh no, oh no, [N] oh no.
I'll say, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, well
All right, all [E] right, all [Bm] [D] right, all right, [Eb] all right, all right, [Gm] all [D] right, all right.
[Ab] Wait a minute!
[Eb]
[Ab] Let me hear ya [Eb] say!
Put it down, y'all, wait a minute!
[Ab] I got somethin' I'm gonna say.
It's all about gettin' down, doin' the things that [Db] you do
Doin' what's so good, makes [Bm] people feel like, [Cm] oh
Hey!
Da da da [D] da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da da
[N] Da
[Eb] da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da [D] da da [N]
da da da da da
Da [D]
[N] [D] [A]
da da da da [B] da da da
[D] [Eb] [Dm]
[G] [D] [N]
[D] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [Bm]
[C] [D] [G] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [A]
[D]
My son is
[Am] [E] [Ab]
[N] [D] [Dm] [G]
[A] [Db] [A] [D]
[N] [G] born in the morning always.
Key:
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [G] could get you in [A] a [D] compromiser position.
[G] _ [A] [D] I [G] could get you [A] there, [D] smiling your face.
[G] _ [A] [D] They came up to [G] soak you, and [A] they got you in [D] that convolution.
[G] _ [A] _ [D] I think [G] it's a [A] [D] concovish race.
[G] [A] And I [D] said, I'll find [G] a boy [Am] who's a goner and [D] always _ [G] _ [A] [D] waitin'.
I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner and [D] always _ [G] _ [A] [D] waitin'.
Well, I'm a loony [G] pen flower, [A] the young [D] jackal, I'll [G] waitin'.
[A] _ [D] I'll find _ [A] _ [D] _ [G] a [A] boy who's a goner and always [D] _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ waitin'.
You know I call him a [G] preacher, but [A] the [D] English streets go right by.
[G] _ [A] [D] He said you don't [G] need no [A] strength, you need [D] to grow up [G] strong.
[D] I've got a boy, [G] and I'm his [A] supporter, [D] I'll stand by him.
[G] _ [D] _ I'll lie at [G] your feet on the [A] ground, [D] I'll be right by his side.
_ [G] [D] I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner [D] and always waitin'.
[A] _ [D] _
[G] I'll find [A] a boy who's [D] a goner and always _ [G] [A] waitin'.
[D] Well, I'm a loony [G] pen flower, [D] the young jackal, I'll [G] waitin'.
[A] _ [D] I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner [D] and always [G] waitin'.
[A] So I'll [D] say, _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] [A] I'll [D] say, [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] oh no, oh _ [N] no, oh _ [Eb]
no, oh no, oh no, [N] oh no.
I'll say, yeah, yeah, _ yeah, _ _ yeah, yeah, yeah, _ yeah, yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ well
All right, all [E] right, all [Bm] _ _ [D] right, all right, [Eb] all right, all right, [Gm] all [D] right, all right. _
[Ab] Wait a minute!
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Let me hear ya [Eb] say!
_ _ Put it down, y'all, wait a minute!
[Ab] I got somethin' I'm gonna say.
It's all about gettin' down, doin' the things that [Db] you do
Doin' what's so good, makes [Bm] people feel like, [Cm] oh
Hey!
Da da da [D] da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da da
[N] Da _
[Eb] _ da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da [D] da da _ [N] _
_ da da da da da
Da _ [D] _ _
[N] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A]
da da da da [B] da da da
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
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[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ My son is _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[N] _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Db] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [G] born in the morning always.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I [G] could get you in [A] a [D] compromiser position.
[G] _ [A] [D] I [G] could get you [A] there, [D] smiling your face.
[G] _ [A] [D] They came up to [G] soak you, and [A] they got you in [D] that convolution.
[G] _ [A] _ [D] I think [G] it's a [A] [D] concovish race.
[G] [A] And I [D] said, I'll find [G] a boy [Am] who's a goner and [D] always _ [G] _ [A] [D] waitin'.
I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner and [D] always _ [G] _ [A] [D] waitin'.
Well, I'm a loony [G] pen flower, [A] the young [D] jackal, I'll [G] waitin'.
[A] _ [D] I'll find _ [A] _ [D] _ [G] a [A] boy who's a goner and always [D] _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ waitin'.
You know I call him a [G] preacher, but [A] the [D] English streets go right by.
[G] _ [A] [D] He said you don't [G] need no [A] strength, you need [D] to grow up [G] strong.
[D] I've got a boy, [G] and I'm his [A] supporter, [D] I'll stand by him.
[G] _ [D] _ I'll lie at [G] your feet on the [A] ground, [D] I'll be right by his side.
_ [G] [D] I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner [D] and always waitin'.
[A] _ [D] _
[G] I'll find [A] a boy who's [D] a goner and always _ [G] [A] waitin'.
[D] Well, I'm a loony [G] pen flower, [D] the young jackal, I'll [G] waitin'.
[A] _ [D] I'll find [G] a boy [A] who's a goner [D] and always [G] waitin'.
[A] So I'll [D] say, _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] [A] I'll [D] say, [G] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] oh no, oh _ [N] no, oh _ [Eb]
no, oh no, oh no, [N] oh no.
I'll say, yeah, yeah, _ yeah, _ _ yeah, yeah, yeah, _ yeah, yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ well
All right, all [E] right, all [Bm] _ _ [D] right, all right, [Eb] all right, all right, [Gm] all [D] right, all right. _
[Ab] Wait a minute!
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Let me hear ya [Eb] say!
_ _ Put it down, y'all, wait a minute!
[Ab] I got somethin' I'm gonna say.
It's all about gettin' down, doin' the things that [Db] you do
Doin' what's so good, makes [Bm] people feel like, [Cm] oh
Hey!
Da da da [D] da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da da
[N] Da _
[Eb] _ da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da [D] da da _ [N] _
_ da da da da da
Da _ [D] _ _
[N] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A]
da da da da [B] da da da
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ My son is _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[N] _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Db] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
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_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ [G] born in the morning always.