The Authority Song
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#Song: The Authority Song
#Artist: Jimmy Eat World
#Album: Bleed American
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#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!
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#The song is in Drop D tuning (D A D G B e)
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#|Intro|
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#Riff A
DABADAB5
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---------------------------------------------------
DFGABd5
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|Song|
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>>>Intro: Riff A<<<
DABADAB5
>>>Verse: Riff A<<<
D5 AB5 A5
Its how the hustle goes, see what the jukebox knows.
DAB5
D5 AB5 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<<<
DAB5
>>>Verse: Riff A<<<
D5 AB5 A5
The DJ never has it, J A M C Automatic.
DAB5
D5 AB5 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<<<
DAB5
>>>Bridge<<<
BGBG5
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 AB5 A5
Its how the hustle goes, see what the jukebox knows.
DAB5
D5 AB5 A5
Put my last quarter on, I play "Authority Song."
DAB5
>>>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 (repeat)
>>>Ending<<<
GA5