Song: The Authority Song
Artist: Jimmy Eat World
Album: Bleed American
Tabbed by: Deadmeat (the_xxxxx@hotmail.com)


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 (xx023x@1)      A5 (x022xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1)   D5 (xx023x@1)    A5 (x022xx@1) B5e|--------------------------------------------------|| (x244xx@1)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 (xx023x@1) F#5 (244xxx@1)G5 (355xxx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1)     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 (xx023x@1)                           A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x244xx@1">B5                A5 (x022xx@1)  Its  how  the  hustle  goes,     see  what  the  jukebox  knows. 

D5 A5 B5

D5 (xx023x@1)                          A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x244xx@1">B5              A5 (x022xx@1) 
   Put  my  last  quarter  on,     I  play  "Authority  Song." 

D5 A5 B5 (end riff A)

>>>Pre-Chorus

G5 (355xxx@1)         A5 (x022xx@1)    Honesty  or  mystery? 
          d5                  B5Tell (x244xx@1) me  Im  not  scared  anymore. 
G5 (355xxx@1)                             B5 (x244xx@1)  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 (xx023x@1)                       A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x244xx@1">B5         A5 (x022xx@1)  The  DJ  never  has  it,     J AM (x02220@1)C (x32010@1)Automatic.
 
D5 A5 B5

D5 (xx023x@1)                               A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x244xx@1">B5                A5 (x022xx@1)  If those were Roy's  headphones,     you  bet  he'd  play  "What Goes On". 

D5 A5 B5 (end riff A)

>>>Pre-Chorus

G5 (355xxx@1)         A5 (x022xx@1)    Honesty  or  mystery? 
          d5                  B5Tell (x244xx@1) me  Im  not  scared  anymore. 
G5 (355xxx@1)                             B5 (x244xx@1)  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 (x022xx@1)        B5 (x244xx@1)         G5 (355xxx@1)   Oh  I'm  here,  that  means  something  doesn't  it? 
A5 (x022xx@1)        B5 (x244xx@1)         G5 (355xxx@1)  Oh  wont  you  dance  with  me  a (x02210@1)little  bit? 
A5 (x022xx@1)        B5 (x244xx@1)         G5 (355xxx@1)                          A5 (x022xx@1)  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 (xx023x@1)                           A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x244xx@1">B5                A5 (x022xx@1)  Its  how  the  hustle  goes,     see  what  the  jukebox  knows. 

D5 A5 B5

D5 (xx023x@1)                          A5 (x022xx@1)name="chord_x244xx@1">B5              A5 (x022xx@1) 
   Put  my  last  quarter  on,     I  play  "Authority  Song." 

D5 A5 B5

>>>Pre-Chorus

G5 (355xxx@1)         A5 (x022xx@1)    Honesty  or  mystery? 
          d5                  B5Tell (x244xx@1) me  Im  not  scared  anymore. 
G5 (355xxx@1)        A5 (x022xx@1)   Say  anything  you  want 
         d5                   B5Already (x244xx@1) Im  not  scared  anymore. 
G5 (355xxx@1)                      A5 (x022xx@1)  Honesty  or  mystery?  Want  something  else? 
                d5                  B5Just (x244xx@1) tell  me  Im  not  scared  anymore. 
G5 (355xxx@1)                             B5 (x244xx@1)  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 (355xxx@1)  A5 (x022xx@1)