Jimmy Eat World - The Authority Song 
transcribed by Bill Martin  
Drop-D Tuning (D A D G B E) 

Intro/Verse: 

Guitar 1 
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|----2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-4--4--4--4--4-- 
|----0-0-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-2-2-2----0-0-2-2-2-4--4--4--4--4-- 
|--------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-0-0-0--------0-0-0-2--2--2--2--2-- 
|-0---------------------------0--------------------------- 

Guitar 2 (after two times through) 
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|----2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-4--4--4--4--4-- 
|----0-0-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-2-2-2----0-0-2-2-2-4--4--4--4--4-- 
|--------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-0-0-0--------0-0-0-2--2--2--2--2-- 
|-0---------------------------0--------------------------- 

Pre-Chorus: 

Both Guitars 
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|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- 
|-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- 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------- 

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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9-- 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7--7--7-- 
|-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 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- 
|-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- 
|-0-0-0-0-------------------------0-0-0-0------------------------- 

Guitar 2 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-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- 
|-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 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|----------------------------------------------------------------- 
|-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- 
|-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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|----2-2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4----- 
|----0-0-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-2-2-2----0-0-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--3~- 
|--------0-0-0-2--2-2-2-0-0-0--------0-0-0-2-2-2-2--3~- 
|-0---------------------------0---------------------3~- 

Guitar 2 
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Ending: 

Both Guitars 
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|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7--- 
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7--- 
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7--- 
  
Structure + Lyrics 

Intro 

Verse 
It's 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 I'm not scared anymore. 
I got no secret purpose, I don't seem obvious do I? 

Chorus 
I don't 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 I'm not scared anymore. 
I got no secret purpose, I don't seem obvious do I? 

Chorus 
I don't seem obvious do I? 

Bridge 
Oh I'm here, that means something doesn't it? 
Oh won't you dance with me a little bit? 
Oh you don't notice, I guess the music's too loud. 

Verse 
It's 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 I'm not scared anymore. 
Say anything you want already I'm not scared anymore. 
Honesty or mystery? 
Want something else? 
Just tell me I'm not scared anymore. 
I got no secret purpose, I don't seem obvious do I? 

Chorus 
I don't seem obvious do I? 

Ending