Biography:
Jimmy Eat World is an alternative rock band formed in Mesa, Arizona, United States, in 1993. The band is composed of lead guitarist/lead vocalist Jim Adkins, drummer Zach Lind, rhythm guitarist/vocalist Tom Linton, and bassist Rick Burch. Jimmy Eat World has released ten studio albums, the last nine featuring the current lineup.
The four-piece's commercial breakthrough came with the successful release of several singles from the album Bleed American (2001).
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- 23
- Always Be
- Authority Song
- Blister
- Damage
- Dizzy
- Hear You Me
- Heart Is Hard To Find
- Jen
- My Best Theory
- Pain
- Polaris
- Sweetness
- The Middle
- A Praise Chorus
- Action Needs An Audience
- Appreciation
- Beautiful Day Yo Gabba Gabba
- Believe In What You Want
- Big Cars
- Big Casino
- Bleed American
- Book Of Love
- Byebyelove
- Carry You
- Cautioners
- Chase This Light
- Claire
- Clarity
- Closer
- Coffee And Cigarettes
- Concept
- Crush
- Cut
- Disintegration
- Electable
- Evidence
- Feeling Lucky
- Firefight
- Firestarter
- For Me This Is Heaven
- Futures
- Game Of Pricks
- Get Right
- Gotta Be Somebodys Blues
- Half Heart
- Half Right
- Here It Goes
- Higher Devotion
- Howd You Have Me
- I Will Steal You Back
- If You Dont Dont
- Integrity Blues
- Invented
- It Matters
- Kill
- Last Christmas
- Lean
- Littlething
- Love Never
- Lucky Denver Mint
- May Angels Lead You In
- Mixtape
- Movielike
- My Sundown
- No Never
- No Sensitivity
- Open Bar Reception
- Over
- Please Say No
- Pol Roger
- Praise Chorus
- Softer
- Sparkle
- Stop
- Sunday
- Sure And Certain
- Table For Glasses
- Take Em As They Come
- The End Is Beautiful
- The Heart Is Hard To Find
- Through
- When I Want
- Work
- World You Love
- You Are Free
- You Were Good
- You With Me
- Your House
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"The Authority Song"
Jimmy Eat World
Transcribbed by ViviEatWorld
Intro: D A Bm A repeat
D A Bm / 2 times
/
Verse 1:
D A
It's how the hustle goes:
Bm A D A Bm
See what the jukebox knows.
D A
Put my last quarter on,
Bm A D A Bm
I play "Authority Song".
Chorus:
G A
Honesty or mystery?
F#m Bm
Tell me, I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G
I've got no secret purpose,
A D A Bm
I don't seem obvious, do I?
D A Bm
Do I?
D A Bm
I don't seem obvious, do I?
D A Bm
Do I? (I don't seem obvious, do..)
Verse 2:
D A
The DJ never has it:
Bm A
JAMC automatic.
D A Bm
(Do I?)
D A
If those were Roy's headphones,
Bm A
You bet he'd play "What Goes On".
D A Bm
(Do I?)
Chorus:
G A
Honesty or mystery?
F#m Bm
Tell me, I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G
I've got no secret purpose,
A D A Bm
I don't seem obvious, do I?
D A Bm
Do I?
D A Bm
I don't seem obvious, do I?
D A Bm
Do I?
Bridge:
Bm G
I don't seem obvious, do I?
Bm G
Do I?
A Bm
Uh huh, well I'm here,
G
That means something, doesn't it?
A Bm G
Uh huh, won't you dance with me a little bit?
A Bm
Uh huh, you don't notice
G A
'Cos the music's too loud...
D A Bm A
D A Bm F
Repeat Verse 1:
D A
It's how the hustle goes:
Bm A
See what the jukebox knows.
D A Bm
(Do I...? Do I?...)
D A
Put my last quarter on,
Bm A
I play "Authority Song".
D A Bm
(Do I?)
Chorus:
G A
Honesty or mystery?
F#m Bm
Tell me, I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G A
Say anything you want, I'm ready,
F#m Bm
I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G
Honesty or mystery?
A
Want something else? Just tell me,
F#m Bm
I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G A
I've got no secret purpose.
D A Bm
I don't seem obvious, do I? repeat
D A Bm / 4 times
I don't seem obvious, do I? /
/
G A...
any comments to: [email protected]
Jimmy Eat World
Transcribbed by ViviEatWorld
Intro: D A Bm A repeat
D A Bm / 2 times
/
Verse 1:
D A
It's how the hustle goes:
Bm A D A Bm
See what the jukebox knows.
D A
Put my last quarter on,
Bm A D A Bm
I play "Authority Song".
Chorus:
G A
Honesty or mystery?
F#m Bm
Tell me, I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G
I've got no secret purpose,
A D A Bm
I don't seem obvious, do I?
D A Bm
Do I?
D A Bm
I don't seem obvious, do I?
D A Bm
Do I? (I don't seem obvious, do..)
Verse 2:
D A
The DJ never has it:
Bm A
JAMC automatic.
D A Bm
(Do I?)
D A
If those were Roy's headphones,
Bm A
You bet he'd play "What Goes On".
D A Bm
(Do I?)
Chorus:
G A
Honesty or mystery?
F#m Bm
Tell me, I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G
I've got no secret purpose,
A D A Bm
I don't seem obvious, do I?
D A Bm
Do I?
D A Bm
I don't seem obvious, do I?
D A Bm
Do I?
Bridge:
Bm G
I don't seem obvious, do I?
Bm G
Do I?
A Bm
Uh huh, well I'm here,
G
That means something, doesn't it?
A Bm G
Uh huh, won't you dance with me a little bit?
A Bm
Uh huh, you don't notice
G A
'Cos the music's too loud...
D A Bm A
D A Bm F
Repeat Verse 1:
D A
It's how the hustle goes:
Bm A
See what the jukebox knows.
D A Bm
(Do I...? Do I?...)
D A
Put my last quarter on,
Bm A
I play "Authority Song".
D A Bm
(Do I?)
Chorus:
G A
Honesty or mystery?
F#m Bm
Tell me, I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G A
Say anything you want, I'm ready,
F#m Bm
I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G
Honesty or mystery?
A
Want something else? Just tell me,
F#m Bm
I'm not scared anymore (aaha, aaha)
G A
I've got no secret purpose.
D A Bm
I don't seem obvious, do I? repeat
D A Bm / 4 times
I don't seem obvious, do I? /
/
G A...
any comments to: [email protected]
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