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Rebel

Bryan Adams
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  Well he made  his way back  to the old  town,
  And  everything looked  just the same,
  The shops  and the schools and the factories  were there,
  But somehow  the faces had changed.
  So he went  for a walk  in the high  street,
  Took  his coat off and rolled  up his sleeves,
  He thought  of his father and his father  before him,
  And how  he was the first one to leave.
  Well he didn't  come here  for forgiveness,
  There isn't  a lot  they can say,
  Cause I remember  the reasons he first  ran away.
  He's a rebel,
  Just a rebel,
  Got his back  to the wall,
  Gonna  fight  till he falls,
  He's a rebel.
  Don't ever look back - don't surrender,
  The old men say they've seen it before,
  Oh they drink their beer and they talk about friends,
  Who didn't come back from the war.
  Don't say he's too young to remember,
  Don't tell him what's wrong or what's right,
  Just give him a chance to get out there and fight.
  He's a rebel,
  Just a rebel,
  All the battles  are won,
  But  he's still  on the run,
  He's a rebel.
   When it comes time for leavin',
   Don't stand in my way,
   There's nothin' left for me here,
  Gonna run - run away.
  In the morning he walks passed the old house,
  In the rain under grey northern skies,
  There's a new coat of paint on the front garden gate,
  But there's more there than first meets the eye.
  For a moment he stands undecided,
  Looking back on the days of his youth,
  As two worlds collide in a moment of truth.
  CHORUS

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Readable chord sheet for Rebel by Bryan Adams

Well he m[D/F#]ade his way b[G]ack to the ol[D/A]d town,
       [D/F#]And everything lo[G]oked just the sam[Asus]e,    [A]
       The sh[Em]ops and the schools and the f[Bm]actories were there,
       But so[Csus2]mehow the faces had ch[Asus]anged.   [A]
       So he w[D/F#]ent for a wa[G]lk in the hig[D/A]h street,
       [D/F#]Took his coat off and [G]rolled up his sleeve[Asus]s,     [A]
       He th[Em]ought of his father and his f[Bm]ather before him,
       And how[Csus2] he was the first one to le[Asus]ave.   [A]
       Well he d[D/F#]idn't come he[G]re for forgiv[D/A]eness,
       There i[D/F#]sn't a lo[G]t they can s[Asus]ay,     [A]
       Cause I re[Bb]member the reasons he f[C]irst ran away.

                   He's a r[D5]ebel,  [D5]     [E]         [D5]            [F#]                [Gsus]
                   Just a r[D5]ebel,  [D5]     [E]         [D5]            [F#]                [Gsus]
                   Got his b[D5]ack to the w[D5]all[E],
                   [D5]Gon[F#]na fig[Gsus]ht till he falls,
                   He's a r[D5]ebel.  [D5]     [E]         [D5]            [F#]

       Don't ever look back - don't surrender,
       The old men say they've seen it before,
       Oh they drink their beer and they talk about friends,
       Who didn't come back from the war.

       Don't say he's too young to remember,
       Don't tell him what's wrong or what's right,
       Just give him a chance to get out there and fight.

                   He's a r[D5]ebel,  [D5]     [E]         [D5]            [F#]                [Gsus]
                   Just a r[D5]ebel,  [D5]     [E]         [D5]            [F#]                [Gsus]
                   All the b[D5]attles are w[D5]on,[E]
                   [D5]But[F#] he's st[Gsus]ill on the run,
                   He's a r[D5]ebel.  [D5]     [E]         [D5]            [F#]                [Gsus]

     [Asus]  When it comes time for lea[A]vin',
     [Asus]  Don't stand in my wa[A]y,
     [Em]  There's nothin' left for me here,  [G]
       Gonna run - run a[Asus]way.  [A]     [Asus]           [A]                [D9]                   [Dsus]                        [D9]                           [Dsus]

       In the morning he walks passed the old house,
       In the rain under grey northern skies,
       There's a new coat of paint on the front garden gate,
       But there's more there than first meets the eye.

       For a moment he stands undecided,
       Looking back on the days of his youth,
       As two worlds collide in a moment of truth.

       CHORUS

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