{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1688686,"song":"The Rebel Jesus","artist":"Jackson Browne","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11354173-the-rebel-jesus-chords-by-jackson-browne/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1688686?type=chord","rating":4.78609,"votes":12,"content":"REBEL JESUS   by Jackson Browne   key of D   4/4 time\r\nIntro- D for 4 measures\r\n\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n(verse 1) All the streets are filled with laughter and light[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the music of the season[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nAnd the merchants' windows are all bright[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D/F#[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWith the faces of the children[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the families hurrying to their homes[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                                   \r\nAs the sky darkens and freezes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'll be gathering around their hearths and tables[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]Asus[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                           \r\nGiving thanks for God's graces[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch] \r\nAnd the birth of the rebel Jesus[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  \r\n(verse 2) Well they call him by the prince of peace[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd they call him by the savior[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nAnd they pray to him upon the seas[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]      \r\nAnd in every bold endeavor[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                                                   \r\nAnd they fill His churches with their pride and gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAs their faith in Him increases[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                               \r\nBut they've turned the nature that I worshipped in[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]        [ch]Asus[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFrom a temple to a robber's den[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the words of the rebel Jesus[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nInstrumental- [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n(2)  (2)       (2)  (2)       (2)  (2)      \r\n [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Asus[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n(2)  (2)      \r\n [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n    \r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]              \r\n(verse 3) We guard our world with locks and guns[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd we guard our fine possessions[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nAnd once a year when Christmas comes[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe give to our relations[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd perhaps we give a little to the poor[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf the generosity should seize us[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBut if any one of us should interfere[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]        [ch]Asus[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch] \r\nIn the business of why there are poor[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey get the same as the rebel Jesus[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Quiet)\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]   \r\n(verse 4) But pardon me if I have seemed[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo take the tone of judgment[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nFor I've no wish to come between[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D/F#[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]        \r\nThis day and your enjoyment[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch] \r\nIn a life of hardship and of earthly toil[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch] \r\nThere’s a need for anything that frees us[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch] \r\nSo I bid you pleasure   And I bid you cheer[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/F#[/ch]          [ch]Asus[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFrom a heathen and a pagan[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] \r\nOn the side of the rebel Jesus[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nInstrumental- [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n(2)  (2)       (2)  (2)       (2)  (2)      \r\n [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D/F#[/ch]   [ch]Asus[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n(2)  (2)      \r\n [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n(2)  (2)      \r\n [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"REBEL JESUS   by Jackson Browne   key of D   4/4 time\nIntro- D for 4 measures\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstrumental- D     D     G    A     D    D   D/F#   Bm\n\n(2)  (2)       (2)  (2)       (2)  (2)      \n G    A    D    G    A   D     G    A    D    D/F#   Asus   A\n\n(2)  (2)      \n G    A    D    D\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Quiet)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstrumental- D     D     G    A     D    D   D/F#   Bm\n\n(2)  (2)       (2)  (2)       (2)  (2)      \n G    A    D    G    A   D     G    A    D    D/F#   Asus   A\n\n(2)  (2)      \n G    A    D    D\n\n(2)  (2)      \n G    A    D","chords":["D","G","A","D/F#","Bm","Asus"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}