{"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":1750790,"song":"Johnny Rebel","artist":"Colonel Lou","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11378034-johnny-rebel-chords-by-colonel-lou/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1750790?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Colonel Lou - Johnny Rebel\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohnny Reb was from the Southland[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere the cotton grows so tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd at the age of seventeen[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe heard his country's call.[/tab]\r\n   \r\nHe kissed his poor old mother,\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe told his dad good bye.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe checked his trusty rifle[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he kept his powder dry.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhy did you have to go?[/tab]\r\n    \r\nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAw we miss you so![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|------------2-2-4-4-5-5-4---2----------------------------------------------|\r\nA|--0-2-4-5-5---------------5--4-5-------------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey sent him off to Georgia[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo join the boys in grey.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe fought his only battle[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOn a cold and rainy day.[/tab]\r\n\r\nHe cocked his gun and wet his sights,\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen he looked around[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch] \r\nAnd every Yank that showed himself,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe quickly brought him down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhy did you have to go?[/tab]\r\n    \r\nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAw we miss you so![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|------------2-2-4-4-5-5-4---2----------------------------------------------|\r\nA|--0-2-4-5-5---------------5--4-5-------------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]      \r\nWhen the fighting stopped they found him,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe was barely alive.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the Union troops that he brought down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey counted forty-five.[/tab]\r\n\r\nThey found him lying in a ditch\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhen he breathed his last goodbye,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"My heart for our old Southland boys and keep our flag hold high!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhy did you have to go?[/tab]\r\n    \r\nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAw we miss you so![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhy did you have to go?[/tab]\r\n    \r\nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAw we miss you so![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nBasic chord structure:\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nThis song is often mistaken for being sung by Johnny Rebel himself or other Southern artists.","plain_text":"Colonel Lou - Johnny Rebel\n\n\n\n\n\n   \nHe kissed his poor old mother,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe cocked his gun and wet his sights,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThey found him lying in a ditch\n\n\n\n\n\n    \nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,\n\n\n\n\n    \nJohnny Reb, Johnny Reb,\n\n\n\nBasic chord structure:\nD  A D G D A D    A D G D A D\n\n\nThis song is often mistaken for being sung by Johnny Rebel himself or other Southern artists.","chords":["D","A","G","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]}}}