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Renegade

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Capo 2
[If there's only one chord at the top of a section of the song, you only play that chord 
through that section]
     CYGeah, yeah!
     DYEmeah, yeah - Coh!G  
Whoa, whoa, Bmaj7whoaaa...Em  
Hey! COh, oh, GwhoDaEm  
COh, ohG, whDoaEm  
COh, ohG, whDoaEm  
EmDrop It!
Yeah, I'm a small town girl,
They try to change me
They hear that? That's my drummer -
I got my own beat
They try to package me but girl
I don't fit in that box
I see that look on your face
But girl I'm bout to wipe it off
CGet, get, get rGeal with me
I'm nDot wasting my eEmnergy
I'm nCot your puppet oGn a string
DYeah, yeah, yeaaaah!
CWhoGa!
They got me feDelin' like a renegade
EmWhoa, whoa
CWhoGa!
Just tryin' to stay tDrue to the inner me!
EmOh!C  
They try to chGange me
They try to mDake me, break me
EmThat just ain't meC  
They're not gonna phGase me
This renegadDe's not changing!
EmNo!
EmI know you think you know me,
But you don't know my story
You wanna shape and mould me
I'm sorry you don't own me!
I'm not gonna stop being who I am
Or stop doing what I love
Stop talkin' 'bout me
Take the words and throw em' right back to you
Yeah, wassup!
(Burn!)
CGet, get, get rGeal with me
I'm nDot wasting my eEmnergy
I'm nCot your puppet oGn a string
DYeah, yeah, yeaaaah!
CWhoGa!
They got me feDelin' like a renegade
EmWhoa, whoa
CWhoGa!
Just tryin' to stay tDrue to the inner me!
EmOh!C  
They try to chGange me
They try to mDake me, break me
EmThat just ain't meC  
They're not gonna phGase me
This renegadDe's not changing!
EmNo!C  
No, no, Gno, no, no, no, nDo! (ohhh Emwoahhhh)C  
No, no, Gno, no, no, nBmaj7o! (ohhh woaEmhhhh)
I got fCaith, time and faGmily
I got the streDngth inside that's goEmod for me
No deCfeat - that's my reGalityD  
DThis is my testimony!
CWhoGa!
They got me feDelin' like a renegade
EmWhoa, whoa
CWhoGa!
Just tryin' to stay tDrue to the inner me!
EmOh!C  
They try to chGange me
They try to mDake me, break me
EmThat just ain't meC  
They're not gonna phGase me
This renegadDe's not changing!
EmNo!C  
CWhoGa!
They got me feDelin' like a renegade
EmWhoa, whoa
CWhoGa!
Just tryin' to stay tDrue to the inner me!
EmOh!C  
They try to chGange me
They try to mDake me, break me
EmThat just ain't meC  
They're not gonna phGase me
This renegadDe's not changing!
EmNo!

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Renegade

by Cimorelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bmaj7

Capo 2

[If there's only one chord at the top of a section of the song, you only play that chord

through that section]

C G

Yeah, yeah!

D Em C G

Yeah, yeah - oh!

Bmaj7 Em

Whoa, whoa, whoaaa...

C G D Em

Hey! Oh, oh, whoa

C G D Em

Oh, oh, whoa

C G D Em

Oh, oh, whoa

Drop It!

Yeah, I'm a small town girl,

They try to change me

They hear that? That's my drummer -

I got my own beat

They try to package me but girl

I don't fit in that box

I see that look on your face

But girl I'm bout to wipe it off

C G

Get, get, get real with me

D Em

I'm not wasting my energy

C G

I'm not your puppet on a string

Yeah, yeah, yeaaaah!

C G

Whoa!

They got me feelin' like a renegade

Whoa, whoa

C G

Whoa!

Just tryin' to stay true to the inner me!

Em C

Oh!

They try to change me

They try to make me, break me

Em C

That just ain't me

They're not gonna phase me

This renegade's not changing!

No!

I know you think you know me,

But you don't know my story

You wanna shape and mould me

I'm sorry you don't own me!

I'm not gonna stop being who I am

Or stop doing what I love

Stop talkin' 'bout me

Take the words and throw em' right back to you

Yeah, wassup!

(Burn!)

C G

Get, get, get real with me

D Em

I'm not wasting my energy

C G

I'm not your puppet on a string

Yeah, yeah, yeaaaah!

C G

Whoa!

They got me feelin' like a renegade

Whoa, whoa

C G

Whoa!

Just tryin' to stay true to the inner me!

Em C

Oh!

They try to change me

They try to make me, break me

Em C

That just ain't me

They're not gonna phase me

This renegade's not changing!

Em C

No!

G D Em C

No, no, no, no, no, no, no! (ohhh woahhhh)

G Bmaj7 Em

No, no, no, no, no, no! (ohhh woahhhh)

C G

I got faith, time and family

D Em

I got the strength inside that's good for me

C G D

No defeat - that's my reality

This is my testimony!

C G

Whoa!

They got me feelin' like a renegade

Whoa, whoa

C G

Whoa!

Just tryin' to stay true to the inner me!

Em C

Oh!

They try to change me

They try to make me, break me

Em C

That just ain't me

They're not gonna phase me

This renegade's not changing!

Em C

No!

C G

Whoa!

They got me feelin' like a renegade

Whoa, whoa

C G

Whoa!

Just tryin' to stay true to the inner me!

Em C

Oh!

They try to change me

They try to make me, break me

Em C

That just ain't me

They're not gonna phase me

This renegade's not changing!

No!

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