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Rebels
Written by Tom Petty
Performed by Drive-By Truckers
Intro:  C      G   Am  F  
CHoney don't you walk out I`m Amtoo drunk to follow
CYou know you won't feel this Amway tomorrow
FA little rough around the Gedges
FInside a little Ghollow
FI get faced with Gsomething's sometimes
FThat are sGo hard to swallow - AmHey, Hey, Hey
Chorus:
I was born a Crebel
Down in AmDixie on a Sunday Cmorning
Yeah - with Fone foot in the Ggrave
And Fone foot on the Gpedal
I was born a Amrebel.
CWell she picked me up in the morning
And she Ampaid out my ticket
CYeah she screamed in the car
And Amthrew me out in the thicket
FI never would've Gdreamed
That her Fheart was so Gwicked
FBut I keep coming Gback
F'Cos it's sGo hard to kick it - AmHey, Hey, Hey
Chorus:
I was born a Crebel
Down in AmDixie on a Sunday Cmorning
Yeah - with Fone foot in the Ggrave
And Fone foot on the Gpedal 
I was born a Amrebel.
CEven before my father's fathers
They Amcalled us all rebels
CBurned our cornfields
And Amleft our cities level
FI can still see the eyes
Of those Gblue bellied devils
FWhen I'm walking round Gtonight
FThrough the Gconcrete and metal.Am  

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Rebels

by Drive-By Truckers

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Rebels

Written by Tom Petty

Performed by Drive-By Truckers

C G Am F

Intro:

C Am

Honey don't you walk out I`m too drunk to follow

C Am

You know you won't feel this way tomorrow

F G

A little rough around the edges

F G

Inside a little hollow

F G

I get faced with something's sometimes

F G Am

That are so hard to swallow - Hey, Hey, Hey

Chorus:

I was born a rebel

Am C

Down in Dixie on a Sunday morning

F G

Yeah - with one foot in the grave

F G

And one foot on the pedal

I was born a rebel.

Well she picked me up in the morning

And she paid out my ticket

Yeah she screamed in the car

And threw me out in the thicket

F G

I never would've dreamed

F G

That her heart was so wicked

F G

But I keep coming back

F G Am

'Cos it's so hard to kick it - Hey, Hey, Hey

Chorus:

I was born a rebel

Am C

Down in Dixie on a Sunday morning

F G

Yeah - with one foot in the grave

F G

And one foot on the pedal

I was born a rebel.

Even before my father's fathers

They called us all rebels

Burned our cornfields

And left our cities level

I can still see the eyes

Of those blue bellied devils

F G

When I'm walking round tonight

F G Am

Through the concrete and metal.

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