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Rebel by Blue Rodeo 
From the LP Outskirts – 1987
[CHORDS USED]
         C#mx46654
         G#m466444
         F#m244222
       Aadd2577600 
           E022100
       Badd4799800
           A577655
           B799877
[INTRO]
C#m  G#m  F#m
[VERSE 1]
Aadd2Out on the streets every night
Going out of my Ehead
Aadd2Caught in a midnight parade
That I wish I wasn't Ein
I'm Badd4running away with nowhere to hide
Aadd2Caught in a world just four lanes wide
EEveryone thinks of themselvesBadd4  
Badd4But I'm thinking of Aadd2youBadd4  
[CHORUS]
Badd4And it's aEllG#m,     all for a ArebelB  
BAnd it's aEllG#m,     all for a ArebelB  
[VERSE 2]
Aadd2Spent last night falling in love
With a girl in room fiveE  
Aadd2People 'round here we’re different
We lead desperate livesE  
No, the saBadd4me moon rising over your head
Is caAadd4tching me wasted, worn-out and dead
EEveryone's watching themselvesBadd4  
Badd4But I'm watching Aadd2youBadd4  
[CHORUS]
Badd4And it's aEll,     G#mall for a ArebelB  
BAnd it's aEllG#m,     all for a Arebel, BYeah
[BRIDGE] (Keyboard Solo)
  E    G#m    A   B[x3]
C#m  G#m F#m
[VERSE 3]
Aadd2Out on the streets every night
Going out of my Ehead
Aadd2I’m Caught in a midnight parade
That I wish I wasn't Ein
No, the suBadd4n that’s over your head
Is caAadd2tching me wasted, worn-out and dead
EEveryone thinks of themselvesBadd4  
Badd4But I'm thinking Aadd2of youBadd4  
[CHORUS]
Badd4And it's aEllG#m,     all for a ArebelB  
BAnd it's aEllG#m,     all for a ArebelB  
Yeah, you talEk like you don't careG#m  
But you knAow you're gonna miss me
If BI'm not there
And it's Aall,     G#mall for a Arebel rebel ByeahE  

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Rebel

by Blue Rodeo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

Aadd2

Badd4

Aadd4

Rebel by Blue Rodeo

From the LP Outskirts – 1987

[CHORDS USED]

C#m

x46654

G#m

466444

F#m

244222

Aadd2

577600

022100

Badd4

799800

577655

799877

[INTRO]

C#m G#m F#m

[VERSE 1]

Aadd2

Out on the streets every night

Going out of my head

Aadd2

Caught in a midnight parade

That I wish I wasn't in

Badd4

I'm running away with nowhere to hide

Aadd2

Caught in a world just four lanes wide

E Badd4

Everyone thinks of themselves

Badd4 Aadd2 Badd4

But I'm thinking of you

[CHORUS]

Badd4 E G#m A B

And it's all, all for a rebel

B E G#m A B

And it's all, all for a rebel

[VERSE 2]

Aadd2

Spent last night falling in love

With a girl in room five

Aadd2

People 'round here we’re different

We lead desperate lives

Badd4

No, the same moon rising over your head

Aadd4

Is catching me wasted, worn-out and dead

E Badd4

Everyone's watching themselves

Badd4 Aadd2 Badd4

But I'm watching you

[CHORUS]

Badd4 E G#m A B

And it's all, all for a rebel

B E G#m A B

And it's all, all for a rebel, Yeah

[BRIDGE] (Keyboard Solo)

E G#m A B

[x3]

C#m G#m F#m

[VERSE 3]

Aadd2

Out on the streets every night

Going out of my head

Aadd2

I’m Caught in a midnight parade

That I wish I wasn't in

Badd4

No, the sun that’s over your head

Aadd2

Is catching me wasted, worn-out and dead

E Badd4

Everyone thinks of themselves

Badd4 Aadd2 Badd4

But I'm thinking of you

[CHORUS]

Badd4 E G#m A B

And it's all, all for a rebel

B E G#m A B

And it's all, all for a rebel

E G#m

Yeah, you talk like you don't care

But you know you're gonna miss me

If I'm not there

A G#m A B E

And it's all, all for a rebel rebel yeah

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