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Rebels

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[Intro] 
C G    Am F
[Verse 1] 
CHoney don't walk out I`m Amtoo drunk to follow
CYou know you won't feel this Amway tomorrow
Well - mFaybe I'm a little roGugh around the edges
FInside a little Ghollow
FI get faced with Gsomethings sometimes
FThat are so Ghard to swallow
[Chorus] 
AmHey! 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
I was born a Crebel
[Verse 2]
CWell she picked me up in the morning
And she Ampayed all my tickets
CYeah she screamed in the car
And Amleft me out in the thicket
Well - FI never would've Gdreamed
That her Fheart was so Gwicked
FOh - but I keep Gcoming back
F'Cos it's Gso hard to kick it.
[Chorus]
AmHey! 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
I was born a Crebel
[Bridge]
F   C    F   G
[Verse 3]
CEven before my father's fathers
They Amcalled us all rebels
CBurned our cornfields
And Amleft our cities level
I can Fstill feel the Geyes
Of those Fblue bellied Gdevils
FWhen I'm walking round Gtonight
Through the Fconcrete and Gmetal.
[Chorus]
AmHey! 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
I was born a Crebel
[Solo] 
C   G   Am   F
C   G   Am   F
C   G   Am   F
C   G   Am   F   G

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Rebels

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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[Intro]

C G Am F

[Verse 1]

C Am

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

C Am

You know you won't feel this way tomorrow

F G

Well - maybe I'm a little rough around the edges

F G

Inside a little hollow

F G

I get faced with somethings sometimes

F G

That are so hard to swallow

[Chorus]

Am C

Hey! 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

[Verse 2]

Well she picked me up in the morning

And she payed all my tickets

Yeah she screamed in the car

And left me out in the thicket

F G

Well - I never would've dreamed

F G

That her heart was so wicked

F G

Oh - but I keep coming back

F G

'Cos it's so hard to kick it.

[Chorus]

Am C

Hey! 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

[Bridge]

F C F G

[Verse 3]

Even before my father's fathers

They called us all rebels

Burned our cornfields

And left our cities level

F G

I can still feel the eyes

F G

Of those blue bellied devils

F G

When I'm walking round tonight

F G

Through the concrete and metal.

[Chorus]

Am C

Hey! 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

[Solo]

C G Am F

C G Am F G

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