D/F#GD/A
Well he made his way back to the old town,
D/F#GA4A
And everything looked just the same,
EmBm
The shops and the schools and the factories were there,
C4/9A4A
But somehow the faces had changed.
D/F#GD/A
So he went for a walk in the high street,
D/F#GA4A
Took his coat off and rolled up his sleeves,
EmBm
He thought of his father and his father before him,
Csus2AsusA
And how he was the first one to leave.
D/F#GD/A
Well he didn't come here for forgiveness,
D/F#GA4A
There isn't a lot they can say,
BbC
Cause I remember the reasons he first ran away.
Chorus:
D5D/ED/F#Gsus
He's a rebel,
D5D/ED/F#Gsus
Just a rebel,
D5D/E
Got his back to the wall,
D/F#G4
Gonna fight till he falls,
D5D/ED5/F#
He's a rebel.
D/F#GD/A
Don't ever look back - don't surrender,
D/F#GA4A
The old men say they've seen it before,
EmBm
Oh they drink their beer and they talk about friends,
C4/9A4A
Who didn't come back from the war.
D/F#GD/A
Don't say he's too young to remember,
D/F#GA4A
Don't tell him what's wrong or what's right,
BbC
Just give him a chance to get out there and fight.
D5D/ED5/F#G4
He's a rebel,
D5D /ED5/F#G4
Just a rebel,
D5D/E
All the battles are won,
D5/F#G4
But he's still on the run,
D5D5/ED5/F#Gsus
He's a rebel.
Bridge:
A4A
When it comes time for leavin',
A4A
Don't stand in my way,
EmG
There's nothin' left for me here,
A4AA4AD9D4D9D4
Gonna run - run away.
D/F#GD/A
In the morning he walks passed the old house,
D/F#GA4A
In the rain under grey northern skies,
EmBm
There's a new coat of paint on the front garden gate,
C9/4A4A
But there's more there than first meets the eye.
D/F#GD/A
For a moment he stands undecided,
D/F#GA4A
Looking back on the days of his youth,
BbC
As two worlds collide in a moment of truth.
Chorus