G Well dad said son don't you be a fool, F Stay away from that ole brown mule, C G He's mean as a snake and twice as quick, G Oh but always the kind that had to be shown, F I couldn't listen no I couldn't be told, C Even way back then I had to get my kicks, [Chorus] G Yea I?ve been a rebel and it don't pay, F There ain't no future in living this way, C G It ain't worth the trouble and I've tried to change, G Yeah I've done it the hard way all my life, F It cost me plenty to many times, C G I been a rebel and it don't pay, [Verse] G If there's a bump in the road well I hit'em all, F You don't really learn till you hit a brick wall, C G Back up and say man I could have gone around that, G Yeah sometimes I wish I could just go along, F But that hard headed streaks just a little to long, C G Getting first hand knowledge going no where fast, [Chorus] G Yea I?ve been a rebel and it don't pay, F There ain't no future in living this way, C G It ain't worth the trouble and I've tried to change, G Yeah I've done it the hard way all my life, F It cost me plenty to many times, C G I been a rebel and it don't pay,