Tom: D
D/F# G D/A
Well he made his way back to the old town,
D/F# G A4 A
And everything looked just the same,
Em Bm
The shops and the schools and the factories were there,
C4/9 A4 A
But somehow the faces had changed.
D/F# G D/A
So he went for a walk in the high street,
D/F# G A4 A
Took his coat off and rolled up his sleeves,
Em Bm
He thought of his father and his father before him,
Csus2 Asus A
And how he was the first one to leave.
D/F# G D/A
Well he didn't come here for forgiveness,
D/F# G A4 A
There isn't a lot they can say,
Bb C
Cause I remember the reasons he first ran away.
Chorus:
D5 D/E D/F# Gsus
He's a rebel,
D5 D/E D/F# Gsus
Just a rebel,
D5 D/E
Got his back to the wall,
D/F# G4
Gonna fight till he falls,
D5 D/E D5/F#
He's a rebel.
D/F# G D/A
Don't ever look back - don't surrender,
D/F# G A4 A
The old men say they've seen it before,
Em Bm
Oh they drink their beer and they talk about friends,
C4/9 A4 A
Who didn't come back from the war.
D/F# G D/A
Don't say he's too young to remember,
D/F# G A4 A
Don't tell him what's wrong or what's right,
Bb C
Just give him a chance to get out there and fight.
D5 D/E D5/F# G4
He's a rebel,
D5 D /E D5/F# G4
Just a rebel,
D5 D/E
All the battles are won,
D5/F# G4
But he's still on the run,
D5 D5/E D5/F# Gsus
He's a rebel.
Bridge:
A4 A
When it comes time for leavin',
A4 A
Don't stand in my way,
Em G
There's nothin' left for me here,
A4 A A4 A D9 D4 D9 D4
Gonna run - run away.
D/F# G D/A
In the morning he walks passed the old house,
D/F# G A4 A
In the rain under grey northern skies,
Em Bm
There's a new coat of paint on the front garden gate,
C9/4 A4 A
But there's more there than first meets the eye.
D/F# G D/A
For a moment he stands undecided,
D/F# G A4 A
Looking back on the days of his youth,
Bb C
As two worlds collide in a moment of truth.
Chorus
