[Verse]
    D           G                D
He made his way back to the old town
D              G                  Asus4    A
And everything looked just the same
     Em                              Bm
The shops and the schools and the factories were there
      Cadd9       C           Asus4    A
But somehow the faces had changed
       D             G                Dadd9
So he went for a walk in the high street
          D                 G           Asus4
Took his coat off and rolled up his sleeves
 
A
 
 
[Verse]
    Em            Bm
He thought of his father and his father before him
        Cadd9           C          Asus4    A
And how he was the first one to leave
         D            G          Dadd9
Well he didn't come here for forgiveness
        D        G           Asus4     A
There isn't a lot they can say
            Bb                    C
'Cause I remember the reasons he first ran away
 
 
[Chorus]
        D
He's a rebel
        D       G
Just a rebel
        D
Got his back to the wall
        G
Gonna fight 'til he falls
        D       G
He's a rebel
 
 
[Verse]
        D        G              Dadd9
Don't ever look back - don't surrender
        D                G          Asus4  A
The old men say they've seen it before
    Em                             Bm
Oh they drink their beer and they talk about friends
     Cadd9       C            Asus4      A
Who didn't come back from the war
       D          G            Dadd9
Don't say he's too young to remember
       D               G                Asus4
Don't tell him what's wrong or what's right
 
A
 
 
[Verse]
     Bb                   C
Just give him a chance to go out there and fight
        D
He's a rebel
        D         D      G
Just a rebel
        D
All the battles are won
        G
But he's still on the run
        D
He's a rebel
 
D   G   D   G   D   G   D   G
 
 
[Bridge]
Asus4                    A
When it comes time for leavin'
Asus4              A
Don't stand in my way
Em                              G
There's nothin' left for me here
              Asus4     A
Gonna run, run away
 
Aadd9  A  D  Dsus4  D  Dsus4
 
       D          G                 D
In the morning he walks past the old house
       D             G             Asus4   A
In the rain under grey northern skies
          Em                          Bm
There's a new coat of paint on the front
garden gate
             Cadd9
But there's more there than first meets the
Asus4  A
eye
      D              G       D
For a moment he stands undecided
D                       G           Asus4   A
Looking back on the days of his youth
    Bb                     C
As two worlds collide in a moment of truth
        D
He's a rebel