Chords for Oh, I'm a Good Ol' Rebel

Tempo:
96.85 bpm
Chords used:

Am

C

Em

G

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [B] [Am]
Oh, [C] I'm a good old rebel, [Am] now that's just what I am.
[C] For this fair land of [Em] freedom, I do not [Am] care a [C] damn.
I'm glad I fed against [Am] it, I [Em] only [Am] wish we'd won.
[C] And I don't want no pardon [Am] for anything I've done.
[C] [Em]
[Am] I hates the [C] [G] Constitution, [Am] this [Em] great [Am] republic too.
[C] I hates the Freedmen's [Em] Bureau in [Am] uniforms of blue.
[C] I hates the nasty [G] [Em] eagle with all his [Am] brags and fuss.
[C] The lying thieving [Em] [Am] Yankees, I hate some wusses.
[G] [Am]
[C] I hates the Yankee [G] [Am] Nation and everything they do.
[G] [C] I hates the [Em] Declaration [Am] of Independence too.
I hates the glorious unions is dripping without blood.
[C] I hates their striped [Em] banner, [Am] I fed it all I could.
[G] [Am]
[G] [C] [G] [Am]
[C] [Em] [Am]
I [G] [Am]
[C] followed old Mass [G] [Am] Robert [Em] before your [Am] near about.
Got wounded in three places and starved at Patmulguk.
[C] I caught the [Am] rheumatism of camping in the [D] snow.
[C] But I killed the chinks of [G] [Am] Yankees, I'd like to kill some more.
[Em] [Am]
[C] 300,000 [Em] [Am] Yankees is stiff in southern dust.
[C] We got 300 [G],000 [Am] before they conquered us.
[C] They died of southern [F] fever, [Am] southern stealing shot.
[C] I wish there was 3 [Em] million [Am] instead of what you got.
[C] [G] [Am]
[G] [C] I can't take up my musket [Am] and fight them now no more.
[C] But I ain't gonna [Em] love [Am] them, I'll die to certain shore.
[C] And I don't want no [G] pardon [Am] for what I was and am.
[C] I won't be [Am] reconstructed and I don't care a damn.
[Am]
[C] I'm a good old [Am] rebel, now that's just what I am.
I'm a good [G] old rebel, [Am] now that's [Em] just what [Am] I am.
[A]
Key:  
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
B
12341112
Am
2311
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn 2Nd South Carolina String Band - Oh, Im A Good Ol Rebel chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Em, Am, C, G, Am, C and Am in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 48 BPM before aiming for the song's 97 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Am] _ _ _
Oh, [C] I'm a good old rebel, [Am] now that's just what I am.
[C] For this fair land of [Em] freedom, I do not [Am] care a [C] damn.
I'm glad I fed against [Am] it, I [Em] only [Am] wish we'd won.
[C] And I don't want no pardon [Am] for anything I've done.
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Am] _ I hates the [C] [G] Constitution, [Am] this [Em] great [Am] republic too.
[C] I hates the Freedmen's [Em] Bureau in [Am] uniforms of blue.
[C] I hates the nasty [G] [Em] eagle with all his [Am] brags and fuss.
[C] The lying thieving [Em] [Am] Yankees, I hate some wusses.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] I hates the Yankee [G] [Am] Nation and everything they do.
[G] [C] I hates the [Em] Declaration [Am] of Independence too.
I hates the glorious unions is dripping without blood.
[C] I hates their striped [Em] banner, [Am] I fed it all I could.
_ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ I [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] followed old Mass [G] [Am] Robert [Em] before your [Am] near about.
Got wounded in three places and starved at Patmulguk.
[C] I caught the _ [Am] rheumatism of camping in the [D] snow.
[C] But I killed the chinks of [G] [Am] Yankees, I'd like to kill some more.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] 300,000 [Em] [Am] Yankees is stiff in southern dust.
[C] We got 300 [G],000 [Am] before they conquered us.
[C] They died of southern [F] fever, [Am] southern stealing shot.
[C] I wish there was 3 [Em] million [Am] instead of what you got.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] [C] I can't take up my musket [Am] and fight them now no more.
[C] But I ain't gonna [Em] love [Am] them, I'll die to certain shore.
[C] And I don't want no [G] pardon [Am] for what I was and am.
[C] I won't be [Am] reconstructed and I don't care a damn.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [C] I'm a good old [Am] rebel, now that's just what I am.
I'm a good [G] old rebel, [Am] now that's [Em] just what [Am] I am.
_ _ _ [A] _ _

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This song was featured on the Southern Soldier album.

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