Rebel Soldier Chords by John D. Hale Band
Tempo:
145.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Gm
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[G]
Well, I came back from the Civil War [F] just 22 years old.
[C] I done killed near 50 men, and [F] now the [C] devil owns my [Gm] soul.
[G]
Well, I've always been a Christian [F] man, and that's not hard to tell.
[C] But with all the killing that I've done, [F] well, I'll [C] surely go [Gm] to hell.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, [F] no, I'm not afraid to fight.
[C]
The lies of the innocent and all my [Gm] Southern pride.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, [F] no, I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, [F] but I'll [C] haunt you in the [Gm] night.
[G]
Well, me and my brothers went to war.
I [F] was the oldest of the three.
[C] I was the only one who came home to [F] a [G] murdered family.
[Gm] [G]
Well, the Yanks had burned the house down with [F] my family inside.
[C] And my dad got shot trying to fight them off, and [F] they [C] left him there [Gm] to die.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[Am] The lies of the innocent and all my Southern [Gm] pride.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but I'll haunt you in [Gm] the night.
[G]
[Dm] [Gm]
[F] [G]
Well, me and my friends got together [F] to start a guerrilla band.
[C] To drag down them sons of [F] bitches that tortured [C] all our [Gm] land.
[G]
We left early in the morning [F] on the 14th of July.
[C] And by the 26th of the very same month, we put them in the bind [Gm] by.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[C] The lies of the innocent and all my [Gm] Southern pride.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but [F] I'll [C] haunt you in the [Gm] night.
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
Now, I am a wanted addle, I'm a [F] bounty hunter on my trail.
[Am] There's a law man behind every [F] tree, wants to put [C] me in a [Gm] jail.
[G]
Well, they cornered me in August [F] of the very same year.
[C] And by noon on the next day, [F] I was hanging [C] my rope with a grin from ear to [Gm] ear.
[G] Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[C] The lies of the innocent and all my Southern [Gm] pride.
[G] Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but I'll haunt you in [G] the night.
[N]
[Dm]
[Gm] [G]
[D] [Dm]
[Gm] [F] [G] [Dm]
[G] [F] [D] [G]
[Gm] [D] [Dm]
[G] [Gm] [G] [D] [G]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[G]
Well, I came back from the Civil War [F] just 22 years old.
[C] I done killed near 50 men, and [F] now the [C] devil owns my [Gm] soul.
[G]
Well, I've always been a Christian [F] man, and that's not hard to tell.
[C] But with all the killing that I've done, [F] well, I'll [C] surely go [Gm] to hell.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, [F] no, I'm not afraid to fight.
[C]
The lies of the innocent and all my [Gm] Southern pride.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, [F] no, I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, [F] but I'll [C] haunt you in the [Gm] night.
[G]
Well, me and my brothers went to war.
I [F] was the oldest of the three.
[C] I was the only one who came home to [F] a [G] murdered family.
[Gm] [G]
Well, the Yanks had burned the house down with [F] my family inside.
[C] And my dad got shot trying to fight them off, and [F] they [C] left him there [Gm] to die.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[Am] The lies of the innocent and all my Southern [Gm] pride.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but I'll haunt you in [Gm] the night.
[G]
[Dm] [Gm]
[F] [G]
Well, me and my friends got together [F] to start a guerrilla band.
[C] To drag down them sons of [F] bitches that tortured [C] all our [Gm] land.
[G]
We left early in the morning [F] on the 14th of July.
[C] And by the 26th of the very same month, we put them in the bind [Gm] by.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[C] The lies of the innocent and all my [Gm] Southern pride.
[G]
Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but [F] I'll [C] haunt you in the [Gm] night.
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
Now, I am a wanted addle, I'm a [F] bounty hunter on my trail.
[Am] There's a law man behind every [F] tree, wants to put [C] me in a [Gm] jail.
[G]
Well, they cornered me in August [F] of the very same year.
[C] And by noon on the next day, [F] I was hanging [C] my rope with a grin from ear to [Gm] ear.
[G] Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[C] The lies of the innocent and all my Southern [Gm] pride.
[G] Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but I'll haunt you in [G] the night.
[N]
[Dm]
[Gm] [G]
[D] [Dm]
[Gm] [F] [G] [Dm]
[G] [F] [D] [G]
[Gm] [D] [Dm]
[G] [Gm] [G] [D] [G]
Key:
G
F
Gm
C
Dm
G
F
Gm
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I came back from the Civil War [F] just 22 years old.
[C] I done killed near 50 men, and [F] now the [C] devil owns my [Gm] soul.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Well, I've always been a Christian [F] man, and that's not hard to tell.
[C] But with all the killing that I've done, [F] well, I'll [C] surely go [Gm] to hell.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, [F] no, I'm not afraid to fight.
_ [C]
The lies of the innocent and all my [Gm] Southern pride.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, [F] no, I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, [F] but I'll [C] haunt you in the [Gm] night.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, me and my brothers went to war.
I [F] was the oldest of the three.
[C] I was the only one who came home to [F] a [G] murdered family.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Well, the Yanks had burned the house down with [F] my family inside.
[C] And my dad got shot trying to fight them off, and [F] they [C] left him there [Gm] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[Am] The lies of the innocent and all my Southern [Gm] pride.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but I'll haunt you in [Gm] the night.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Well, me and my friends got together [F] to start a guerrilla band.
[C] To drag down them sons of [F] bitches that tortured [C] all our [Gm] land.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ We left early in the morning [F] on the 14th of July.
[C] And by the 26th of the very same month, we put them in the bind [Gm] by.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[C] The lies of the innocent and all my [Gm] Southern pride.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but [F] I'll [C] haunt you in the [Gm] night.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Now, I am a wanted addle, I'm a [F] bounty hunter on my trail.
[Am] There's a law man behind every [F] tree, wants to put [C] me in a [Gm] jail.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Well, they cornered me in August [F] of the very same year.
[C] And by noon on the next day, [F] I was hanging [C] my rope with a grin from ear to [Gm] ear. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[C] The lies of the innocent and all my Southern [Gm] pride. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but I'll haunt you in [G] the night.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, I came back from the Civil War [F] just 22 years old.
[C] I done killed near 50 men, and [F] now the [C] devil owns my [Gm] soul.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Well, I've always been a Christian [F] man, and that's not hard to tell.
[C] But with all the killing that I've done, [F] well, I'll [C] surely go [Gm] to hell.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, [F] no, I'm not afraid to fight.
_ [C]
The lies of the innocent and all my [Gm] Southern pride.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, [F] no, I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, [F] but I'll [C] haunt you in the [Gm] night.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, me and my brothers went to war.
I [F] was the oldest of the three.
[C] I was the only one who came home to [F] a [G] murdered family.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Well, the Yanks had burned the house down with [F] my family inside.
[C] And my dad got shot trying to fight them off, and [F] they [C] left him there [Gm] to die.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[Am] The lies of the innocent and all my Southern [Gm] pride.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but I'll haunt you in [Gm] the night.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Well, me and my friends got together [F] to start a guerrilla band.
[C] To drag down them sons of [F] bitches that tortured [C] all our [Gm] land.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ We left early in the morning [F] on the 14th of July.
[C] And by the 26th of the very same month, we put them in the bind [Gm] by.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[C] The lies of the innocent and all my [Gm] Southern pride.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but [F] I'll [C] haunt you in the [Gm] night.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Now, I am a wanted addle, I'm a [F] bounty hunter on my trail.
[Am] There's a law man behind every [F] tree, wants to put [C] me in a [Gm] jail.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ Well, they cornered me in August [F] of the very same year.
[C] And by noon on the next day, [F] I was hanging [C] my rope with a grin from ear to [Gm] ear. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to fight.
[C] The lies of the innocent and all my Southern [Gm] pride. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Well, I am a rebel soldier, no, [F] I'm not afraid to die.
[C] You may hang me in the morning, but I'll haunt you in [G] the night.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
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[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
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