Key: G
Introduction:
F C
Some prayers never reach the sky
F C Am
Some wounds never heal
F C Am
They still say someday the South will rise
G
Man, I want to see that deal
F C
I don't want to grow old gracefully
F C Am
I don't want to go 'til it's too late I'll
F C
I ll be some old man in the road somewhere
Am G
Kneeling down in the dust by the side of the interstate
C G Am F G
I've been a rebel all my days
C G Am F G
I've been a rebel all my days
F C
We were hopelessly outnumbered
F C Am
It was a lost cause all along
F C
But when we heard the bugles call
F Am G
We swore we'd stand or fall together right or wrong
F C
We ain't seen no reconstruction here
F C Am
Just the scorched earth all around
F C
And the high school band played Dixieland
Am G
While they tore our tattered flags and banners down
C G Am F G
I've been a rebel all my days
C G Am F G
I've been a rebel all my days
F C
Some prayers never reach the sky
F C Am
Some wars never end
F C
And some dreams refuse to die
Am G
Next time I would rather break than bend
C G Am F G
I've been a rebel all my days
C G Am F G
I've been a rebel all my days
C G Am F G
I've been a rebel all my days
C G Am F G
I've been a rebel all my days
G Am F C
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