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