Rockabilly Rebel chords by Matchbox

Chords with lyrics

Top of the charts in UK in 1979.

#1.
G+G
My Mama don’t like it, the way I comb my hair,
                    D MajorD
Papa thinks I’m crazy, in the clothes I wear.
         G+G             C majorC
They took all my records but I play it all day..
 G+G          D MajorD             G+G
I am what I am and I’m gonna keep a rockin’ that way.

CHORUS:
   G+G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
                  D MajorD
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
     G+G              C majorC
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
   G+G          D MajorD           G+G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.

#2.
  G+G
The kids in the schoolhouse, they couldn’t wait too long,
                          D MajorD
When the school is over, they put their cat clothes on,
          G+G             C majorC
You oughta hear the slap bass, swingin’ to the band..
    G+G              D MajorD           G+G
It's a real rockin’ rhythm that is sweepin’ all over this land.

CHORUS:
   G+G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
                  D MajorD
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
     G+G              C majorC
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
   G+G          D MajorD           G+G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.


(GUITAR BREAK:)

#3.
G+G
Squares get the message, get the boppin’ beat..
                            D MajorD
let it tramp through your body, from your head to your feet.
        G+G   G7G7                C majorC
Shakin’ in your shoes, boy, oh, don’t it make you feel, Wow!??
     G+G           D MajorD         G+G
Well, if you can’t dance, we’re not gonna show you how.

CHORUS:
   G+G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
                  D MajorD
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
     G+G              C majorC
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
   G+G          D MajorD           G+G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.

CHORUS:
   G+G
I’m a rockabilly rebel from head to toe.
                  D MajorD
I gotta keep a-rockin’ everywhere I go.
     G+G              C majorC
Everybody join us, we’re good compan..y..
   G+G          D MajorD           G+G
be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.

OUTRO:
   G+G          D MajorD           G+G
Be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
   G+G          D MajorD           G+G
Be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.
   G+G          D MajorD           G+G
Be a real cool cat, be a rockabilly rebel like me.


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