G 
Well dad said son don't you be a fool  
F  
Stay away from that ole brown mule 
C                                                      G         
He's mean as a snake and twice as quick 
 
Oh but always the kind that had to be shown 
F 
I couldn't listen no I couldn't be told 
C 
Even way back then I had to get my kicks 
     G   
c. Yea I‘ve been a rebel and it don't pay 
           F 
There ain't no future in living this way  
    C                                                           G 
It ain't worth the trouble and I've tried to change 
 
Yeah I've done it the hard way all my life 
     F 
It cost me plenty to many times 
C                                              G  
I been a rebel and it don't pay 
G 
If there's a bump in the road well I hit'em all 
          F 
You don't really learn till you hit a brick wall 
          C 
                                                                  G  
Back up and say man I could have gone around that 
 
Yeah sometimes I wish I could just go along 
              F 
But that hard headed streaks just a little to long 
             C                                                         G 
Getting first hand knowledge going no where fast