REBEL REBEL (DAVID BOWIE)
DEFIANT GLAM-ROCK ANTHEM KEY: A
INTRO (4X) - W/GUITAR RIFF: D (A) E / / / / / / / /
(RIFF CONTINUES) D (A) E Doo, doo, doo-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
D (A) E / / / / / / / /
D (A) E Doo, doo, doo-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
D (A) E / / / / / / / /
D E You’ve got your mother in a whirl
D E She’s not sure if you’re a boy or a girl
D E Hey, babe - your hair’s all right
D E Hey, babe - let’s go out tonight -2-
D E You like me, and I like it all,
D E We like dancing and we look divine
D E You love bands when they’re playing hard
D E You want more, and you want it fast
A D They put you down, they say I’m wrong
Bm E You tacky thing, you put them on
D E Rebel rebel, you’ve torn your dress
D E Rebel rebel, your face is a mess
D E Rebel rebel, how could they know?
D E Hot tramp, I love you so! -3-
(GUITAR RIFF) D (A) E D (A) E / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
D (A) E Doo, doo, doo-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
D (A) E / / / / / / / /
D E You’ve got your mother in a whirl, ‘cause she’s
D E Not sure if you’re a boy or a girl
D E Hey, babe - your hair’s all right
D E Hey, babe - let’s stay out tonight
D E You like me, and I like it all,
D E We like dancing and we look divine
D E You love bands when they’re playing hard
D E You want more, and you want it fast -4-
A D They put you down, they say I’m wrong
Bm E You tacky thing, you put them on
D E Rebel rebel, you’ve torn your dress
D E Rebel rebel, your face is a mess
D E Rebel rebel, how could they know?
D E Hot tramp, I love you so!
(GUITAR RIFF) D (A) E D (A) E / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
D (A) E Doo, doo, doo-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
D (A) E Doo, doo, doo-doo, doo, doo, doo, doo -5-
D E Rebel rebel, you’ve torn your dress
D E Rebel rebel, your face is a mess
D E Rebel rebel, how could they know?
D E Hot tramp, I love you so!
(GUITAR RIFF) D (A) E D (A) E / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
D E You’ve torn your dress, your face is a mess
D E You can’t get enough, but e-nough ain’t the test, you got to
D E Transmission and a live wire, you got to
D E Fuel line, and a handful of ‘ludes, you wanna
D E Be there when they count up the dudes, and I
D E D E Love your dress……you’re a juvenile success -6-
D E D E Because your face is a mess……..so how could they know?
D E D I said, “how could they know?”….…..so what you wanna know?
E D E Ca-lamity’s child…..ch-chile….ch-ch….oh, where d’ya wanna go?
D E What can I do for you? Looks like I been there too
D E Because you’ve torn your dress
D E And your face is a mess
D E Ooh, your face is a mess
D E Ooh, ooh - so how could they know?
D E How could they know?
(GUITAR RIFF) (HOLD) D (A) E D / / / / / / / / /