Chorded by; PJ Intro: B5 - D5 - G5 - D5 x2 V1: G5 D5 Some prayers never reach the sky G5 A5 B5 Some wounds never heal G5 D5 They still say someday the South will rise A5 Man, I want to see that deal V2: G5 D5 I don't want to grow old gracefully G5 A5 B5 I don't want to go 'til it's too late G5 D5 I'll be some old man in the road somewhere A5 Kneeling down in the dust by the side of the Interstate Chorus: D5 A5 B5 D5 G5 A5 I A5 A5 renegade D5 A5 B5 D5 G5 A5 I've been a rebel all my days D5 A5 B5 D5 G5 A5 I A5 A5 renegade D5 A5 B5 D5 G5 A5 I've been a rebel all my days V3: G5 D5 We were hopelessly outnumbered G5 A5 B5 It was a lost cause all along G5 D5 But when we heard the bugles call A5 We swore we'd stand or fall together right or wrong V4: G5 D5 We ain't seen no reconstruction here G5 A5 B5 Just the scorched earth all around G5 D5 And the high school band played "Dixieland" A5 While they tore our tattered flags and banners down ->Chorus Solo: B5 G5 D5 A5 B5 G5 D5 A5 B5 D5 G5 D5 A5 V5: G5 D5 Some prayers never reach the sky G5 A5 B5 Some wars never end G5 D5 Some dreams refuse to die A5 Next time I would rather break than bend ->Chorus