Artist: Greg W. Graffin
Song:   Rebels Goodbye
Album:  Cold as the Clay

tabbed by Bert Molenaar
for comments: bad6religion@hotmail.com

Legenda

~   : let it ring (a bit)
b   : bend
v   : vibrate (a bit)
*   : palm muted
< > : harmonic
/   : slide up
\   : slide down

standard tuning.

Verse

the lillies were laid on the marble
e|-----1------------------------------|
B|-----1--6h5-3-------------3---------|
G|--4--2--------5~--2~--5-5---5-5--4--|
D|--5--3----------------5-----5-5--5--|
A|--5--3----------------3-----3-3--5--|
E|--3--1---------------------------3--|

and the forest dark and primeval
e|---------------12~--1------------------|
B|-----10----10-------1------------------|
G|--4-----12----------2--5--4--5-5-7-5~--|
D|--5-----------------3--5--5------------|
A|--5-----------------3--3--5------------|
E|--3-----------------1-----3------------|
                               * *

Prechorus

and the curch choir sang "Hallelujah"
e|---------------------|
B|-----8~--------------|
G|--10------5-------4--|
D|--10------5---5---5--|
A|--8-------3-3-----5--|
E|------------------3--|

and the vernal breeze whispered a sigh
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--10-----5--4------------|
D|--10--7--5--5---------5--|
A|--8---5--3--5---5-7-8----|
E|------------3------------|

watch the brethen all stand
e|------------------------------------|
B|--------8~---------8~--------8~-----|
G|--10-10-----9----------10-10-----4--|
D|--10--------10--10-----10--------5--|
A|--8---------10---------8---------5--|
E|------------8--------------------3--|


Chorus

tow the bell for the rebel's goodbye
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------------7~--7-2--2--5--|
D|--5--7--8~---8~--8-3--3--5--|
A|--5--7--8~---8~--8-3--3--3--|
E|----------------------------|x2


Verse

when the boots hit the dirt information
e|--------------------<12>--1--------------|
B|-----<10>------<10>-------1--1-----------|
G|--4-------<12>------------2-----------4--|
D|--5-----------------------3-----3--5--5--|
A|--5-----------------------3-----3--3--5--|
E|--3-----------------------1-----------3--|

and a young hopeful boy at the station
e|--------------------1--1~-1-------------|
B|--------5-6-5-------1------1------------|
G|--4---7~------5~-5--2-----------5-5-7v--|
D|--5-----------------3--------5~---------|
A|--5-----------------3--------5~---------|
E|--3-----------------1--------3~---------|
                                  * *

Prechorus

but the generals died by assassins
e|--------------------|
B|-------8------------|
G|--10-10-------5-----|
D|--10--------5----5--|
A|--8-------3------5--|
E|-----------------3--|

the battalions dispersed on the fly
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--10----5--4--------------|
D|--10----5--5---------5----|
A|--8-----3--5---5-7-8------|
E|-----------3-----------8--|

and they paid for their sins
e|-----------------|
B|--8-------8------|
G|--10------10--4--|
D|--10--10--10--5--|
A|--8---10--8---5--|
E|------8-------3--|


Chorus

tow the bell for the rebel's goodbye
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----------7~-7-2--2--5--|
D|-----------8~-8-3--3--5--|
A|--5--7--8--8~-8-3--3--3--|
E|--3--5--6----------------|x2


solo/fill
e|----------------------------------------<12>-----------------|
B|------------------------------10----10-------10-------10\8~--|
G|---------------------------------12-------------<12>---------|
D|---------------------7-7/10~---------------------------------|
A|------3-5~-----8-10------------------------------------------|
E|--3-5--------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-10--5-6--3-5-1-3-1----------8-10--5-6-5-6~--|
G|-----------------------2-0----------------------|
D|---------------------------2~-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-------------------4~--|
D|--9b--7-5-7-5~-5\2-5~--|
A|-------------------5~--|
E|-----------------------|


Prechorus

in the dark heathen barracks of failure
e|--------------------|
B|-------8------8-----|
G|--10-10-------------|
D|--10-----10-10---5--|
A|--8------10------5--|
E|---------8-------3--|

where the tormenters wait for the night
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------8------8-----------------|
G|--10-10-------------------------|
D|--10-----10-10---5--------5-----|
A|--8------10------5--5-7-8-------|
E|---------8-------3----------8~--|

and the sheltering sky hears their lost
e|-----------------|
B|--8-------8------|
G|--10------10--4--|
D|--10--10--10--5--|
A|--8---10--8---5--|
E|------8-------3--|


Chorus

tow the bell for the rebel's goodbye (a bit more stroking on some chords)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----------7~-7-2--2--5--|
D|-----------8~-8-3--3--5--|
A|--5--7--8--8~-8-3--3--3--|
E|--3--5--6----------------|x4


solo/outro
e|--------------------------------------------------------12~--|
B|-----------------------------------------------10----10------|
G|--------------------------------------------------12---------|
D|----------------7-10-7\5v----------------7-10----------------|
A|------3-5-8-10-----------------3-5/-8-10---------------------|
E|--3-5----------------------3-5-------------------------------|