Intro.
| (Em) | (D) | (Em) | (D) |
G D
Wild rebel rose, the kids used to tease you
G D
Wild rebel rose, every time they'd see you
Em G
in those black turtle necks in mid-Ju- ly
Em G
Wearin' too much makeup 'round your eyes
G D
Wild rebel rose, I didn't know you
G D
Wild rebel rose, so I never told you
Em G
how I'd watch from the house across the street
Em G
When those blue lights came around at least three times a week
G D G D
It's hard for anyone to under- stand why at sixteen you just up and ran
Em G D
But they didn't know you only knew your daddy's love like the back of his hand
(Em) | (D) | (Em) | (D) | (Em) | (G) ---
G D
I heard the shots, I saw you hit the door
G D
I snuck in and grabbed that pistol off the floor
Em G
Don't you worry they won't find it that's for sure
G D
Wild rebel rose, the kids used to tease you
G D
Wild rebel rose, every time they'd see you
Em G
in those black turtle necks in mid-Ju- ly
Em G
Wearin' too much makeup 'round your eyes
G) --- | (Em) | (D) | (Em) |
D Em D
Mmm, oh, wild, wild, wild rebel rose
Em D Em D Em D
They didn't know, oooh, yeah, mmm