Rebel Soldier

Jamey Johnson

Key of Am · Chords: VII i iv v

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Verse 1

Am                    Em            Am
Oh Polly Oh Polly its for your sake alone,
       Am
I have left my old Father, my Country, my home
Am
I have left my old Mother to weep and to mourn
  Am         Dm                    G  Am
I am a rebel soldier, and far from my home

Verse 2

    Am                            Em             Am
The grape shot and musket and the cannons lumber lie
    Am
Its many a mangled body the blanket for the shroud
    Am
Its many a mangled body left on the fields alone
  Am         Dm                   G  Am
I am a rebel soldier and far from my home

Instrumental

Am Em Am G Am

Verse 3

Am                               Em             Am
Here is a good old cup of brandy and a glass of wine
        Am
You can drink to your true love and I will drink to mine
        Am
You can drink to your true love and I will lament and moan
  Am         Dm          Am       G  Am
I am a rebel soldier and far from my home

Verse 4

Am                          Em                  Am
I will build me a castle on some green mountain high
      Am
Where I can see Polly when she is passing by
      Am
Where I can see Polly and help her to mourn
  Am         Dm          Am       G Am
I am a rebel soldier and far from my...home