Biography:
If you were to ask the John D. Hale Band to classify their sound, they’d respond by simply saying “its country.” Charming as this response is, it has the potential to be misleading. Blending together their favorite parts of country, Americana , southern rock, and even bluegrass, the John D. Hale Band have crafted their own edgy and raucous sound.
John D. and the boys began playing in earnest in 2005 in support of their debut album, One of a Kind.
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Rebel Soldier - John D Hale Band
[Intro]
Strum G 4 times, then:
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[Verse]
G F
Well I came back from the Civil War Just twenty-two years old
C F C G
I done killed American men Now the devil owns my soul
G F
Well I''ve always been a Christian man And that''s not hard to tell
C F C G
But with all the killin that I''ve done Well I''ll surely go to hell
[Chorus]
G F
Well I am a rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to fight
C F C G
For the lives of the innocent And all my Southern pride
G F
Well I am rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to die
C F C G
You may hang me in the morning But I''ll haunt you in the night
[Instrumental]
Strum G 4 times, then:
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[Verse]
G F
Me and my brothers went to war I was the oldest of the three
C F C G
I was the only one who came home To a murdered family
G F
Well the Yanks had burnt our house down With my family inside
C F C G
And my Daddy got shot tryin to fight ''em off And they left him there to die
[Chorus]
G F
Well I am a rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to fight
C F C G
For the lives of the innocent And all my Southern pride
G F
Well I am rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to die
C F C G
You may hang me in the morning But I''ll haunt you in the night
[Instrumental]
Strum G 4 times, then:
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[Verse]
G F
Me and my friends got together To start a guerilla band
C F C G
And Track down those sons a bithces That torched up all our land
G F
We left early in the morning On the 14th of July
C F C G
And By the 26th of the very same month We''d put em in the by and by
[Chorus]
G F
Well I am a rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to fight
C F C G
For the lives of the innocent And all my Southern pride
G F
Well I am rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to die
C F C G
You may hang me in the morning But I''ll haunt you in the night
[Instrumental]
Strum G 4 times, then:
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[Verse]
G F
Now I am a wanted outlaw Bounty hunters on my trail
C F C G
Theres a lawman behind every tree Wants to put me in the jail
G F
Well they cornered me in August Of the very same year
C F C G
And by the noon of the next day I was swingin by a rope with a grin from ear to ear
[Chorus]
G F
Well I am a rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to fight
C F C G
For the lives of the innocent And all my Southern pride
G F
Well I am rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to die
C F C G
You may hang me in the morning But I''ll haunt you in the night
[Intro]
Strum G 4 times, then:
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A|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-0-3-5--5-5-5-3-5----0-3-5--5-5-5-3-0-| x 3
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G F
Well I came back from the Civil War Just twenty-two years old
C F C G
I done killed American men Now the devil owns my soul
G F
Well I''ve always been a Christian man And that''s not hard to tell
C F C G
But with all the killin that I''ve done Well I''ll surely go to hell
[Chorus]
G F
Well I am a rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to fight
C F C G
For the lives of the innocent And all my Southern pride
G F
Well I am rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to die
C F C G
You may hang me in the morning But I''ll haunt you in the night
[Instrumental]
Strum G 4 times, then:
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G|--------------------------------------|
D|-0-3-5--5-5-5-3-5----0-3-5--5-5-5-3-0-| x 3
A|--------------------------------------|
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[Verse]
G F
Me and my brothers went to war I was the oldest of the three
C F C G
I was the only one who came home To a murdered family
G F
Well the Yanks had burnt our house down With my family inside
C F C G
And my Daddy got shot tryin to fight ''em off And they left him there to die
[Chorus]
G F
Well I am a rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to fight
C F C G
For the lives of the innocent And all my Southern pride
G F
Well I am rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to die
C F C G
You may hang me in the morning But I''ll haunt you in the night
[Instrumental]
Strum G 4 times, then:
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A|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-0-3-5--5-5-5-3-5----0-3-5--5-5-5-3-0-| x 3
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G F
Me and my friends got together To start a guerilla band
C F C G
And Track down those sons a bithces That torched up all our land
G F
We left early in the morning On the 14th of July
C F C G
And By the 26th of the very same month We''d put em in the by and by
[Chorus]
G F
Well I am a rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to fight
C F C G
For the lives of the innocent And all my Southern pride
G F
Well I am rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to die
C F C G
You may hang me in the morning But I''ll haunt you in the night
[Instrumental]
Strum G 4 times, then:
E|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-0-3-5--5-5-5-3-5----0-3-5--5-5-5-3-0-| x 3
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[Verse]
G F
Now I am a wanted outlaw Bounty hunters on my trail
C F C G
Theres a lawman behind every tree Wants to put me in the jail
G F
Well they cornered me in August Of the very same year
C F C G
And by the noon of the next day I was swingin by a rope with a grin from ear to ear
[Chorus]
G F
Well I am a rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to fight
C F C G
For the lives of the innocent And all my Southern pride
G F
Well I am rebel soldier No I''m not afraid to die
C F C G
You may hang me in the morning But I''ll haunt you in the night
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