Matchbox, Rockabilly Rebel (1979)
^{Key: :[A] (w: Steve Bloomfield)}

INTRO: [E] [A]

VERSE 1:
My [A] Mama don't like it, the way I comb my hair
Papa thinks I'm crazy, in the [E] clothes I wear
They [A] took all my records but I [D] play it all day
But I [A] am what I am and I'm [E] gonna keep a rockin' that [A] way [A open]

CHORUS:
I'm a rockabilly [A] rebel from head to toe
I gotta keep a-rockin' everywhere I [E] go
Everybody [A] join us, we're good compan-[D]-y
Be a [A] real cool cat, be a [E] rockabilly rebel like [A] me

VERSE 2:
The kids in the schoolhouse ^[A]^[D]^[A], they couldn't wait too long ^[A]^[D]^[A]
When the school is over ^[A]^[D]^[A], they put their cat clothes on ^[E]^[A]^[E]
You oughta hear the slap bass ^[A]^[D]^[A], swingin' to the ^[/D/F#/G/G#] band
It's a [A] real rockin' rhythm that is [E] sweepin' all over this [A] land

REPEAT CHORUS:

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

VERSE 3:
Squares get the message ^[A]^[D]^[A], get the boppin' beat ^[A]^[D]^[A]
Let it tramp through your body ^[A]^[D]^[A], from your head to your feet ^[E]^[A]^[E]
Shakin' in your shoes, boy ^[A]^[D]^[A], oh don't it make you feel, wow? ^[D]^[G]^[D]
Well, if [A] you can't dance, we're [E] not gonna show you [A] how [A open]

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]

OUTRO:
Be a [A] real cool cat, be a [E] rockabilly rebel like [A] me
Be a [A] real cool cat, be a [E] rockabilly rebel like [A] me
Be a [A] real cool cat, be a [E] rockabilly rebel like [A] me

ENDING: ^[A]^[D]^[E]^[D] // ^[A]^[D] [A open]