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[Verse 1]
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They call me the Nashville Rebel
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They say Leave that boy alone
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Don't you give him advice or he'll turn to ice
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And you might as well talk to stone
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But I've got things to do and things to say in my own way

[Verse 2]
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I don't have time for your parties
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Or love's little guessing games
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I've got songs to write in the still of night
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I was born to write and sing
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And I've got things to do and things to say in my own way

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
     G                     Em
They call me the Nashville Rebel
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Little girl don't you waste your time
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For I've given my heart to this old guitar
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You deserve a better love than mine
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And I've got things to do and things to say in my own way

[Verse 4]
G                 Em
I'm the Nashville Rebel
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I'm a loner and I like it fine
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I'd like to have a wife, live a normal life
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But I just don't have the time
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Cause I've got things to do and things to say in my own way
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I've got things to do and things to say in my own way