Rebel Jesus

	  		
 

Intro 
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verse 1 

All the streets are filled with laughter and light 
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And the music of the season 
        G 
And the merchants' windows are all bright 
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With the faces of the children 
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And the families hurrying to their homes 
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As the sky darkens and freezes 
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We'll be gathering around their hearths and tables 
       Em              D 
Giving thanks for good graces 
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And the birth of the rebel Jesus 


verse 1 
            
They call him by the prince of peace 
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And they call him by the saviour 
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And they pray to him upon the seas 
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And in every bold endeavour 
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And they fill his churches with their pride and gold 
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As their faith in him increases 
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But they've turned the nature that I worshipped in 
       Em          D 
From a temple to a robber's den 
       C            D     G 
In the words of the rebel Jesus 


verse 3 
      
We guard our world with locks and guns 
       C                 D 
And we guard our fine possessions 
    G 
And once a year when Christmas comes 
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We give to our relations 
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And perhaps we give a little to the poor 
       C                 G 
If the generosity should seize us 
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But if any one of us should interfere 
       Em          D 
In the business of why there are poor 
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They get the same as the rebel Jesus 


verse 4 
       
But pardon me if I have seemed 
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To take the tone of judgment 
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For I've no wish to come between 
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This day and your enjoyment 
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In a life of hardship and of earthly toil 
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There’s a need for anything that frees us 
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So I bid you pleasure 
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And I bid you cheer 
       Em            D 
From a Heathen and a Pagan 
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On the side of the rebel Jesus