The Cranberries - The Rebels: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Rebels" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

 G                C             Fmaj7
Seems like yesterday we were sixteen
G            C                   Fmaj7
We were the rebels of the rebel scene
G            C             Fmaj7
He wore Doc Martens in the sun
  G               C           Fmaj7
Drinking vintage cider having fun
          G               C           Fmaj7
We were drinking vintage cider having fun

Chorus:
          G    Am           F
It wasn't often, that we'd fight at all
          G    Am F
It wasn't often
          G    Am           F
It wasn't often, that we'd fight at all
          G    Am F
It wasn't often

We wore Doc Martens in the snow
(We will never go)
Paint our toe-nails black and let our hair grow
(We will never grow)
What I am now's what I was then
(We will never know)
I am not more acceptable than them
But, I am not more acceptable than them

Chorus

It wasn't often. - x8

Seems like yesterday we were sixteen
We were the rebels of the rebel scene


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Rebels" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Rebels" by The Cranberries.