Renegade — Styx
Chords and lyrics for Renegade by Styx (key of F).
Verse 1
Composer: Tommy Shaw
Released 1978
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Verse
(spoken)
Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life
from the long arm of the law
Law man has put an end to my running
and I'm so far from my home
Oh Mama, I can hear you crying
you're so scared and all alone
Hangman is coming down from the gallows
and I don't have very long
Chorus
[C]The [D]jig [F]is [G]up,
[C]the [D]news [F]is [G]out
[C]They [D][F][G]finally found [F]me
[C]The [D][F][G]renegade
[C]who [D]had [F]it [G]made
[C][D]Retrieved [F]for [G]a [F]bounty
[F]Never more to go astray
[G]This'll be the end today
Of the [D][F][G]wanted [D][F][G]man[F]
Riff
[D] [F] [G] [D] [F] [G] [F]
Verse
[Bb]Oh [A][G]Mama, [A]I've [Bb]been years [A]on [G]the [A]lam [Bb]and had a high price [A]on [G]my head
[Bb][A]Lawman [G]said [A]'Get [Bb]him dead [A]or [G][A]alive' [Bb]and it's for sure he'll [A]see [G]me dead
[Bb]Dear [A][G]Mama [A]I [Bb]can hear [A][G]you [A][Bb]cryin', you're so scared and [A]all [G]alone
[Bb][A]Hangman [G]is [A][Bb]comin' down [A]from [G]the [A][Bb]gallows and I don't have [A][G]very long
Chorus
[C]The [D]jig [F]is [G]up, [C]the [D]news [F]is [G]out
[C]They [D][F][G]finally found [F]me
[C]The [D][F][G]renegade [C]who [D]had [F]it [G]made
[C][D]Retrieved [F]for [G]a [F]bounty
[F]Never more to go astray
[G]The judge'll have revenge today
On the [D][F][G]wanted [D][F][G]man[F]
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