Morrissey – Rebels Without Applause Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Morrissey – Rebels Without Applause Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Intro]
E  A  E  A  C#m
  A    B

[Verse 1]
E     A          E
  The gang's all gone
A       C        A    B
 And I smolder on
E      A        E
I, who saw them leave
  A      C#m  A  C#m
I cry bereaved
B      A A5
One by one
           B5
I saw them stall
Rebels without applause

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[Verse 2]
E     A          E
  The gang's all gone
    A            C
And now I am the only
    A    B
    one
E   A
 No more to give
E        A      C#m  A
Too late to live
C#m    B      A  A5
  Last on the bill
           B5
I see them still
Rebels without applause
[Chorus]
      E       A
Bawdy boys of song
F#m   B     G#m   C#m
  And girls all  gone wrong
  A          B
I loved them all
      E       A
Bawdy boys of song
F#m   B     G#m   C#m
  And girls all  gone wrong
  A          B
I loved them all

[Interlude]
E  A  E  B

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[Verse 3]
E     A          E
  The gang's all gone
A          C      A    B
 From dark to light
E      A    E
  Like lost children go
A          C#m    A  C#m
Because we must do
  B          A* A5
And the bluе flu
          B5
Must come for you
Rebels without applausе

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[Chorus]
      E       A
Bawdy boys of song
F#m   B     G#m   C#m
  And girls all  gone wrong
  A          B
I loved them all
      E       A
Bawdy boys of song
F#m   B     G#m   C#m
  And girls all  gone wrong
  A          B
I loved them all

[Instrumenta]
E  A  E  A
 C#m  A    B
E  A  E  A
C#m  A    B*

[Bridge]
    E     A
Generation X
F#m  B     G#m   C#m
 Aaan-aaand X-Ray Spex
   A         B
We loved them all
      E     A
I see them still
  F#m           B
I see them still
      G#m       C#m
I see them still
  A          B
I loved them all

[Outro]
E  A  F#m  B  G#m  C#m
  A          B
I loved them all
E  A  F#m  B  G#m  C#m
  A          B
I loved them all
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How to play Rebels Without Applause: key, chords and progression

These are Rebels Without Applause chords by Morrissey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Rebels Without Applause by Morrissey is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 9 chords: E, A, C#m, B, C, A5, B5, F#m and G#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is A – B – E – A (IV – V – I – IV in E major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, A, Bb, G5, A5, Em, F#m (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
A5 chord on guitar (x022xx)
A5A E
B5 chord on guitar (x244xx)
B5B F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯

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Rebels Without Applause chords: questions

What key is Rebels Without Applause in?

Rebels Without Applause by Morrissey is in the key of E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Rebels Without Applause?

Rebels Without Applause uses 9 chords: E, A, C#m, B, C, A5, B5, F#m, G#m.

What is the chord progression of Rebels Without Applause?

The main progression is A – B – E – A (IV – V – I – IV).

Is Rebels Without Applause easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Bm, A, Bb, G5, A5, Em, F#m (67% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 44% without a capo).

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