Styx - Renegade

song : renegade
artist : sty
xalbum : pieces of eight
composer : tommy shaw
released 1978

this is one of the few tabs that i’ve done so please correct any mistakes .

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 D F G
the jig is up ,

C D F G
the news is out

C D F G F
they finally found me

C D F G
the renegade

C D F G
who had it made

C D F G F
retrieved for a bounty

F
never more to go astray

G
this’ll be the end today

D F G D F G F
of the wanted man

riff :
D F G D F G F

verse :

A# A G A A# A G A A# A G
oh mama , i’ve been years on the lam and had a high price on my head

A# A G A A# A G A A# A G
lawman said ’get him dead or alive’ and it’s for sure he’ll see me dead

A# A G A A# A G A A# A G
dear mama i can hear you cryin’ , you’re so scared and all alone

A# A G A A# A G A A# A G
hangman is comin’ down from the gallows and i don’t have very long

chorus :

C D F G C D F G
the jig is up , the news is out

C D F G F
they finally found me

C D F G C D F G
the renegade who had it made

C D F G F
retrieved for a bounty

F
never more to go astray

G
the judge’ll have revenge today

D F G D F G F
on the wanted man