(Intro)
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |----5-----------4---------------|----5-----------4---------------|
G |--------6-----------4-----------|--------6-----------4-----------|
D |------------------------4-------|------------------------4-------|
A |4-----------4---------------4h6-|4-----------4---------------2---|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------0---------------0-------|
B |----5-----------4---------------|--------0---------------0-------|
G |--------6-----------4-----------|--------2---------------4-------|
D |------------------------4-------|----2---------------4-----------|
A |4-----------4---------------4---|0---------------2---------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|x2
(Verse 1)Ricky was a young boy.
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |----5-----------4---------------|----5-----------4---------------|
G |--------6-----------4-----------|--------6-----------4-----------|
D |------------------------4-------|------------------------4-------|
A |4-----------4---------------4h6-|4-----------4---------------2---|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Worked his fingers to the bone
E |--------------------------------|----------------------|
B |----5-----------4---------------|----------------------|
G |--------6-----------4-----------|----------------------|
D |------------------------4-------|--7----9--------------|
A |4-----------4---------------4---|--5----7--------------|
E |-------------------------------|----------------------|x2
(Pre-Chorus) He had no money, no, no good at home
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6---7-7(7)--5-5-(5)--|
A |---(7)7-7-7-7-7-7-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6---7-7(7)--5-5-(5)--|
E |---(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--(2)-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4---55-(5)--7-7-(7)--|
^------------------------------------------------------------------^
Palm Mute all but in brackets
(Chorus) Eighteen and life, you got it. Eighteen and life, you know
E |--------------------------------|--------0-----------------------|
B |--------------------------------|----0-------0-----------4-------|
G |--------6---------------2-------|--------------------------------|
D |----6-------6-------2-------2---|--------------------4-----------|
A |4---------------0---------------|----------------2-----------3---|
E |--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|x4
(Verse)
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |----5-----------4---------------|----5-----------4---------------|
G |--------6-----------4-----------|--------6-----------4-----------|
D |------------------------4-------|------------------------4-------|
A |4-----------4---------------4h6-|4-----------4---------------2---|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|
B |----5-----------4---------------|
G |--------6-----------4-----------|
D |------------------------4-------|
A |4-----------4---------------4---|
E |--------------------------------|
(Bridge)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|11b--11br--9--11--9---8h9p8----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------11-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse 1) Tequila in his heartbeat, his veins burned gasoline
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |----5-----------4---------------|----5-----------4---------------|
G |--------6-----------4-----------|--------6-----------4-----------|
D |------------------------4-------|------------------------4-------|
A |4-----------4---------------4h6-|4-----------4---------------2---|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|----------------------|
B |----5-----------4---------------|----------------------|
G |--------6-----------4-----------|----------------------|
D |------------------------4-------|--7----9--------------|
A |4-----------4---------------4---|--5----7--------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|x2
They said he loved adventure. Ricky's the wild one
E |------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------|
G |------3------5----3----7--3---------|
D |------1------3----1----5--1---------|
A |--0-0----0-0---0-0------------------|
E |------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
G |------3------5-------------|
D |------1------3-----7--9----|
A |--0-0----0-0-------5--7----|
E |---------------------------|
Pre-Chorus) Bang, bang shoot' em up. The party never ends
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |---(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6---7-7(7)--5-5-(5)--|
A |---(7)7-7-7-7-7-7-(4)-2-2-2-2-2-2(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6---7-7(7)--5-5-(5)--|
E |---(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--(2)4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-4---55-(5)--7-7-(7)--|
^---------------------------------------------------------------^
Palm Mute all but in brackets
(Chorus) Eighteen and life, you got it. Eighteen and life, you know
E |--------------------------------|--------0-----------------------|
B |--------------------------------|----0-------0-----------4-------|
G |--------6---------------2-------|--------------------------------|
D |----6-------6-------2-------2---|--------------------4-----------|
A |4---------------0---------------|----------------2-----------3---|
E |--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|x4
(solo)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------9h12p9--12b-----|
G|8h9-------8h9-------8h9-9!b~~---9br-8h9--------8h9-----------------------|
D|----11--------11------------------------9~~--------11--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------9--------|
B|12br--10-9------10--------------------------------9h10-12-10~--9x--12-10-|
G|------------11b----11br--9\8-8-----8-9!br--8-9-11------------------------|
D|-----------------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------19-17p16h17--16h17p16--|
B|9----------------------------14~--17b~-17br-16h17------------19----------|
G|11-9-8h9-8------------8h9h11---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------9h10-10----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------19b---------------------------------------------|
B|19p17p16h17--16h17p16----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------18--------18p16------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Chorus)18 and life
E |--------------------------------|--------0-----------------------|
B |--------------------------------|----0-------0-----------4-------|
G |--------6---------------2-------|--------------------------------|
D |----6-------6-------2-------2---|--------------------4-----------|
A |4---------------0---------------|----------------2-----------3---|
E |------------------------------- |0-------------------------------|x4
(Outro) ooh yaaaaa
E |----0---------------0-----------|----0-----------------------0---|
B |--------4---------------4-------|--------4---------------4-------|
G |------------4---------------4---|------------4-------4-----------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |4---------------0---------------|----------------2---------------|
E |--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
E |----0---------------0-----------|0-------0-------------------0---|
B |--------4---------------4-------|0-----------4-----------4-------|
G |------------4---------------4---|1---------------4---------------|
D |--------------------------------|2---------------4---------------|
A |4----------------0--------------|2---------------2---------------|
E |--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
E |4-------------------------------|
B |5-------------------------------|
G |6-------------------------------|
D |6-------------------------------|
A |4-------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|
Solo
e------------------------------------9------------------------|
B-------------------------------------9h12p9--12b-12br-9------|
G-8h9---8h9----8h9-11~--8h9p8--8h9----------------------9-----|
D----11~----11~--------------9~---11~-------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------9---------------|
B---------------------------------9h10-12p10-9--12p10p9-------|
G-11b-14-11br-8\9-8~--8-9'--8-9-11----------------------------|
D-----------------9~------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------19p17p16h17p16--------|
B---------------------9h12-14---16b--19-----------------------|
G-11-9p8h9p8~-----9h11----------------------------------------|
D-------------9h11--------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
e---16---------------------19b~-------------------------------|
B-19--19p17p16--17p16-----------------------------------------|
G-------------18-----18p16------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ricky was a young boy, He had a heart of stone.
Lived 9 to 5 and worked his fingers to the bone.
Just barely got out of school, came from the edge of town.
Fought like a switchblade so no one could take him down.
He had no money, oooh no good at home.
He walked the streets a soldier and he fought the world alone
And now it's
18 and life You got it
18 and life you know
Your crime is time and it's
18 and life to go
(repeat above)
Tequila in his heartbeat, His veins burned gasoline.
It kept his motor running but it never kept him clean.
They say he loved adventure, "Ricky's the wild one."
He married trouble and had a courtship with a gun.
Bang Bang Shoot 'em up, The party never ends.
You can't think of dying when the bottle's your best friend
And now it's
chorus
"Accidents will happen" they all heard Ricky say
He fired his six-shot to the wind that blew a child away.
chorus