18 And Life Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[Am]Ricky was a [G]young boy
[Am]He had a heart[G] of stone
[Am]Lived nine to five[G]
and worked his [F]fingers to the [G]bone[Em]
[Am]Just barely out [G]of school
[Am]Came from the edge[G] of town
[Am]Fought like a swit[G]chblade
so no [F]one could take him [G]down, [Em]no

[Pre-chorus 1]
[F]He had no money
[Dm]No, no good at home
He [Em]walked the streets a soldier
And he [F]fought the world a[G]lone and now it's

[Chorus 1]
[Am]Eighteen and life [F]you got it
[C]Eighteen and lif[G]e you know
[Am]Your crime is time[F] and it's
[C]Eighteen and lif[G]e to go
[Am]Eighteen and life [F]you got it
[C]Eighteen and lif[G]e you know
[Am]Your crime is time[F] and it's
[C]Eighteen and [G]life to go

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
[Am]Tequila in h[G]is heartbeat
[Am]His veins burned gasol[G]ine
[Am]It kept his moto[G]r runnin'
[F]But he never kep[G]t it cle[Em]an
[Am]They say he love[G]d adventure
[Am]Ricky's the wild[G] one
[Am]He married troub[G]le
Had a [F]courtship with a [G]gun[Em]

[Pre-chorus 2]
[F]Bang, bang, shoot 'em up
The [Dm]party never ends
[Em]You can't think of dying
when the [F]bottle's your best [G]friend

[Chorus 2]
And now it's
[Am]Eighteen and life [F]you got it
[C]Eighteen and lif[G]e you know
[Am]Your crime is time[F] and it's
[C]Eighteen and lif[G]e to go
[Am]Eighteen and life [F]you got it
[C]Eighteen and lif[G]e you know
[Am]Your crime is time[F] and it's
[C]Eighteen and [G]life to go
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[Bridge 1]
[C]Accidents will happen
They [G]all heard Ricky say
He [F]fired his six-shot to the wind
That [G]child blew a child away

[Solo 1]
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[Chorus 3]
[Am]Eighteen and life [F]you got it
[C]Eighteen and lif[G]e you know
[Am]Your crime is time[F] and it's
[C]Eighteen and lif[G]e to go
[Am]Eighteen and life [F]you got it
[C]Eighteen and lif[G]e you know
[Am]Your crime is time[F] and it's
[C]Eighteen and [G]life to go

[Outro 1]
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