Members when recorded: Rob Affuso, Sebastian Bach, Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill, Dave Sabo



Standard Tuning



(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---5—5-(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---5—5-(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 |--------------------------------|