5 Chords used in the song: Am, G, F, Asus2/G, C
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intro : Am G x3 F G
Am G Am Asus2/G
Ricky was a young boy he had a heart of stone
Am G F G
Lived 9 to 5 and he worked his fingers to the bone
Am G Am Asus2/G
Just barely out of school, came from the edge of town
Am G F G
Fought like a switchblade so no one could take him down, no!
F G
He had no money, no, no good at home.
F C G
He walked the streets a soldier and he fought the world alone
And now it's
Am F
18 and life you got it
C G
18 and life you know
Am F
Your crime is time and it's
C G
18 and life to go
Am F
18 and life you got it
C G
18 and life you know
Am F
Your crime is time and it's
C G Am
18 and life to go
Am G x3 F G
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
F G
"Accidents will happen", they all heard Ricky say
F G Am
He fired his six-shot to the wind and that child blew a child away
CHORUS
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About this song: 18 And Life
Album: Skid Row Released: 1989 Skid Row guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo wrote this song after reading in a local newspaper about an 18-year-old boy who shot his friend by accident. He thought the gun wasn't loaded, and eventually ended up in prison for life. This song achieved a great success and was MTV's most played video in 1989.