Verse: C F Straight out of nowhere C And a little bit out of our minds F We were courting disaster C With one foot over the line F It was one for the show C And two for olʼ shorty and me F We were the wild ones D# F C We had this town up a tree Chorus: F We were the wild ones C The ones they couldnʼt control F We were survivors D# F C Good hearts - body and soul F We were the winners C ʼCause we didnʼt know we could fail F We were the wild ones D# F C And we had the world by the tail Verse: F She was a lady C When a lady wasnʼt easy to be F Hanginʼ in limbo C She started hanginʼ with me F We were the music C ʼCause we had a song we could sing F We were the wild ones D# F C And we had the world on a string Chorus. F We were the wild ones D# F C And we had the world by the tail