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 E 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 E 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 E 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 E F# C# And we had the world on a string Chorus. F# We were the wild ones E F# C# And we had the world by the tail