Verse: A# D#7 Straight out of nowhere A# And a little bit out of our minds D#7 We were courting disaster A# With one foot over the line D#7 It was one for the show A# And two for olʼ shorty and me D#7 We were the wild ones C# D#7 A# We had this town up a tree Chorus: D#7 We were the wild ones A# The ones they couldnʼt control D#7 We were survivors C# D#7 A# Good hearts - body and soul D#7 We were the winners A# ʼCause we didnʼt know we could fail D#7 We were the wild ones C# D#7 A# And we had the world by the tail Verse: D#7 She was a lady A# When a lady wasnʼt easy to be D#7 Hanginʼ in limbo A# She started hanginʼ with me D#7 We were the music A# ʼCause we had a song we could sing D#7 We were the wild ones C# D#7 A# And we had the world on a string Chorus. D#7 We were the wild ones C# D#7 A# And we had the world by the tail