S K I D R O W "18 And Life" Transcribed by Alex Medina ([email protected]) [Intro] C#m B C#m B E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|----5-----------4---------------|----5-----------4---------------| G|--------6-----------4-----------|--------6-----------4-----------| D|------------------------4-------|------------------------4-------| A|4-----------4---------------4h6-|4-----------4---------------2---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| C#m B Asus2 Bsus4 E|--------------------------------|--------0---------------0-------| B|----5-----------4---------------|--------0---------------0-------| G|--------6-----------4-----------|--------2---------------4-------| D|------------------------4-------|----2---------------4-----------| A|4-----------4---------------4---|0---------------2---------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| [Verse 1] (play with intro) C#m B C#m B Ricky was a young boy, he had a heart of stone. C#m B Asus2 Bsus4 Lived nine to five and he worked his fingers to the bone. C#m B Just barely out of school, came from the edge of town. C#m B A5 B5 G# Fought like a switch-blade so no-one could take him down, no! A5 G# F#5 E F#5 He had no money, no, no good at home. G#5 F# G# A5 B5 Walked the streets a soldier and he fought the world alone and now it's... [Chorus] C#5 A#5 E5 B5 E|--------------------------------|--------0-----------------------| B|--------------------------------|----0-------0-----------4-------| G|--------6---------------2-------|--------------------------------| D|----6-------6-------2-------2---|--------------------4-----------| A|4---------------0---------------|----------------2-----------3---| E|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------| Eighteen and life, you got it. Eighteen and life, you know Your crime is time, and it's eighteen and life to go ! Eighteen and life, you got it. Eighteen and life, you know Your crime is time, and it's eighteen and life to go ! (finish with intro...) [Verse 2] (play with intro) C#m B C#m B Tequila in his heartbeat, his veins burned gasoline. C#m B Asus2 Bsus4 It kept his motor running, but it never kept him clean. C#m B C#m B They said he loved adventure. Ricky's the wild one. C#m B Asus2 Bsus4 He married trouble, had a courtship with a gun. A5 F#5 Bang, bang shoot'em up. The party never ends. G#5 F# G# A5 B5 You can't think of dying when the bottle's your best friend. (Repeat chorus) [Bridge] (palm mute a C#5 chord during two measures and ...) E5 B5 "Accidents will happen," they all heard Ricky say. A5 B5 He fired his six shot to the wind, that child blew a child away. (Repeat chorus) [Outro] 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|--------------------------------| ************************************ | h Hammer-on ************************************