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1. Eddie waited til' he finished high school,
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he went to Hollywood, got a tattoo,
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he met a girl out there with a tattoo, too,
G F C - C - G
the future was wide open.
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2. They moved into a place they both could afford,
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he found a night club he could work at the door,
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she had a guitar and she taught him some chords,
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the sky was the limit.
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Into the great wide open, under them skies of blue.
G C D G F Em - A
Out in the great wide open, a rebel without a clue.
C - G (2x)
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3. The papers said Ed always played from the heart,
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he got an agent and a roadie named Bart.
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They made a record and it went in the charts,
G F C C - G
the sky was the limit.
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4. His leather jacket had chains that would jingle,
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they both met movie stars, partied and mingled.
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Their A&R man said "I don't hear a single",
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the future was wide open.
+ CHORUS (2x) + C - G (2x)