Capo on fourth fret.
[Intro]
Em D Am Em
Em D Am Em
[Verse]
Em D
Life was gray when I grew up.
Am Em
Everyone around me seemed stuck,
Em D
Like all their dreams had broke on them,
Am Em
And opportunities all closed on them.
[Bridge]
C D Bm
But this couldn't be what life was meant to be.
Em C
I couldn't let it suffocate me.
D
Oh oh
[Chorus]
Em
I'm a wild child.
D
I fell in love with the wild fire.
Am Em
To live fast and to die young!
D
To break away, hallelujah!
Am Em
Wham bam boom, run right through ya.
Em D Am Em
Em D Am Em
[Verse]
Em D
I took the only way out I knew.
Am Em
I got doped up, and away I flew.
Em D
I hit the streets, and I hit the juice.
Am Em
I rock-and-rolled and let all hell break loose.
[Bridge]
C D Bm
I didn't care if I choked and died.
Em C
At least I would know I had felt alive.
D
Oh oh
[Chorus]
Em
I'm a wild child.
D
I fell in love with the wild fire.
Am Em
To live fast and to die young!
D
To break away, hallelujah!
Am Em
Wham bam boom, run right through ya.
Em D Am Em
Em D Am Em
[Verse]
Em D
All of these stories, they end the same.
Am Em
You wreck your chances, and you're left with shame.
Em D
Sometimes I think I'm just a big mistake.
Am Em
And now I'm worse off than what I tried to escape.
[Bridge]
C D Bm
But when the surge of action comes,
Em
I can't help myself.
C
I love nothing else.
D
Oh oh
[Chorus]
Em
I'm a wild child.
D
I fell in love with the wild fire.
Am Em
To live fast and to die young!
D
To break away, hallelujah!
Am Em
Wham bam boom, run right through ya.
[Outro]
Em D Am Em
Em D Am Em