Verse 1:   B E    Straight out of nowhere   B   And a little bit out of our minds   E    We were courting disaster   B   With one foot over the line   E   It was one for the show   B    And two for ol' shorty and me   E   We were the wild ones   D E B    We had this town up a tree         Chorus:   E   We were the wild ones   B    The ones they couldn't control   E   We were survivors   D E B    Good hearts - body and soul   E    We were the winners   B   'Cause we didn't know we could fail   E   We were the wild ones   D E B    And we had the world by the tail         Verse 2:   E    She was a lady   B    When a lady wasn't easy to be   E   Hangin' in limbo   B   She started hangin' with me   E    We were the music   B   'Cause we had a song we could sing   E   We were the wild ones   D E B    And we had the world on a string         Chorus.      E   We were the wild ones   D E B   And we had the world by the tail