The lyrics are sung over a stretched out E chord played on the 7th fret on the A string. Stretch the E chord by one fret until your index finger reaches the 4th fret on the A string, then go back to the E chord on the 7th fret. The numbers after the E represent the fret number that's stretched from the original E position. If you're familiar with the song, then the strumming patterns will come to you naturally! E E-1 E-2 E-3 Eddie waited 'til he finished high-school E E-1 E-2 E-3 He went to Hollywood got a tattoo Am C Am C He met a girl out there with a tattoo too G F C C G-C-G G-C-G The future was wide open E E-1 E-2 E-3 They both moved to a place they both could afford E E-1 E-2 E-3 He found a night-club; He could work at the door Am C Am C She had a guitar and she taught him some chords G F C G-C-G G-C-D The sky was the limit G C D Into the great wide open G E (open) D A Under them skies of blue G C D Out in the great wide open G F E A G-C-G G-C-G A rebel without a clue Repeat the same chord progressions for the following lyrics . . . The papers said Ed always played from heart He got an agent and a roadie named Bart Am C Am C They made a record and it went in the charts G F C G-C-G G-C-G The sky was the limit His leather jacket had chains that would jingle They both met movie stars partied and mingled Am C Am C Their A & R man said "I don't hear a single" G F C G-C-G G-C-D The future was wide open G C D Into the great wide open G E (open) D A Under them skies of blue G C D Out in the great wide open G F E A G-C-G G-C-G A rebel without a clue
