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 (022100@1)     E-1                E-2              E-3
Eddie  waited  'til  he finished  high-school

E (022100@1)           E-1         E-2           E-3
He  went  to  Hollywood  got  a  tattoo

Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)                 Am (x02210@1)           CHe (x32010@1) met  a  girl  out  there  with  a  tattoo  too

G (320003@1)          F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)    G-C-G  G-C-G 
The  future  was  wide  open

E (022100@1)                E-1                E-2               E-3
They  both  moved  to  a place  they  both  could  afford

E (022100@1)             E-1                E-2              E-3
He  found  a  night-club;  He  could  work  at  the  door

Am (x02210@1)         C (x32010@1)              Am (x02210@1)                CShe (x32010@1) had  a  guitar  and  she  taught  him  some  chords

G (320003@1)   F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)       G-C-G   G-C-D
The sky  was  the  limit

G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)          DInto (xx0232@1) the  great  wide  open

G (320003@1)           E(open) (022100@1)  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
Under  them  skies  of  blue

G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)           DOut (xx0232@1) in  the  great  wide  open

G (320003@1)       F (133211@1)       E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">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 (x02210@1)            C (x32010@1)             Am (x02210@1)             CThey (x32010@1) made  a  record  and  it  went  in  the  charts

G (320003@1)    F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)   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 (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)               Am (x02210@1)               C (x32010@1)             
Their  A & R  man  said  "I  don't  hear  a  single"

G (320003@1)         F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)    G-C-G   G-C-D
The  future  was  wide  open



G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)          DInto (xx0232@1) the  great  wide  open

G (320003@1)           E(open) (022100@1)  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
Under  them  skies  of  blue

G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)           DOut (xx0232@1) in  the  great  wide  open

G (320003@1)       F (133211@1)       E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A     G-C-G  G-C-G
A  rebel  without  a  clue