Em Em7 A7 Eddie waited till he finished high school Em Em7 A7 He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo Am Am7 C He met a girl out there with a tattoo too G F C The future was wide open

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They moved into a place they both could afford He found a nightclub he could work at the door She had a guitar and she taught him some chords The sky was the limit

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G C D Into the great wide open, G C D Am Under them skies of blue G C D Out in the great wide open, G F Em A A rebel without a clue

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The papers said Ed always played from the heart He got an agent and a roadie named Bart They made a record and it went in the charts T he sky was the limit
His leather jacket had chains that would jingle They both met movie stars, partied and mingled Their A&R man said "I don't hear a single" The future was wide open
Into the great wide open, Under them skies of blue Out in the great wide open, A rebel without a clue
Into the great wide open, Under them skies of blue Out in the great wide open, A rebel without a clue