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Eighteen - Ellis Paul

Eighteen

View chords used in this chart

Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste

[Intro]

| G | G C | G | D |

[Verse 1]

G

(It) was a summer night

C

I took off in my old man's car

G D

Rolled the windows right on down

G

I cranked up the radio

C

And chased a meteor

G D

On a dirt road out of town

[Chorus 1]

C

Tonight

G

There's a bonfire in Walker's field

C

Tonight

G

In the firelight our dreams revealed

C

Tonight

G

You can chase away your high school years

Am C

Shadows dancing wildly at the scene

Am

But I never knew right then

C

Just what it means

G

To be eighteen

| G C | G | D |

[Verse 2]

G

The voice of Jimmy Aberdeen

C

Still washes over me

G D

He had a laugh like a thunder cloud

G

He's holding blue spray paint

C

Jimmy was no saint

G D

But he could always draw the crowd

[Chorus 2]

C

That night

G

We climbed the water tower in Walker's field

C

That night

G

Above the lights of town our fates were sealed

C

That night

G

Jimmy fell down through the darkness

Am C

An ambulance brought silence to the scene

Am

And carried off the life

C

And broken dreams

G

Of Jimmy Aberdeen

| G C | G | D |

[Instrumental]

| G | C | G | C |

| Am | C | Am | C |

[Verse 3]

G

Now the years have passed

C

The cabbie taps the glass

G

We're outside

D

My reunion hall

G

He leaves me to the night

C

I can count the satellites

G

I see the tower

D

Looming tall

[Chorus 3]

C

Tonight

G

I'm taking on my memory

C

Tonight

G

I climbed the water tower for all to see

C

Tonight

G

I painted steel with cobalt blue

Am

Spelling out

C

My graduation year

Am

Above the highway

C

That took me out of here

[Bridge]

Am

And I finally think

C

I really know what it means

G

To be eighteen

C

Eighteen

G

Eighteen

[Instrumental]

| G | G C | G | D |

How to play Eighteen

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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