{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1715011,"song":"Eighteen","artist":"I Fight Dragons","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11362106-eighteen-chords-by-i-fight-dragons/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1715011?type=chord","rating":4.65196,"votes":7,"content":"-Standard Tuning\r\n-This song is performed by the group using all bar chords, but if you don't like that \r\nthen you can do whatever you please. :D\r\n-The guitar strumming pattern for this song is probably the most difficult part, but if \r\nyou listen to the song enough times it should come without too much trouble.\r\n-The strumming style in the chorus is completely different than that of the verses.\r\n-Every time you get to the verse before the chorus it builds to a hard stop on the last \r\nA chord and then the chorus begins. (Listen to the song)\r\n-There is a hard stop every time on the last E of the chorus before he says eighteen. \r\n(Listen to the song)\r\n-The G chord in the chorus that moves from G to E to D is a very fast chord change \r\ncompared the rest of the song. I recommend using the following chords as dictated for this \r\nspecific part.\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne-----x--------0-------x-------------|\r\nB-----11-------9-------7-------------|\r\nG-----11-------9-------7-------------|\r\nD-----11-------9-------7-------------|\r\nA-----9--------7-------5-------------|\r\nE-----x--------0-------x-------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n\r\nA x8\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Eighteen at a traffic light I’ve got[/tab]\r\n\r\nNowhere to be on a Friday night\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’ve got it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’ve got nothing[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Summer’s here and I’m finally free, I’ve got[/tab]\r\n\r\nNo work to do and no one to see\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’ve got it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’ve got nothing[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Eighteen is a funny age I’ve got[/tab]\r\n\r\nSo many dreams and an empty page\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’ve got it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’ve got nothing[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEverybody knows what I should do[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEverybody works so I should too[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow do I explain what feels so wrong?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDealing with the shame of knowing you don’t belong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo you try to smile and hope that[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nyou won’t always be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAlone with your dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLiving in between[/tab]\r\n\r\nEighteen...\r\n\r\nInterlude:\r\n\r\n[ch]A[/ch]  X4\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Eighteen yet I feel so old like a[/tab]\r\n\r\nBright screen with a paper soul\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’ve seen it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’ve seen nothing[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Eighteen with a car that drives and a[/tab]\r\n\r\nStrange need just to feel alive\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’ve seen it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’ve seen nothing[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Have you heard its a golden age? Go get your[/tab]\r\n\r\nGolden view from your golden cage\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’ve seen it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI’ve seen nothing[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEverybody knows what I should do[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEverybody works so I should too[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow do I explain what feels so wrong?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDealing with the shame of knowing you don’t belong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo you try to smile and hope that[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nyou won’t always be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAlone with your dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLiving in between[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus 2:\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#m[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEverybody does just what they’re told[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEverybody buys just what they’re sold[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHow do I escape what I can’t see?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHow do I replace the broken parts of me?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo, you try to smile and hope that[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nyou won’t always be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAlone with your dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLiving in between[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEighteen...[/tab]\r\n\r\nContinue to play that last chord as long as you desire :P\r","plain_text":"-Standard Tuning\n-This song is performed by the group using all bar chords, but if you don't like that \nthen you can do whatever you please. :D\n-The guitar strumming pattern for this song is probably the most difficult part, but if \nyou listen to the song enough times it should come without too much trouble.\n-The strumming style in the chorus is completely different than that of the verses.\n-Every time you get to the verse before the chorus it builds to a hard stop on the last \nA chord and then the chorus begins. (Listen to the song)\n-There is a hard stop every time on the last E of the chorus before he says eighteen. \n(Listen to the song)\n-The G chord in the chorus that moves from G to E to D is a very fast chord change \ncompared the rest of the song. I recommend using the following chords as dictated for this \nspecific part.\n\n\n\n\nIntro:\n\nA x8\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\nNowhere to be on a Friday night\n\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\nNo work to do and no one to see\n\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\nSo many dreams and an empty page\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEighteen...\n\nInterlude:\n\nA  X4\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\nBright screen with a paper soul\n\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\nStrange need just to feel alive\n\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\nGolden view from your golden cage\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContinue to play that last chord as long as you desire :P","chords":["D","A","E","G","B","F#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}