"Tattoos Of Life" from Steve Wariner To be found on the CD "Two Teardrops" Written By Max D. Barnes and Steve Wariner Transcribed by Bahram ( BahramK@gmx.de ) Guitar Capo on 2'nd fret, standard tuning 3/4 Bars Intro picking : e |--------2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----| b |--------3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----| g |-----4-----4-----4--|-----4-----4-----4--| D |--------------------|--------------------| A |--2-----------------|--2-----------------| E |--------------------|--------------------| Bm Bm e |--------2-----2-----|--------------------| b |--------2-----2-----|--------0--------3--| g |-----2-----2-----2--|--------0-----2-----| D |--------------------|-----0-----0--0-----| A |--------------------|--------------------| E |--2-----------------|--3-----------2-----| F#m G D/F# sl e |--------0-----0--0--|/-\-----------------| b |--------0-----0-----|1-2-----3-----5-----| g |-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--| D |--------------------|--------------------| A |--------------------|0-------2-----4-----| E |--0-----------------|--------------------| Em A G/B A7/C# h p / \/\ e |-------------0-2-0--|--------------------| b |--------3----------3|--------------0--2--| g |-----2-----2--------|--------2-----------| D |--0-----------------|-----2-----2--------| A |--------------------|--0-----------------| E |--------------------|--------------------| D A e |--------------2-----|--2-----0-----0-----| b |--------3-----3-----|--2-----3-----5-----| g |--------4--------4--|--2--0--0--0--0--0--| D |-----4-----4--------|--0-----------------| A |--2-----------------|--0-----2-----4-----| E |--------------------|--------------------| Bm A G/B A7/C# ********* This part comes again a few times during the song ! Verse 1 : D ( D/F# ) G When you've hitched every highway, and rode all the rails A (A9_A) D D/A You're no longer afraid of the dark D D/F# G You get tougher than leather and harder than nails E E7 A A_G/B_A7/C# When you've earned all the scars on your heart Verse 2 : D D/F# G G/E Hobos and heroes, bankers and bums A G D In some ways we're all the same D D/F# G We all have to pay for the deeds that we've done A A A9 A D And wind up just dragging those chains Refrain : Bm F#m G Life paints a picture that time can't erase Em D/F# A4_A Sometimes it cuts like a knife Bm F#m G Sooner or later one way or another Em A G/B A7/C# ( D ) We all wear the tattoos of life Fill : | D - - | A - - | Bm - - | A G/B A7/C# | D~ | **** This is a repeat of the 2'nd part of the intro. Verse 3 : D D/F# G G/E The glory in living is just running the race A G D D/A Not whether you win our you fail D D/F# G The lines like a road map will show on your face A A A9 A D D And your eyes tell the rest of the tale Refrain : Bm F#m G Life paints a picture that time can't erase Em D/F# A4_A Sometimes it cuts like a knife Bm F#m G Sooner or later one way or another Em A G/B A7/C# ( D ) We all wear the tattoos of life Fill : | D - - | A - - | Bm - - | A G/B A7/C# | D | The Tattoos of life Fill : | D - - | A - - | Bm - - | A G/B A7/C# | D~ |