Steve Wariner, Tattoos Of Life Tabs/Chords

"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~ |