Tattoos Of Life chords
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"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~ |