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Tuning: Standard
VERSE 1
      D5-        A5  D5-A5  
I got Elvis, on my elbow
         D5            A5  D5-A5  
and when I flex, Elvis talks.
         D5                         A5  D5-A5  
I got hula girls, on the back of my leg
        D5-         A5  D5-A5  
and she hulas, when I walk.
Speaking F5cherry C5red
Screaming F5electric C5green.
       D5-                      A5  D5-A5  
Purple mountain's majesty, really talk to me (talk to me babe).
PRE-CHORUS 1
F5Swap meet Sally, G5tramp stamp cat
C5mousewife to G/Bmomshell in the A5time it took to get that new F5tattoo
G5Tattoo-tattoo
CHORUS 1
D5-           A5  D5-A5  
(Tattoo, tattoo) show me your dragon magic
D5-           A5  D5-A5  
(Tattoo, tattoo) so autobiographic!
VERSE 2
D5-A5  
Best believe that needle will hurt you
D5-A5  
best deceive these true colors that follow one of your false virtues.
         D5-               A5  D5-A5  
Here's a secret, to make you think
           D5-                      A5  D5-A5  
why is the crazy stuff we never said, poetry in ink.
                D5             A5  D5-A5  
Speak in day-glow red, Explodo paint
                  D5-                A5  D5-A5  
purple mountain's majesty show me you, I'll show you me.
PRE-CHORUS 2
F5Swap meet Sally, G5tramp stamp cat
C5mousewife to G/Bmomshell in the A5time it took to get that new F5tattoo
G5Tattoo-tattoo (whoo)
CHORUS 2
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(Tattoo, tattoo) sexy dragon magic
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(tattoo, tattoo) so very autobiographic!
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(Tattoo, tattoo) got a hold on me
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(tattoo, tattoo) you put a spell on me!
VERSE 3
      D5-        A5     D5  A5  
Uncle Danny, had a coal tattoo
   D5-                  A5  D5-A5  
He fought for the unions, some of us still do
      D5-                        A5  D5-A5  
On my shoulder is a number, of the chapter he was in
     D5-                      A5  D5-A5  
That number is forever like the struggle here to win (everybody!
PRE-CHORUS 3
F5Swap meet Sally, G5tramp stamp cat
C5mousewife to G/Bmomshell in the A5time it took to get that new F5tattoo
G5Tattoo-tattoo
CHORUS 3
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(Tattoo, tattoo) sexy dragon magic
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(tattoo, tattoo) so very autobiographic!
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(Tattoo, tattoo) got a hold on me
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(tattoo, tattoo) you put a spell on me!
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(Tattoo, tattoo) I'm in love with you
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(tattoo, tattoo) show me, show me your
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(Tattoo, tattoo) look at me, look at you!
D5-            A5  D5-A5  
(tattoo, tattoo) Whoa!
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Tattoo

by Van Halen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

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Tuning: Standard

VERSE 1

D5 A5 D5 A5

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I got Elvis, on my elbow

D5 A5 D5 A5

and when I flex, Elvis talks.

D5 A5 D5 A5

I got hula girls, on the back of my leg

D5 A5 D5 A5

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and she hulas, when I walk.

F5 C5

Speaking cherry red

F5 C5

Screaming electric green.

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

Purple mountain's majesty, really talk to me (talk to me babe).

PRE-CHORUS 1

F5 G5

Swap meet Sally, tramp stamp cat

C5 G/B A5 F5

mousewife to momshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo

Tattoo-tattoo

CHORUS 1

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(Tattoo, tattoo) show me your dragon magic

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(Tattoo, tattoo) so autobiographic!

VERSE 2

D5 A5

Best believe that needle will hurt you

D5 A5

best deceive these true colors that follow one of your false virtues.

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

Here's a secret, to make you think

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

why is the crazy stuff we never said, poetry in ink.

D5 A5 D5 A5

Speak in day-glow red, Explodo paint

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

purple mountain's majesty show me you, I'll show you me.

PRE-CHORUS 2

F5 G5

Swap meet Sally, tramp stamp cat

C5 G/B A5 F5

mousewife to momshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo

Tattoo-tattoo (whoo)

CHORUS 2

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(Tattoo, tattoo) sexy dragon magic

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(tattoo, tattoo) so very autobiographic!

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(Tattoo, tattoo) got a hold on me

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(tattoo, tattoo) you put a spell on me!

VERSE 3

D5 A5 D5 A5

Uncle Danny, had a coal tattoo

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

He fought for the unions, some of us still do

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

On my shoulder is a number, of the chapter he was in

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

That number is forever like the struggle here to win (everybody!

PRE-CHORUS 3

F5 G5

Swap meet Sally, tramp stamp cat

C5 G/B A5 F5

mousewife to momshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo

Tattoo-tattoo

CHORUS 3

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(Tattoo, tattoo) sexy dragon magic

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(tattoo, tattoo) so very autobiographic!

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(Tattoo, tattoo) got a hold on me

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(tattoo, tattoo) you put a spell on me!

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(Tattoo, tattoo) I'm in love with you

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(tattoo, tattoo) show me, show me your

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(Tattoo, tattoo) look at me, look at you!

D5 A5 D5 A5

- -

(tattoo, tattoo) Whoa!

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