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Like A Tattoo

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[Chords]
Cm9     x-3-1-3-3-x
Fm9     x-8-6-8-8-x
Ebmaj7  x-6-8-7-8-x
Ebm9    x-6-4-6-6-x
Gm7     3-5-3-3-3-x
Fm7/Bb  x-1-1-1-1-1
[Intro/Solo 1]
     Cm9-      Fm9x3
  Ebmaj7-   Fm9  
[Verse 1]
Cm9He told me sweet lies of Fm9sweet loves
Cm9Heavy with the burden of the Fm9truth
Cm9And he spoke of his dreamsFm9  
Broken by the burdenEbmaj7  
Broken by the Fm9burden of his youth
 Cm9-    Fm9x2
[Verse 2]
"Fourteen Cm9years," he said
"I couldn't Fm9look into the sun
Cm9She saw him laying at the Fm9end of my gun"
[Chorus]
Hungry for Ebm9life
And Gm7thirsty for the distant Ebm9riverFm7/Bb  
I remember his Ebm9hands
And the way the Gm7mountains looked
The Ebm9light shot diamonds from his Fm7/Bbeyes
Hungry for Ebm9life
And Gm7thirsty for the distant Ebm9riverFm7/Bb  
 Cm9-    Fm9x6
[Outro]
Like the scar of Ebm9age
Written all Gm7over my face
The Ebm9war is still raging inFm7/Bbside of me
I still feel the Ebm9chill
As I reveal my Gm7shame to you
I Ebm9wear it like a tattoFm7/Bbo
I Ebm9wear it like a tattoFm7/Bbo
I Ebm9wear it like a tattoFm7/Bbo

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Like A Tattoo

by Sade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm9

Fm9

Ebmaj7

Ebm9

Gm7

Fm7/Bb

[Chords]

Cm9 x-3-1-3-3-x

Fm9 x-8-6-8-8-x

Ebmaj7 x-6-8-7-8-x

Ebm9 x-6-4-6-6-x

Gm7 3-5-3-3-3-x

Fm7/Bb x-1-1-1-1-1

[Intro/Solo 1]

Cm9 Fm9

- x3

Ebmaj7 Fm9

[Verse 1]

Cm9 Fm9

He told me sweet lies of sweet loves

Cm9 Fm9

Heavy with the burden of the truth

Cm9 Fm9

And he spoke of his dreams

Ebmaj7

Broken by the burden

Fm9

Broken by the burden of his youth

Cm9 Fm9

- x2

[Verse 2]

Cm9

"Fourteen years," he said

Fm9

"I couldn't look into the sun

Cm9 Fm9

She saw him laying at the end of my gun"

[Chorus]

Ebm9

Hungry for life

Gm7 Ebm9 Fm7/Bb

And thirsty for the distant river

Ebm9

I remember his hands

Gm7

And the way the mountains looked

Ebm9 Fm7/Bb

The light shot diamonds from his eyes

Ebm9

Hungry for life

Gm7 Ebm9 Fm7/Bb

And thirsty for the distant river

Cm9 Fm9

- x6

[Outro]

Ebm9

Like the scar of age

Gm7

Written all over my face

Ebm9 Fm7/Bb

The war is still raging inside of me

Ebm9

I still feel the chill

Gm7

As I reveal my shame to you

Ebm9 Fm7/Bb

I wear it like a tattoo

Ebm9 Fm7/Bb

I wear it like a tattoo

Ebm9 Fm7/Bb

I wear it like a tattoo

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