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ASadness has F#filled a lonely BmplaceE  
BeAfore that F#there was just a BmholeE  
At Aleast now there's F#sadness on my BmfaceE  
My Alower lip has F#finally found its BbroleE  
So the wind and the rain and the snow
Had no particular place to go
So they thought they'd come and spend some time with me
They're better friends than you could ever be
[Chorus]
There's a DtattoEo, a small tatAtoo
DWaiting there Eunpaid for Ayou
And if you Dever bump into UnElucky
Don't forAget who broke your heart in F#mtwo
You'd Dbetter get there Eearly, there's a Amillion in the Dqueue
Just waiting for the Ename on their DtattoAo
[end Chorus]
Emptiness has filled a vacant heart
Finally found a place for it to hide
An as I wander like a fool from bar to bar
Empty has become my greatest guide
And the tears and the pain and the despise
Looked at me through bankrupt eyes
They had nowhere else that they could land
So I invited them to take my bloody hand
[Chorus]
So Fqueuing for a Amtattoo and I E7can't decide the Amname
I've been Fwondering Amnight after E7nightAm  
When they Fput that needle Amin me I'll E7scream your name in Ampain
And I Fhope he spells Am"you bastard" E7rightA  
B-A-S-T-A-R-D, stick that needle deep in me

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Tattoo

by The Beautiful South

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A F# Bm E

Sadness has filled a lonely place

A F# Bm E

Before that there was just a hole

A F# Bm E

At least now there's sadness on my face

A F# Bb E

My lower lip has finally found its role

So the wind and the rain and the snow

Had no particular place to go

So they thought they'd come and spend some time with me

They're better friends than you could ever be

[Chorus]

D E A

There's a tattoo, a small tattoo

D E A

Waiting there unpaid for you

D E

And if you ever bump into Unlucky

A F#m

Don't forget who broke your heart in two

D E A D

You'd better get there early, there's a million in the queue

E D A

Just waiting for the name on their tattoo

[end Chorus]

Emptiness has filled a vacant heart

Finally found a place for it to hide

An as I wander like a fool from bar to bar

Empty has become my greatest guide

And the tears and the pain and the despise

Looked at me through bankrupt eyes

They had nowhere else that they could land

So I invited them to take my bloody hand

[Chorus]

F Am E7 Am

So queuing for a tattoo and I can't decide the name

F Am E7 Am

I've been wondering night after night

F Am E7 Am

When they put that needle in me I'll scream your name in pain

F Am E7 A

And I hope he spells "you bastard" right

B A A D

--S-T--R-, stick that needle deep in me

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