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Chords used:  A   B   E   F#m   G#m   C#m  
intro:
  F#m  A(5th fr)  G#  B(7th fr)  C#m   A   B  
Verse:
C#mStranded in Antwerp
June '54
F#mStreets full of refugees
And ruAmours of wBar
In a C#mqueue at the station
A stranger arrived
You F#mwalked up & fixed me
With wAild hazel eByes
But the hotel was crowded
I followed in fright
You slammed the door behind us
And smashed out the light
You said "why try to fight it?" 
To my racing heart
Then we nuzzled like animals
And kissed in the dark
Bridge:
EWe wrecked the bed spent the rent
ALeft there without a cent
DF#mrank the fare and neAver made the C#mtraiBn
TiAll 25 I was bG#marely alBive
And I woF#mndered what hAit meB  
Chorus:
When you tattooed mAe...        C#mtatG#mtooed BmeA  C#m  B  
You tattooed Ame             C#mtattoG#moed Bme
And I wonAdered what Bhit me when you C#mcameA  B  
Shacked up in basements
Behind broken doors
Bugs in the blankets
And glass on the floor
Cold broke & hungry
With quarrels and fights
Coughing blood through the winter
And then on one fatal day
You signed your life away
I was too weak for alarm
I was drunk and asleep
As you left for the fleet
Yeah you tattooed me tattooed me
You tattooed me tattooed me
Break (flamenco strum as required)
C#m  A  B  A
With the peace in Geneva
The world crawled away
From the brink of oblivion
We all breathed again
And when you deserted
No more letters came
My life cut to pieces
And when I was on the mend
I drifted to Zaventem
Worked there unloading the plane
And I paid my way
On a thousand a day
But you tattooed me... tattooed me
You tattooed me tattooed me
You tattooed me tattooed me
You tattooed me tattooed me
You tattooed me tattooed me

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You Tattooed Me

by Tom Robinson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

G#m

C#m

A B E F#m G#m C#m

Chords used:

intro:

F#m A G# B C#m A B

(5th fr) (7th fr)

Verse:

C#m

Stranded in Antwerp

June '54

F#m

Streets full of refugees

A B

And rumours of war

C#m

In a queue at the station

A stranger arrived

F#m

You walked up & fixed me

A B

With wild hazel eyes

But the hotel was crowded

I followed in fright

You slammed the door behind us

And smashed out the light

You said "why try to fight it?"

To my racing heart

Then we nuzzled like animals

And kissed in the dark

Bridge:

We wrecked the bed spent the rent

Left there without a cent

F#m A C#m B

Drank the fare and never made the train

A G#m B

Till 25 I was barely alive

F#m A B

And I wondered what hit me

Chorus:

A C#m G#m B A C#m B

When you tattooed me... tattooed me

A C#m G#m B

You tattooed me tattooed me

A B C#m A B

And I wondered what hit me when you came

Shacked up in basements

Behind broken doors

Bugs in the blankets

And glass on the floor

Cold broke & hungry

With quarrels and fights

Coughing blood through the winter

And then on one fatal day

You signed your life away

I was too weak for alarm

I was drunk and asleep

As you left for the fleet

Yeah you tattooed me tattooed me

You tattooed me tattooed me

Break (flamenco strum as required)

C#m A B A

With the peace in Geneva

The world crawled away

From the brink of oblivion

We all breathed again

And when you deserted

No more letters came

My life cut to pieces

And when I was on the mend

I drifted to Zaventem

Worked there unloading the plane

And I paid my way

On a thousand a day

But you tattooed me... tattooed me

You tattooed me tattooed me

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