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Tattoo

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Aminor

90BPM

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1/6

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 6Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CAPO 2
Standard Tuning
e|-Am-0--C---Csus------G---Fmaj------D2--|
B|--1--1---1---(1)--1----3--|
G|--2--0---0----0---2----2--|
D|--2--2---0----0---3----0--|
A|--0--3---3----2---3----0--|
E|-----3---3----3---0-------|
(Note: First strum on Am hammer on B string once)
Intro:   Am    C    G   Fmaj(x2)
  AmI miss Cthe dGays when you Fmaj7were in my wAmorld C  G  Fmaj7  
  AmIt seems Clike Git was a Fmaj7lifetime aAmgo C  G  Fmaj7  
  AmWe Csaid our goodGbye with tFmaj7ears 
  AmAnd Cpromised to Gnot let the Fmaj7years get aAmway C  G  Fmaj7  
  AmBut that's Csomething    Gyou Fmaj7just have to Amsay C  G  Fmaj7  
   CIn my Gpain 
   CIs where I've Gtattooed your name 
   CWas it a Gdream 
Was it a Ddream 
Going Cround Csusand    Cround Csusand     Cround Csusand     Cround Csusyour 
Amheart C  G  Fmaj  Am  C  G  Fmaj  
       Am         C             G          Fmaj7      Am     C     G  Fmaj7_ 
  Jeremy said he saw you out on second Ave 
  AmAnd you Clooked Glike you could Fmaj7use some slAmeep C  G  Fmaj7  
  AmYou Ctold him you Gsobered up Fmaj7  
  AmBut Cnow you are Ggiving that Fmaj7up cause someAmtimes 
      C   Glove isn't Fmajstronger than Amwine C  G  Fmaj  
   CIn my Gpain 
   CIs where I've Gtattooed your name 
   CWas it a Gdream 
Was it a Ddream 
Going Cround Csusand    Cround Csusand     Cround Csusand     Cround Csusyour
Amheart C  G  Fmaj  Am  C  G  Fmaj  
   AmI wonCder   Gwhat you must Fmaj7think about Amme C  G  Fmaj7  
   AmWhat I Cheard Gis you conFmaj7sider me dAmead C  G  Fmaj7  
   AmI Cguess that's Gfair of Fmajyou
   AmI Cnever was Ggood to Fmajyou   I'm aAmshamed
   Cfor Gmaking you Fmajfeel all my Ampain C  G  Fmaj  
    CWhen I Gsleep 
   CSometimes I Gstill think we speak 
   CIs it a Gdream?     Is it a Ddream? 
Going Cround Csusand    Cround Csusand     Cround Csusand     Cround Csusyour
Amheart C  G  Fmaj  Am  C  G  Fmaj  

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Tattoo

by Joseph Arthur

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus

Fmaj

Fmaj7

CAPO 2

Standard Tuning

Am C Csus G Fmaj D

e|--0--------------------2--|

B|--1--1---1---(1)--1----3--|

G|--2--0---0----0---2----2--|

D|--2--2---0----0---3----0--|

A|--0--3---3----2---3----0--|

E|-----3---3----3---0-------|

(Note: First strum on Am hammer on B string once)

Am C G Fmaj

Intro: (x2)

Am C G Fmaj7 Am C G Fmaj7

I miss the days when you were in my world

Am C G Fmaj7 Am C G Fmaj7

It seems like it was a lifetime ago

Am C G Fmaj7

We said our goodbye with tears

Am C G Fmaj7 Am C G Fmaj7

And promised to not let the years get away

Am C G Fmaj7 Am C G Fmaj7

But that's something you just have to say

C G

In my pain

C G

Is where I've tattooed your name

C G

Was it a dream

C Csus C Csus C Csus C Csus

Going round and round and round and round your

Am C G Fmaj Am C G Fmaj

heart

Am C G Fmaj7 Am C G Fmaj7

Jeremy said he saw you out on second Ave

Am C G Fmaj7 Am C G Fmaj7

And you looked like you could use some sleep

Am C G Fmaj7

You told him you sobered up

Am C G Fmaj7 Am

But now you are giving that up cause sometimes

C G Fmaj Am C G Fmaj

love isn't stronger than wine

C G

In my pain

C G

Is where I've tattooed your name

C G

Was it a dream

C Csus C Csus C Csus C Csus

Going round and round and round and round your

Am C G Fmaj Am C G Fmaj

heart

Am C G Fmaj7 Am C G Fmaj7

I wonder what you must think about me

Am C G Fmaj7 Am C G Fmaj7

What I heard is you consider me dead

Am C G Fmaj

I guess that's fair of you

Am C G Fmaj Am

I never was good to you I'm ashamed

C G Fmaj Am C G Fmaj

for making you feel all my pain

C G

When I sleep

C G

Sometimes I still think we speak

C G D

Is it a dream? Is it a dream?

C Csus C Csus C Csus C Csus

Going round and round and round and round your

Am C G Fmaj Am C G Fmaj

heart

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