"Tattoos Of Life" from Steve Wariner
To be found on the CD "Two Teardrops"
Written By Max D. Barnes and Steve Wariner
Transcribed by Bahram ( BahramK@gmx.de )
Guitar Capo on 2'nd fret, standard tuning
3/4 Bars
[Intro]
e|--------2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----|
b|--------3-----3-----|--------3-----3-----|
G|-----4-----4-----4--|-----4-----4-----4--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--2-----------------|--2-----------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
Bm Bm
e|--------2-----2-----|--------------------|
b|--------2-----2-----|--------0--------3--|
G|-----2-----2-----2--|--------0-----2-----|
D|--------------------|-----0-----0--0-----|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--2-----------------|--3-----------2-----|
F#m G D/F#
sl
e|--------0-----0--0--|/------------------|
b|--------0-----0-----|1-2-----3-----5-----|
G|-----0-----0--------|-----0-----0-----0--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|0-------2-----4-----|
E|--0-----------------|--------------------|
Em A G/B A7/C#
h p
/ /
e|-------------0-2-0--|--------------------|
b|--------3----------3|--------------0--2--|
G|-----2-----2--------|--------2-----------|
D|--0-----------------|-----2-----2--------|
A|--------------------|--0-----------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
D A
e|--------------2-----|--2-----0-----0-----|
b|--------3-----3-----|--2-----3-----5-----|
G|--------4--------4--|--2--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|-----4-----4--------|--0-----------------|
A|--2-----------------|--0-----2-----4-----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
Bm A G/B A7/C#
[Verse 1]
D ( D/F# ) G
When you've hitched every highway, and rode all the rails
A (A9_A) D D/A
You're no longer afraid of the dark
D D/F# G
You get tougher than leather and harder than nails
E E7 A A G/B A7/C#
When you've earned all the scars on your heart
[Verse 2]
D D/F# G G/E
Hobos and heroes, bankers and bums
A G D
In some ways we're all the same
D D/F# G
We all have to pay for the deeds that we've done
A A A9 A D
And wind up just dragging those chains
[Refrain]
Bm F#m G
Life paints a picture that time can't erase
Em D/F# Asus4 A
Sometimes it cuts like a knife
Bm F#m G
Sooner or later one way or another
Em A G/B A7/C# ( D )
We all wear the tattoos of life
[Instrumental]
| D | A | Bm | A G/B A7/C# | D
[Verse 3]
D D/F# G G/E
The glory in living is just running the race
A G D D/A
Not whether you win our you fail
D D/F# G
The lines like a road map will show on your face
A A A9 A D D
And your eyes tell the rest of the tale
[Refrain]
Bm F#m G
Life paints a picture that time can't erase
Em D/F# Asus4 A
Sometimes it cuts like a knife
Bm F#m G
Sooner or later one way or another
Em A G/B A7/C# ( D )
We all wear the tattoos of life
[Outro]
| D | A | Bm | A G/B A7/C# | D
| D | A | Bm | A G/B A7/C# | D