Chord/Tab song: Rose Tattoo

Intro: Am, C, G, Am x2

[Am]The pictures tell the story
[C]This life has many shades
[G]I?d wake up every morning and befo[Am]re I?d start each day
[Am]I?d take a drag from last nights cigarette
[C]That smoldered in it?s tray
[G]Down a little something and then be on my way[Dm]

[Am]I traveled far and wide
A[C]nd laid this head in many ports
[G]I was guided by a compass
[Am]I saw beauty to the north
[Am]I drew the tales of many lives
[C]And wore the faces of my own
[G]I had these memories all around me
[Dm]So I wouldn?t be alone

(Pre chorus)
[C]Some may be from showing up
[G]Others are from growing up
[Dm]Sometimes I was so messed up and didn?t hav[Am]e a clue
[C]I ain?t winning no one over
[G]I wear it just for you
[Dm]I?ve got your name written here
[Am]In a rose tattoo

(Chorus)
[Am]In a rose tattoo
[C]In a rose tattoo
[G]I?ve got your name written here
[Am]In a rose tattoo

(Verse)
[Am]This ones for the mighty sea
[C]Mischief, gold and piracy
[G]This ones for the man that raised me
[Am]Taught me sacrifice and bravery
[Am]This ones for our favorite game
[C]Black and gold, we wave the flag
[G]This ones for my family name
[Dm]With pride I wear it to the grave

(Pre Chorus)
[C]Some may be from showing up
[G]Others are from growing up
[Dm]Sometimes I was so messed up and didn?t ha[Am]ve a clue
[C]I ain't winning no one over
[G]I wear it just for you
[Dm]I?ve got your name written here
[Dm]In a rose tattoo

(Chorus)
[Am]In a rose tattoo
[C]In a rose tattoo
[G]I?ve got your name written here
[Am]In a rose tattoo

[C]In a rose tattoo
[G]In a rose tattoo
[Dm]I?ve got your name written here
Dm (hold)
In a rose tattoo

[Am]This one means the most to me
[C]Stays here for eternity
[G]A ship that always stays the course
[Am]An anchor for my every choice
[Am]A rose that shines down from above
[C]I signed and sealed these words in blood
[G]I heard them once, sung in a song
[G]It played again and we sang along

[Am] [C] [G] [Am]
[Am]You?ll always be there with me
[C]Even if you?re gone
[G]You?ll always have my love
[Dm]Our memory will live on

[C]Some may be from showing up
[G]Others are from growing up
[Dm]Sometimes I was so messed up and didn?t ha[Am]ve a clue
[C]I ain't winning no one over
[G]I wear it just for you
[Dm]I?ve got your name written here
[Dm]In a rose tattoo

[Am]
[Am]In a rose tattoo
[C]In a rose tattoo
[G]I?ve got your name written here,
[Am]In a rose tattoo
[Am]In a rose tattoo
[C]In a rose tattoo
[G]With pride I?ll wear it to the grave for you
[C]In a rose tattoo
[G]In a rose tattoo
[Dm]I?ve got your name written here,
[Am]In a rose tattoo
[C]In a rose tattoo
[G]In a rose tattoo
[Dm]Signed and sealed in blood I would die for[Am] you

Am, C, G, Am x2 and then, for the ?woooah? it's C, G, Dm, Am. Then back to the
first pattern, and C, G, Dm, Am for the next ?woooah?. The last thing they do is
one strum on G and one strum on Am. And there you have it, Rose Tattoo!