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charted by sj.williams1337 on ultimate-guitar

(optional capo on 2 and play in E, or capo on 4 and play in D. capo 2 listed after this chart)


F# B F#  x2

F#  B                     F#
    Tattoo of the seventh shield
F#    A#        B
Still wet on my skin
C#     B                           D#m  G#
     You're all crumpled up on the curb there
D   A                          E
    I think I'm gonna take you in

F#  B                       F#
    Always had to follow my instincts
F#  A#                     B
    Usually, I'm out on my own
C#   B                            D#m   G#
    You there by the road wet and helpless
D       A                      E
    What happens if I take you home?


F#
You may forget the whys and wheres
Of an old tattoo on your forearm there
B               C#                   D#m
But usually, you recall the day you got one
B      C#                       F#
   And usually, it fades in the sun


F#  B                      F#
    Headed for a season in exile
F#        A#      B
    As the oracle predicted
C#  B                   D#m   G#
    According to reliable sources
D      A                       E
    In thirty days I'm getting evicted

F#  B                             F#
    Trying not to scratch where it itches
F#    A#                        B
    It takes a certain level of discipline
C#  B                             D#m  G#
    Not even half a second by the light switch
D   A                           E
    Let the future flood right in

F#
You may forget the whys and wheres
Of an old tattoo on your forearm there
B               C#                   D#m
But usually, you recall the day you got one
B      C#                       F#
   And usually, it fades in the sun


D                          A
   Usually, the lines grow faint
E                F#m
   Like old house paint
              D           A        E
Just a way to mark the years gone by
             D
You lay on the couch
E      F#m
Three weeks
C#                                       D
   Until the color came back into your cheeks
A                         G       D
   I'd seen ones like you before
               E            F#
Plenty came through before


F#  B                             F#
    Legend on the shield in Greek
F#              A#           B
    "What's that say?" you said
C#  B                             D#m        G#
    I gave you an answer that I thought you'd buy
G#m             C#                D#m             G#       B
All of this will disappear in the twinkling of an eye


F#
You may forget the whys and wheres
Of an old tattoo on your forearm there
B               C#                   D#m
But usually, you recall the day you got one
B      C#                       D#m
   And usually, it fades in the sun
            B            F#
But not this one

F#

version in E, capo 2

E A E  x2

E  A                     E
    Tattoo of the seventh shield
E    G#        A
Still wet on my skin
B     A                           C#m  F#
     You're all crumpled up on the curb there
C   G                          D
    I think I'm gonna take you in
 
E  A                       E
    Always had to follow my instincts
E  G#                     A
    Usually, I'm out on my own
B   A                            C#m   F#
    You there by the road wet and helpless
C       G                      D
    What happens if I take you home?

E
You may forget the whys and wheres
Of an old tattoo on your forearm there
A               B                   C#m
But usually, you recall the day you got one
A      B                       E
   And usually, it fades in the sun


E  A                      E
    Headed for a season in exile
E        G#      A
    As the oracle predicted
B  A                   C#m   F#
    According to reliable sources
C      G                       D
    In thirty days I'm getting evicted

E  A                             E
    Trying not to scratch where it itches
E    G#                        A
    It takes a certain level of discipline
B  A                             C#m  F#
    Not even half a second by the light switch
C   G                           D
    Let the future flood right in


E
You may forget the whys and wheres
Of an old tattoo on your forearm there
A               B                   C#m
But usually, you recall the day you got one
A      B                       E
   And usually, it fades in the sun


C                          G
   Usually, the lines grow faint
D                Em
   Like old house paint
              C           G        D
Just a way to mark the years gone by
             C
You lay on the couch
D      Em
Three weeks
B                                       C
   Until the color came back into your cheeks
G                         F       C
   I'd seen ones like you before
               D           E
Plenty came through before


E  A                             E
    Legend on the shield in Greek
E              G#           A
    "What's that say?" you said
B  A                             C#m        F#
    I gave you an answer that I thought you'd buy
F#m             B                C#m             F#       A
All of this will disappear in the twinkling of an eye


E
You may forget the whys and wheres
Of an old tattoo on your forearm there
A               B                   C#m
But usually, you recall the day you got one
A      B                       C#m
   And usually, it fades in the sun
             A            E
But not this one

E