Steve Wariner

^{Bm Bm
F#m G D/F#} sl

^{Em A G/B A7/C#} h p
/ \/\

^{D A}
Bm A G/B A7/C# ********* This part comes
again a few times
during the song !
Verse 1 :
When you've ^D hitched every h ^D/F# ighwa y, and ^G rode all the rails
A (A9_A) D D/A
You're no longer afraid of the dark
You get t ^D ougher than le ^D/F# ather and ^G harder than nails
E E7 A A_G/B_A7/C#
When you've earned all the scars on your heart
Verse 2 :
H ^D obos and h ^D/F# eroes, b ^G ankers and ^G/E bums
In s ^A ome ways w ^G e're all the ^D same
We a ^D ll have to ^D/F# pay for the d ^G eeds that we've done
And w ^A ind up just dr ^A agg ^A9 ing th ^A ose ch ^D ains
Refrain :
^Bm Life paints a picture that ^F#m time can't e ^G rase
Em D/F# A4_A
Sometimes it cuts like a knife
^Bm Sooner or later ^F#m one way or an ^G other
W ^Em e all wear the ^A tat ^G/B toos ^A7/C# of l if ^D e

a repeat
of the 2'nd
part of the
intro.
Verse 3 :
The g ^D lory in ^D/F# living is just ^G running the ^G/E race
^A Not whether you w ^G in our you ^D fail ^D/A
The l ^D ines like a ^D/F# road map will s ^G how on your face
And your ^A eyes tell the re ^A st ^A9 of t ^A he ta ^D le ^D
Refrain :
^Bm Life paints a picture that ^F#m time can't e ^G rase
Em D/F# A4_A
Sometimes it cuts like a knife
^Bm Sooner or later ^F#m one way or an ^G other
W ^Em e all wear the ^A tat ^G/B toos ^A7/C# of l if ^D e

The Tattoos of life