Tattoo chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot - Tattoo


CAPO: 2nd Fret



INTRO:: G   D7sus4/G   G   D7sus4/G

CHORUS::
    G        D7sus4/G     G              C/G
Whatever you think of me, I'm still your friend
   G          D7sus4         G     D7sus4/G
So other than nothing what's new
    G             D7sus4/G            G          C/G
The water's still flowing through the rose on my skin
G            D7sus4/G   G    F6
This here tattoo is for you

VERSE 1::
    Em7                     Bm7
The boys at the parlour downtown
                 C    C/B        Am7    A7
Didn't waste any time putting it down
G             D7sus4/G G          D7sus4/G
Time has been wasting away, I can see it
   Em         C/E      Em               D/F#
Go sailing on by as it slips through my fingers
    G           D7sus4/G   G          D7sus4/G
The bow and the wave never wait for tomorrow
     Em           C/E        Em
They just keep on rolling as straight as an arrow
    G      D7sus4/G   G   D7sus4/G
Goodnight


CHORUS::
G          D7sus4/G        G           C/G
Girl of my dreams, you get better each day
  G            D7sus4      G     D7sus4/G
I wish I could see you somehow
G           D7sus4/G      G        C/G
Girl that I love is there no other way
G            D7sus4/G   G    F6
This here tattoo is for now


VERSE 2::
Em7                       Bm7
I'd been out drinking all day
               C          C/B          Am7    A7
I got carried away at the parlour last night
G           D7sus4/G    G           D7sus4/G
This summer rose is for you it's no wonder
  Em          C/E         Em       D/F#
I bothered to wander back into the parlour
     G          D7sus4/G       G             D7sus4/G
It's red and in bloom and it's more than one colour
   Em          C/E      Em
It lives on forever for just a few dollars
    G      D7sus4/G   G   D7sus4/G
Goodnight


CHORUS::
    G        D7sus4/G     G              C/G
Whatever you think of me, I'm still your friend
    G        D7sus4   G    D7sus4/G
So, baby whatever you do
G             D7sus4/G  G         C/G
Now that it's taken its permanent home
G            D7sus4/G   G    F6
This here tattoo is for you


VERSE 3::
    Em7                     Bm7
The boys at the parlour downtown
                 C    C/B        Am7    A7
Didn't waste any time putting it down
G             D7sus4/G G             D7sus4/G
Time has been wasting away, you know time doesn't
Em         C/E     Em                D/F#
Wait for nobody to find what they're after
   G             D7sus4/G   G             D7sus4/G
It just keeps on rolling on down the deep canyons
    Em                C/E       Em
And through the green meadows into the broad ocean
    G      D7sus4/G   G   D7sus4/G
Goodnight


CHORUS::
    G        D7sus4/G     G              C/G
Whatever you think of me, I'm still your friend
   G          D7sus4          G     D7sus4/G
So other than nothing, what's new
    G             D7sus4/G            G          C/G
The water's still flowing through the rose on my skin
G            D7sus4/G   G    D7sus4/G
This here tattoo is for you
    G             D7sus4/G            G          C/G
The water's still flowing through the rose on my skin
G            D7sus4/G   G