Tattoos And Scars

[Dsus4]A young kid stepped in [D/F#]from the cold
And he [G]ordered up a dr[D/F#]ink
He [G]said don't look sur[D/F#]prised old man I'm [Em]older than you [Asus4]think
[D]If I was the [D/F#]talkin' kind I could [G]tell you a thing or [D/F#]two
And [G]since you didn't [D/F#]ask, let me [Em]show you [Asus4]my tatt[Dsus4]oos
He said I [G]got this rose in [Dsus4]Memphis in some b[Asus4]ack old alley du[Dsus4]mp
Picked this [G]eagle up in [Dsus4]Dallas, man I s[Em]ure was good and d[A]runk
[Dsus4]And you know the way I se[D/F#]e it, if it g[G]ets any worse out t[D/F#]here
A g[G]uy like me [A]hasn't got a [D]prayer

The old man poured some coffee
He said this one's on me
Sat down his cigarette and rolled up his sleeve
Said take a good look here my friend
You see what these are
Just my ragged old and jagged ordinary scars
He said I got this one in Paris in a war 'fore you were born
And this one when I was half your age workin' on my daddy's farm
And you know the way I see it, son you ain't seen what I've seen
Cause tattoos and scars are different things

He said I've been here for all these years
And what I know is this
If you look and listen close
A man will show you what he is
You know the way I see it, you've been 'round but you're still green
Cause tattoos and scars are different things

A young kid stepped in from the cold
And he ordered up a drink
He said don't look surprised old man
I'm older than you think