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Tattoo

The Beautiful South
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D-DU-UDU
Sadness  has filled  a lonely place
 Before  that there  was just a hole
 At least  now there's sadness  on my face
 My lower  lip has finally  found its role
 So the wind and the rain and the snow
 Had no particular place to go
 So they thought they'd come and spend some time with me
 They're better friends than you could ever be
 There's a tattoo,  a small tattoo
Waiting  there unpaid  for you
 And if you ever  bump into Unlucky
 Don't forget  who broke your heart in two
 You'd better  get there early,  there's a million  in the queue
 Just waiting for the name  on their tattoo
 Emptiness has filled a vacant heart
 Finally found a place for it to hide
 An as I wander like a fool from bar to bar
 Empty has become my greatest guide
 And the tears and the pain and the despise
 Looked at me through bankrupt eyes
 They had nowhere else that they could land
 So I invited them to take my bloody hand
 So queuing  for a tattoo  and I can't  decide the name
 I've been  wondering night  after night
 When they put  that needle in  me I'll scream  your name in pain
 And I  hope he spells  "you bastard" right
--S-T--R-,  stick that needle deep in me

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Readable chord sheet for Tattoo by The Beautiful South

[A]Sadness has [F#]filled a lonely [Bm]place [E]
Be[A]fore that [F#]there was just a [Bm]hole [E]
At [A]least now there's [F#]sadness on my [Bm]face [E]
My [A]lower lip has [F#]finally found its [Bb]role [E]

So the wind and the rain and the snow
Had no particular place to go
So they thought they'd come and spend some time with me
They're better friends than you could ever be

There's a [D]tatto[E]o, a small tat[A]too
[D]Waiting there [E]unpaid for [A]you
And if you [D]ever bump into Un[E]lucky
Don't for[A]get who broke your heart in [F#m]two
You'd [D]better get there [E]early, there's a [A]million in the [D]queue
Just waiting for the [E]name on their [D]tatto[A]o
[end Chorus]

Emptiness has filled a vacant heart
Finally found a place for it to hide
An as I wander like a fool from bar to bar
Empty has become my greatest guide

And the tears and the pain and the despise
Looked at me through bankrupt eyes
They had nowhere else that they could land
So I invited them to take my bloody hand

So [F]queuing for a [Am]tattoo and I [E7]can't decide the [Am]name
I've been[F] wondering [Am]night after [E7]night [Am]
When they [F]put that needle [Am]in me I'll [E7]scream your name in [Am]pain
And I[F] hope he spells[Am] "you bastard" [E7]right [A]

[B]-[A]-S-T-[A]-R-[D], stick that needle deep in me

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