Tattoo The Beautiful South
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 11:08:40 -0700<br/> Subject: Beautiful South - 'Tattoo'<br/> <br/> Tattoo<br/> by Paul Heaton and David Rotheray<br/> <br/> A F# Bm E<br/> Sadness has filled a lonely place<br/> A F# Bm E<br/> Before that there was just a hole<br/> A F# Bm E<br/> At least now there's sadness on my face<br/> A F# Bb E<br/> My lower lip has finally found its role<br/> <br/> So the wind and the rain and the snow<br/> Had no particular place to go<br/> So they thought they'd come and spend some time with me<br/> They're better friends than you could ever be<br/> <br/> [Chorus]<br/> D E A<br/> There's a tattoo, a small tattoo<br/> D E A<br/> Waiting there unpaid for you<br/> D E<br/> And if you ever bump into Unlucky<br/> A F#m<br/> Don't forget who broke your heart in two<br/> D E A D<br/> You'd better get there early, there's a million in the queue<br/> E D A<br/> Just waiting for the name on their tattoo<br/> [end Chorus]<br/> <br/> Emptiness has filled a vacant heart<br/> Finally found a place for it to hide<br/> An as I wander like a fool from bar to bar<br/> Empty has become my greatest guide<br/> <br/> And the tears and the pain and the despise<br/> Looked at me through bankrupt eyes<br/> They had nowhere else that they could land<br/> So I invited them to take my bloody hand<br/> <br/> [Chorus]<br/> <br/> F Am E7 Am<br/> So queuing for a tattoo and I can't decide the name<br/> F Am E7 Am<br/> I've been wondering night after night<br/> F Am E7 Am<br/> When they put that needle in me I'll scream your name in pain<br/> F Am E7 A<br/> And I hope he spells "you bastard" right<br/> <br/> B-A-S-T-A-R-D, stick that needle deep in me<br/> <br/> Lyrics (C) 1994 Island Music Ltd. (I think), used without permission.<br/> Please send any corrections to Dylan Salisbury <br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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