[Intro]
<b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
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<b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
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[Verse 1]
<b class="chord">Am</b>
The pictures tell the story
<b class="chord">C</b>
This life has many shades
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
I'd wake up every morning and before I'd start each day
<b class="chord">Am</b>
I'd take a drag from last night's cigarette
<b class="chord">C</b>
That smoldered in its tray
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
Down a little something and then be on my way
<b class="chord">Am</b>
I traveled far and wide
<b class="chord">C</b>
And laid this head in many ports
<b class="chord">G</b>
I was guided by a compass
<b class="chord">Am</b>
I saw beauty to the north
<b class="chord">Am</b>
I drew the tales of many lives
<b class="chord">C</b>
And wore the faces of my own
<b class="chord">G</b>
I had these memories all around me
<b class="chord">Dm</b>
So I wouldn't be alone
[Pre-chorus]
<b class="chord">C</b>
Some may be from showing up
<b class="chord">G</b>
Others are from growing up
<b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
Sometimes I was so messed up and didn't have a clue
<b class="chord">C</b>
I ain't winning no one over
<b class="chord">G</b>
I wear it just for you
<b class="chord">Dm</b>
I got your name written here
In a rose tattoo
[Chorus]
<b class="chord">Am</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">C</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">Dm</b>
I got your name written here
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
In a rose tattoo
[Interlude]
<b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
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G|-2-22-0-2-0-2---|-----------------|---------------|-------2----0-|
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[Verse 2]
<b class="chord">Am</b>
This one's for the mighty sea
<b class="chord">C</b>
Mischief, gold and piracy
<b class="chord">G</b>
This one's for the man that raised me
<b class="chord">Am</b>
Taught me sacrifice and bravery
<b class="chord">Am</b>
This one's for our favorite game
<b class="chord">C</b>
Black and gold, we wave the flag
<b class="chord">G</b>
This one's for my family name
<b class="chord">Dm</b>
With pride I'll wear it to the grave
[Pre-chorus]
<b class="chord">C</b>
Some may be from showing up
<b class="chord">G</b>
Others are from growing up
<b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
Sometimes I was so messed up and didn't have a clue
<b class="chord">C</b>
I ain't winning no one over
<b class="chord">G</b>
I wear it just for you
<b class="chord">Dm</b>
I got your name written here
<b class="chord">Am</b>
In a rose tattoo
[Chorus]
<b class="chord">Am</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">C</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">Dm</b>
I got your name written here
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">C</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">G</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">Dm</b>
I got your name written here
N.C. <b class="chord">Am</b>
In a rose tattoo
[Bridge]
<b class="chord">F</b>
This one means the most to me
<b class="chord">C</b>
It stays here for eternity
<b class="chord">G</b>
A ship that always stays the course
<b class="chord">Am</b>
An anchor for my every choice
<b class="chord">F</b>
A rose that shines down from above
<b class="chord">C</b>
I signed and sealed these words in blood
<b class="chord">G</b>
I heard them once, sung in a song
<b class="chord">G</b>
It played again and we sang along
[Interlude]
<b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
[Verse 3]
<b class="chord">Am</b>
You'll always be here with me
<b class="chord">C</b>
Even if you're gone
<b class="chord">G</b>
You'll always have my love
<b class="chord">Dm</b>
Our memory will live on
[Pre-chorus]
<b class="chord">C</b>
Some may be from showing up
<b class="chord">G</b>
Others are from growing up
<b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
Sometimes I was so messed up and didn't have a clue
<b class="chord">C</b>
I ain't winning no one over
<b class="chord">G</b>
I wear it just for you
<b class="chord">Dm</b>
I got your name written here
N.C.
In a rose tattoo
[Chorus]
<b class="chord">Am</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">C</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">G</b>
I got your name written here
<b class="chord">Am</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">Am</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">C</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
With pride I'll wear it to the grave for you
<b class="chord">C</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">G</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">Dm</b>
I got your name written here
<b class="chord">Am</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">C</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">G</b>
In a rose tattoo
<b class="chord">Dm</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
Signed and sealed in blood, I would die for you