Rose Tattoo Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	Am
Capo:	no capo

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[Intro]
 
Mandolin intro, for guitar
   Am               C                 G               Am
e|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
B|--------------0-|-1111-3-5-55-3-1-|-3---1-3-5-3-1-|-1--0---------|
G|-2-22-0-2-0-2---|-----------------|---------------|-------2----0-|
D|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
 
   Am               C                 G               Am
e|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
B|--------------0-|-1111-3-5-555-3-1|-3---1-3-5-3-1-|-1--0---------|
G|-2-22-0-2-0-2---|-----------------|---------------|-------2------|
D|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
    Am
The pictures tell the story
     C
This life has many shades
    G                           Am
I’d wake up every morning and before I’d start each day
           Am
I’d take a drag from last night’s cigarette
     C
That smoldered in its tray
G                           Dm                Am
Down a little something and then be on my way
 
  Am
I traveled far and wide
              C
And laid this head in many ports
      G
I was guided by a compass
      Am
I saw beauty to the north
           Am
I drew the tales of many lives
             C
And wore the faces of my own
            G
I had these memories all around me
     Dm
So I wouldn’t be alone
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
 
C
Some may be from showing up
G
Others are from growing up
Dm                               Am
Sometimes I was so messed up and didn’t have a clue
        C
I ain’t winning no one over
  G
I wear it just for you
           Dm
I got your name written here
 
In a rose tattoo
 
 
[Chorus]
 
     Am
In a rose tattoo
     C
In a rose tattoo
           Dm
I got your name written here
          G  Am
In a rose tattoo
 
 
[Interlude]
 
   Am               C                 G               Am
e|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
B|--------------0-|-1111-3-5-55-3-1-|-3---1-3-5-3-1-|-1--0---------|
G|-2-22-0-2-0-2---|-----------------|---------------|-------2----0-|
D|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
A|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Am
This one’s for the mighty sea
C
Mischief, gold and piracy
G
This one’s for the man that raised me
Am
Taught me sacrifice and bravery
Am
This one’s for our favorite game
C
Black and gold, we wave the flag
G
This one’s for my family name
     Dm
With pride I’ll wear it to the grave
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
 
C
Some may be from showing up
G
Others are from growing up
Dm                               Am
Sometimes I was so messed up and didn’t have a clue
        C
I ain't winning no one over
  G
I wear it just for you
           Dm
I got your name written here
             Am
In a rose tattoo
 
 
[Chorus]
     Am
In a rose tattoo
     C
In a rose tattoo
           Dm
I got your name written here
          G  Am
In a rose tattoo
     C
In a rose tattoo
     G
In a rose tattoo
           Dm
I got your name written here
     N.C.         Am
In a rose tattoo
 
 
[Bridge]
 
F
This one means the most to me
   C
It stays here for eternity
  G
A ship that always stays the course
   Am
An anchor for my every choice
  F
A rose that shines down from above
  C
I signed and sealed these words in blood
  G
I heard them once, sung in a song
   G
It played again and we sang along
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Am  C  G  Am
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
       Am
You’ll always be here with me
C
Even if you’re gone
       G
You’ll always have my love
    Dm
Our memory will live on
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
 
C
Some may be from showing up
G
Others are from growing up
Dm                               Am
Sometimes I was so messed up and didn’t have a clue
        C
I ain't winning no one over
  G
I wear it just for you
           Dm
I got your name written here
     N.C.
In a rose tattoo
 
 
[Chorus]
 
     Am
In a rose tattoo
     C
In a rose tattoo
           G
I got your name written here
     Am
In a rose tattoo
     Am
In a rose tattoo
     C
In a rose tattoo
     G                         Am
With pride I’ll wear it to the grave for you
 
     C
In a rose tattoo
     G
In a rose tattoo
           Dm
I got your name written here
     Am
In a rose tattoo
     C
In a rose tattoo
     G
In a rose tattoo
           Dm                       Am
Signed and sealed in blood, I would die for you
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I think the solution is F instead of Am. [tab] F This one means the most to me C Stays here for eternity G A ship that always stays the course Am An anchor for my every choice F A rose that shines down from above C I signed and sealed these words in blood G I heard them once, sung in a song G It played again and we sang along[/tab]

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^try to listen to the ryhtm, it'll help you a lot. It's pretty hard to write down but I play it something like DDUU DUD and repeat(D is downstrum, U is upstrum). And yeah, I know the "this one means the most to me" part is a bit of, but I'm working on it :)

In the intro, the last peace where it goes "---4-0-2---" sounds weird to me... wouldn't it be better if it was "---5-4-2---" ?