Drawing A Tattoo
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[Verso 1]
D G
Drawing a tattoo
D G
Hands like a bird
F#m A
Came back to mine like you promised, you would
G A
Crawled through the window
F#m G
Dirt in your teeth
Em G
If you're lying down with me
Instrumental:
D G D G
D G D G A
D G
I started talking
D G
And I found your keys
F#m A
And we spent the day in my childhood sheets
G A D G
Said nobody out there would listen to me
Em A
'Til I started listening
[Refrão]
G A F#m G
You'll get taller, and smarter, and grow up without me
G A F#m G
And I like to think that we're at the same speed
G A Bm Em
But there's a person who stays and a person who leaves
G A
You said I gotta keep moving
[Verso 2]
D G
Mom got a second job
D G
And dad's still dead
F#m A
I'm doing better, but I'm losing my hometown friends
G A F#m G
You forgot everything that you said
A
But I didn't
G A D
And I kinda laugh 'cause I knew that it'd happen
G A D G
But I can't help but wish that you didn't
G A Bm G
Then you caught me talking like I'm so much bigger
Em A
You said I'm in the shoes that I left you in
[Verso 3]
D G
Right before college,
D G
your dad's out of town
F#m A
You fit a lightbulb inside of your mouth
G A
You were talking so big
Bm G
Then you were mumbling so proud
Em A
But the joke's that you can't get it out
D G D G
White room blue curtains and two plastic bags
F#m A
With the hardest that I've ever laughed
G A Bm G
Think we found it 'for anyone did
Em A
Back when it was safe to be stupid
[Refrão]
G A D G
You call me to tell me you got a girl pregnant
G A D G
You're keeping the baby, you're leaving Connecticut
G A Bm G
I started giggling, you cried on the phone
Em A
Said you felt like before
G A D G
So you learn to like the sound of a girl falling asleep
G A D G
You sign up for things that you swore you'd never need
G A Bm G
'Cause there's a person who stays and a person who leaves
Outro:
Em A D
How to play Drawing A Tattoo
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.