Tatoo
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[{intro ]and verse pattern}
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|Bb5- |Fmaj7 |Cadd9 |Bbadd9/5- |Bbadd9/5- |
|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|---0-----0--|
|--6-6---6-6-|--6-6---6-6-|--3-3---3-3-|--1-1---1-1-|--1-1---1-1-|
|-7-----7----|-5-----5----|-5-----5----|-3-----3----|-3-----3----|
|8-----8-----|7-----7-----|5-----5-----|3-----3-----|3-----3-----|
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Bb5- |Fmaj7
Me and my brother were talking to each other
|Cadd9 BbII |Dadd2 |
About what makes a man a man
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|---0----0----|
|--3-3--3-2---|
|-2----2------|
|0----0-------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|Bb5- |Fmaj7
Was it brain or brawn, the month you were born
|Cadd9 BbII|Dadd2 |D
We just couldn't understand
|D G |D D Dsus4 D
Our old man didn't like our appearance
|D G |Asus4 Ano3
He said that only women wear long hair
|Bb5- |Fmaj7
So me and my brother borrowed money from mother
|Cadd9 |BbII Dadd2
We knew what we had to do
|Bb5- |Fmaj7
We went downstairs, past the barber and gymnasium
|Cadd9 |BbII Dadd2 |D |
And got our arms tattooed
|D D |D Dsus D |
Welcome to my life, tattoo
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|----------------------|----2-3-2----|
|3-------------3-------|----3-3-3----|
|2-------------2-------|----2-2-2----|
|0-------------0-------|0---0-0-0----|
|---4----2--0-----4-2-0|-------------|
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|D D |D Dsus4 D |
I'm a man now, thanks to you
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| D D/C#
I expect I'll regret you
| G6/B A6sus4
But the skin graft man won't get you
|G |A5 |A5 |Bb5- |Fmaj7 |Cadd9 |BbII | |
You'll be there when I die tattoo
{note: A5* played as Asus4 in stage versions}
My dad beat me 'cause mine said mother
But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother
'Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude
And my mother thought that was extremely rude
Welcome to my life, tattoo
We've a long time together, me and you
I expect I'll regret you
But the skin graft man won't get you
You'll be there when I die, tattoo
Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over
My wife is tattooed, too
A rooty-toot-toot, rooty-tooty-tooty-toot
Rooty-toodle-toodle tattoo too to you
How to play Tatoo
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bb5. 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.