[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