Key: B
Introduction:
F#m G D/F#
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Em A G/B A7/C#
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Bm A G/B A7/C#
verse 1
D D/F#) G
When you've hitched every highway, and rode all the rails
A D D/A
You're no longer afraid of the dark
D D/F# G
You get tougher than leather and harder than nails
E E7 A G/B A7/C#
When you've earned all the scars on your heart
verse 2
D D/F# G G/E
Hobos and heroes, bankers and bums
A G D
In some ways we're all the same
D D/F# G
We all have to pay for the deeds that we've done
A A9 A D
And wind up just dragging those chains
Bm F#m G
Life paints a picture that time can't erase
Em D/F# Asus4A
Sometimes it cuts like a knife
Bm F#m G
Sooner or later one way or another
Em A G/B A7/C# D)
We all wear the tattoos of life
Instrumental
D A Bm A G/B A7/C# D
verse 3
D D/F# G G/E
The glory in living is just running the race
A G D D/A
Not whether you win our you fail
D D/F# G
The lines like a road map will show on your face
A A9 A D
And your eyes tell the rest of the tale
Refrain
Bm F#m G
Life paints a picture that time can't erase
Em D/F# Asus4A
Sometimes it cuts like a knife
Bm F#m G
Sooner or later one way or another
Em A G/B A7/C# D)
We all wear the tattoos of life
Outro