Tattoo by Gordon Lightfoot Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Tattoo guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Tattoo by Gordon Lightfoot using guitar or guitar.
This song by Gordon Lightfoot can also be played by that instruments.
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Tattoo guitar chords has rhythm and included in Salute (1983) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Tattoo by Gordon Lightfoot Guitar Chords


CAPO: 2nd Fret

[INTRO:] G D7sus4/G G D7sus4/G

[CHORUS:]
What

G
ever you [D7sus4/G]think of me,
G
I’m still your [C/G]friend
So
G
other than
!
nothing what’s
G
new[D7sus4/G]
The
G
water’s still [D7sus4/G]flowing through the
G
rose on my [C/G]skin
G
This here tat[D7sus4/G]too is for
G
you
F6

[VERSE 1:]
The

Em7
boys at the parlour down
Bm7
town
Didn’t waste any
C
time [C/B]putting it
Am7
down
A7

G
Time has been [D7sus4/G]wasting a
G
way, I can [D7sus4/G]see it
Go
Em
sailing on [C/E]by as it
Em
slips through my [D/F#]fingers
The
G
bow and the [D7sus4/G]wave never
G
wait for to[D7sus4/G]morrow
They
Em
just keep on [C/E]rolling as
Em
straight as an arrow
Good
G
night[D7sus4/G]
G
[D7sus4/G]

[CHORUS:]

G
Girl of my [D7sus4/G]dreams, you get
G
better each [C/G]day
I
G
wish I could
!
see you some
G
how [D7sus4/G]
G
Girl that I [D7sus4/G]love is there
G
no other [C/G]way
G
This here tat[D7sus4/G]too is for
G
now
F6

[VERSE 2:]

Em7
I’d been out drinking all
Bm7
day
I got carried a
C
way at the [C/B]parlour last
Am7
night
A7

G
This summer [D7sus4/G]rose is for
G
you it’s no [D7sus4/G]wonder
I
Em
bothered to [C/E]wander back
Em
into the [D/F#]parlour
It’s
G
red and in [D7sus4/G]bloom and it’s
G
more than one [D7sus4/G]colour
It
Em
lives on for[C/E]ever for
Em
just a few dollars
Good
G
night[D7sus4/G]
G
[D7sus4/G]

[CHORUS:]
What

G
ever you [D7sus4/G]think of me,
G
I’m still your [C/G]friend
So,
G
baby what
!
ever you
G
do [D7sus4/G]
G
Now that it’s [D7sus4/G]taken its
G
permanent [C/G]home
G
This here tat[D7sus4/G]too is for
G
you
F6

[VERSE 3:]
The

Em7
boys at the parlour down
Bm7
town
Didn’t waste any
C
time [C/B]putting it
Am7
down
A7

G
Time has been [D7sus4/G]wasting a
G
way, you know [D7sus4/G]time doesn’t
Em
Wait for no[C/E]body to
Em
find what they’re [D/F#]after
It
G
just keeps on [D7sus4/G]rolling on
G
down the deep [D7sus4/G]canyons
And
Em
through the green [C/E]meadows in
Em
to the broad ocean
Good
G
night[D7sus4/G]
G
[D7sus4/G]

[CHORUS:]
What

G
ever you [D7sus4/G]think of me,
G
I’m still your [C/G]friend
So
G
other than
!
nothing, what’s
G
new[D7sus4/G]
The
G
water’s still [D7sus4/G]flowing through the
G
rose on my [C/G]skin
G
This here tat[D7sus4/G]too is for
G
you[D7sus4/G]
The
G
water’s still [D7sus4/G]flowing through the
G
rose on my [C/G]skin
G
This here tat[D7sus4/G]too is for
G
you

If you want to learn Gordon Lightfoot Tattoo guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Tattoo. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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