Tattoos

Intro 
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         Am7 
I got my first when I turned eighteen 
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You can barely see it, but I know what it means 
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I got my next on tour Willie Nelson 
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Cheap motel, yeah, I was high as hell, son 
                  Am7 
This one's for my grandpa 
Am7 
This one's for my brothers 
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Gone, but not forgotten 
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Some bad motherfuckers 
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And you ain't gotta like it, or understand it 
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My body is a temple, but my temple is a canvas 



                      Am7 
These ain't just some tattoos 
Am7 
This is who I am 
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This is what I've been through 
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This is where I stand 
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This is where I came from, what I fight for, what I love 
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What made a man out of that old boy that I was 
                  Am7 
And I ain't going back to 
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I didn't get 'em 'cause I had to 
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But these ain't just some tattoos 
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(But these ain't just some tattoos) 

 
                        Am7 
You can judge me by the cover, 'cause, hell, I wrote the book 
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Hey, what you see is what you get, just look, man 
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This one's for the struggle 
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And this one's for addiction 
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This one's for forgiveness 
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And this one's for redemption 



                      Am7 
These ain't just some tattoos 
Am7 
This is who I am 
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This is what I've been through 
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This is where I stand 
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This is where I came from, what I fight for, what I love 
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What made a man out of that old boy that I was 
                  Am7 
And I ain't going back to 
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I didn't get 'em 'cause I had to 
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But these ain't just some tattoos 
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(But these ain't just some tattoos) 



                   Em 
This one's for the King who sent His Son to die 
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This one's for my queen and my little ones, the loves of my life 
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Second chances 
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Yeah, my body is a temple, but my temple is a canvas 



                      Am7 
These ain't just some tattoos 
Am7 
This is who I am 
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This is what I've been through 
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This is where I stand 
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This is where I came from, what I fight for, what I love 
            D 
What made a man out of that old boy that I was 
                  Am7 
And I ain't going back to 
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I didn't get 'em 'cause I had to 
                          Am 
But these ain't just some tattoos 
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(But these ain't just some tattoos) 

Guitar Solo 
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But these ain't just some tattoos 
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Yeah 

Outro 
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