Written by Max D. Barnes/Steve Wariner
Intro verse 1 D ( D/F# ) G When you've hitched every highway, and rode all the rails A (A9 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 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 A A9 A D And wind up just dragging those chainsInstrumental | 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 A A9 A D 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# Asus4 A 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 | D | A | Bm | A G/B A7/C# | D | D | A | Bm | A G/B A7/C# | DBm F#m G Life paints a picture that time can't erase Em D/F# Asus4 A 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