Rose Tattoo - Dropkick Murphys
Tuning: Am, E A D G B E
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
The pictures t
ell the story
This life has
many shades
I’d wake up ev
ery morning an
d before I’d s
tart each day
I’d take a dra
g from last ni
ght’s cigarett
e
That smoldered
in its tray
Down a little
something and
then be on my
way
I traveled far
and wide
And laid this
head in many p
orts
I was guided b
y a compass
I saw beauty t
o the north
I drew the tal
es of many liv
es
And wore the f
aces of my own
I had these me
mories all aro
und me
So I wouldn’t
be alone
[Pre-chorus]
Some may be fr
om showing up
Others are fro
m growing up
Sometimes I wa
s so messed up
and didn’t ha
ve a clue
I ain’t winnin
g no one over
I wear it just
for you
I got your nam
e written here
In a rose tattoo
[Chorus]
In a rose tatt
oo
In a rose tatt
oo
I got your nam
e written here
In a rose tatt
oo
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
This one’s for
the mighty se
a
Mischief, gold
and piracy
This one’s for
the man that
raised me
Taught me sacr
ifice and brav
ery
This one’s for
our favorite
game
Black and gold
, we wave the
flag
This one’s for
my family nam
e
With pride I’l
l wear it to t
he grave
[Pre-chorus]
Some may be fr
om showing up
Others are fro
m growing up
Sometimes I wa
s so messed up
and didn’t ha
ve a clue
I ain't winnin
g no one over
I wear it just
for you
I got your nam
e written here
In a rose tatt
oo
[Chorus]
In a rose tatt
oo
In a rose tatt
oo
I got your nam
e written here
In a rose tatt
oo
In a rose tatt
oo
In a rose tatt
oo
I got your nam
e written here
In a rose tatt
oo
[Bridge]
This one means
the most to m
e
It stays here
for eternity
A ship that al
ways stays the
course
An anchor for
my every choic
e
A rose that sh
ines down from
above
I signed and s
ealed these wo
rds in blood
I heard them o
nce, sung in a
song
It played agai
n and we sang
along
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
You’ll always
be here with m
e
Even if you’re
gone
You’ll always
have my love
Our memory wil
l live on
[Pre-chorus]
Some may be fr
om showing up
Others are fro
m growing up
Sometimes I wa
s so messed up
and didn’t ha
ve a clue
I ain't winnin
g no one over
I wear it just
for you
I got your nam
e written here
N.C.
In a rose tattoo
[Chorus]
In a rose tatt
oo
In a rose tatt
oo
I got your nam
e written here
In a rose tatt
oo
In a rose tatt
oo
In a rose tatt
oo
With pride I’l
l wear it to t
he grave for y
ou
In a rose tatt
oo
In a rose tatt
oo
I got your nam
e written here
In a rose tatt
oo
In a rose tatt
oo
In a rose tatt
oo
Signed and sea
led in blood,
I would die fo
r you