Misc Originals – Billy Clifford - Bad Tattoo Blues (Guitar)

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Bad Tattoo Blues - is written by a friend of mine, approved this posting, and he assures me it's a true story [Intro] E [Verse 1]
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She wandered in when I was working the bar

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And I said hey there sugar tell me how you are

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And what I gotta do to call you on the telephone

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She said well you’re kinda cute

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In a Hawaiian shirt and those cowboy boots

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But you’re probably better off to just leave me alone
[Verse 2]
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She had a butterfly behind one ear

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And a hummingbird near here derriere

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And a tramp stamp with ambiguous Chinese characters

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She had a dragon disappearing up one sleeve

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And I hope to God that I’m not naive

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But I believe on her ankle was the Virgin of Guadalupe
[Chorus]
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I’m lookin’ for that girl with bad tattoos

       B7                              E
That’s what I need to chase away these blues

A                                   E
I’m lookin’ for that girl with bad tattoos

B7                       A          E
Maybe baby that’s what I like about you
[Verse 3]
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One slender leg had a unicorn

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There was Jesus with a crown of thorns

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And a funny little moustache on the side of one finger

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She had kites and a cross and books and bells

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And a march hare that looked like hell

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And on one shoulder there was Elvis
[Verse 4]
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I said “Hey, you’re like a work of art”

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And she said, “Mmhmmm, maybe so, but you’re not too smart.”

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You push your luck you know it pushes back!

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I told you once “leave me alone so NO

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You can’t call me on the telephone

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Believe me, you’re as charming as a heart attack!”
[Chorus]
A                                   E
I’m lookin’ for that girl with bad tattoos

       B7                              E
That’s what I need to chase away these blues

A                                   E
I’m lookin’ for that girl with bad tattoos

B7                       A          E
Maybe baby that’s what I like about you