Pretenders – Tattooed Love Boys (Guitar)

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Music & Lyrics by Chrissie Hynde As performed by The Pretenders From the album Pretenders (1980) [Intro] | A | D | | A | D | | A | D | | A | D | [Verse 1]
          A           D
The mid-twenty joys around a heart that's black and blue

               A          D
The tattooed love boys I tore my knees up getting to you

          A        D                               A
Cause I needed to find out what the thing was for been reading

     D                      F
But man the time came to explore
[Chorus]
         G
I went apewire

           F
'Cause I thought

          G
Like I'd like it

         F
Little tease

              G
But I didn't mean it

         F
But you mess with the goods doll

                 G
Honey you gotta pay
[Interlude] | A | D | | A | D | [Verse 2]
   A                D
A good time was guaranteed for one and all

      A       D
The tattoos target practice in the hall

  A            D
While waiting for their number to get called out

A            D                          F
I, I, I, I found out what the wait was about
[Chorus]
         G          F                 G
I was a good time, yeah I got pretty good

      F                     G
At changing tires upstairs bro

   F
I shot my mouth off

                             G
And you showed me what that hole was for
[Interlude] | Bb A | G F G | | Bb A | G F G | | Bb A | G F G | [Solo] | A | G | A | G | | A | G | A | G | | A | G | [Interlude] | A | D | | A | D | | A | D | [Verse 3]
       A       D
Now I see you all impressed and half undressed

         A           D
You got paint stick all over the scars and lumps and bumps

          A              D
Tattooed love boys have got you where I used to lay

     A                       D                  F
Well ha ha and too bad, but you know what they say
[Chorus]
        G
Stop snivellin'

              F                           G
You're gonna make some plastic surgeon a rich man

F                              G
Oh, but the prestige and the glory

  F                      G    A
Another human interest story,

 D       G
you are that