Tattoos And Scars

Dsus D/F# a young kid stepped in from the cold G D/F# and he ordered up a drink G D/F# Em Asus he said don’t look surprised old man i’m older than you think D D/F# G D/F# if i was the talkin’ kind i could tell you a thing or two G D/F# Em Asus Dsus and since you didn’t ask , let me show you my tattoos G Dsus Asus Dsus he said i got this rose in memphis in some back old alley dump G Dsus Em A picked this eagle up in dallas , man i sure was good and drunk Dsus D/F# G D/F# and you know the way i see it , if it gets any worse out there G A D a guy like me hasn’t got a prayer verse2 the old man poured some coffee he said this one’s on me sat down his cigarette and rolled up his sleeve said take a good look here my friend you see what these are just my ragged old and jagged ordinary scars Chorus 2 he said i got this one in paris in a war ’fore you were born and this one when i was half your age workin’ on my Daddy’s farm and you know the way i see it , son you ain’t seen what i’ve seen cause tattoos and scars are different things he said i’ve been here for all these years and what i know is this if you look and listen close a man will show you what he is you know the way i see it , you’ve been ’round but you’re still green cause tattoos and scars are different things a young kid stepped in from the cold and he ordered up a drink he said don’t look surprised old man i’m older than you think