Chords for Joshua Kadison - Scenes From A Tattoo Parlor

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_ Down on Union, a sailor on leave finds a tattoo parlor, rolls up his sleeve.
[Ab] Man takes his money, says, what's it gonna be?
Kid says, a big red heart and write forever Marie.
[Bb] He'll probably want to change [Cm] it in a year or two, [Bb] but now it makes him happy, so what can you do? _ _ _ _
[Eb] Hour later, man says, it's all done.
Sailor takes a look and says, this ain't the one.
[Ab] You wrote Martha, but her name is Marie.
[Eb] The man says, damn, this one's on me.
[Bb] Here's your money, [Cm] I'm sorry about it, but I've had [Bb] Martha on my mind [Ab] and she just won't quit.
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[Ab] So, if you're thinking life is only messing [C] with [Eb] you,
cause things ain't working out the way you want them to,
[Ab] don't forget this song about [C] Johnny and his new tattoo.
[D] Cause _ [Eb] _ [Ab] things do have a way of [Bb] working out somehow.
[Ab] Things do have a way of working out somehow.
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Things do have a way of working out somehow, they [Eb] always do.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Long distance to his sweet Marie, sailor says, you'll never guess what happened to [Ab] me.
He tells the story, every [Eb] word.
Marie starts laughing at the tale she's heard.
She [Bb] says, that's all right, [Cm] you didn't do no harm.
[Bb] It's what's in your heart, not the harm [Eb] on your own.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] So, [Ab] if you're thinking [Bb] life is only messing with you,
[Eb] cause things ain't working out the way you want them [Ab] to,
don't forget this song about [Bb] Johnny and his new [Eb] tattoo.
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_ [Eb] [Ab] Cause things do have a way of working [Bb] out somehow.
[Ab] Things do have a way of working [Bb] out somehow.
[Ab] Things do have a way of working out somehow, they [Eb] always [Ab] do. _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] Yeah, things did work just according to plan, [Eb] you see.
Martha came back to the tattoo man,
[Ab] standing in the [Bb] doorway in a haze of smoke.
[Eb] She said, I had to come home for you went flat broke.
[Ab] Been reading my name all [Eb] around,
on every [Dm] poor sailor brand new [Eb] in [Ab] town. _
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[Ab] So, if you're thinking life is [Bb] only messing with you,
[Eb] cause things ain't working out the way you want them to,
[Ab] don't forget this [Bb] song about Johnny and his new tattoo.
[D] _ _ _ [Eb] [Ab] Cause things do have a way of [C] working out somehow.
[Ab] Things do have a way of [Bb] working out somehow.
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Things do have a way of working out somehow, they [Eb] always do. _
_ [Ab] Things do have a way of working out somehow, they always do.
_ _ [Db] Things do have a way of working [Bb] out somehow, they [Eb] always do.
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