[Intro] E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|0-0-2-4--4-5-5-4-2-4-4--5-5-4-2-4-5--7-7--9-11-11--11-12-12-----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|12-12-11-9-7-7--7-7-9-11--12-12--12-12-11-12--14-14--14-16-14---| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1] D A Was so excited as a lad A G A About the tattoo that my uncle had D A It was an anchor on his hand A G A Reminded him of this fatherland [Verse 2] D A It's not as bright, it's not as clear A G A As on the day, the day he had it done D A He didn't care because in his mind A G A It was as clear as on day one [Chorus] G A D A little faded, the inks turned blue G A D But still it's there, that old tattoo G D A little faded, the inks turned blue G A A D But still it's there, that old tattoo [Instrumental] E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7-7--7-14-14-14-14--7-7-14-14----------------------------------| D|--7-7--7-14-14-14-14--7-7-14-14----------------------------------| A|--5-5--5-12-12-12-12--5-5-12-12----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7-7----| A|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7-7----| E|-----------------5-5--5-5-5-5-5--3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-5----| [Verse 3] D A My first tattoo, what can i say A G A It seems as if i got it yesterday D A Now i'm tattooed from head at toe A G A Nothing can beat, the first one though [Chorus] G A D A little faded, the inks turned blue G A D But still it's there, that old tattoo G D A little faded, the inks turned blue G A A D But still it's there, that old tattoo [Instrumental] E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7-7--7-14-14-14-14--7-7-14-14----------------------------------| D|--7-7--7-14-14-14-14--7-7-14-14----------------------------------| A|--5-5--5-12-12-12-12--5-5-12-12----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7-7----| A|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-7-7-7----| E|-----------------5-5--5-5-5-5-5--3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-5----| [Solo] E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|0-0-2-4--4-5-5-4-2-4-4--5-5-4-2-4-5--7-7--9-11-11--11-12-12-----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|12-12-11-9-7-7--7-7-9-11--12-12--12-12-11-12--14-14--14-16-14---| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| [Bridge] D D .... You hate it, A A .... i love it G G .... You hate it, A A .... i love it D D .... You hate it, A A .... i love it G G .... You hate it, A A .... i love it [Chorus] G A D A little faded, the inks turned blue G A D But still it's there, that old tattoo G D A little faded, the inks turned blue G A A D But still it's there, that old tattoo G A D A little faded, the inks turned blue G A D But still it's there, that old tattoo G D A little faded, the inks turned blue G A A D But still it's there, that old tattoo