Like A Tattoo chords by
Sade (Official Version)
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Key: C minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1

Bm9

Em9

Bm9

Em9

Bm9

Em9

Dmaj7

Em9

Verse 1
Bm9 Bm9 
 
Em9 Em9 
 
He    told me sweet lies of sweet loves
Bm9 Bm9 
 
Em9 Em9 
 
Heavy with the burden of the truth
Bm9 Bm9 
 
And he    spoke of his dreams
Em9 Em9 
 
Broken by the burden
Dmaj7 Dmaj7 
 
Em9 Em9 
 
Broken by the burden of his youth

Solo 1

Bm9

Em9

Bm9

Em9

Verse 2

Bm9

Fourteen years, he said

Em9

I couldn't look into the sun

Bm9

Em9

She saw him laying at the end of my gun

Chorus 1
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Hungry for life
F#m9 F#m9 
 
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Am Am 
 
And thirsty for the distant river
Dm9 Dm9 
 
I remember his hands
F#m9 F#m9 
 
And the way the moun   tains looked
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Am Am 
 
The light shot diamonds from his eyes
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Hungry for life
F#m9 F#m9 
 
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Am Am 
 
And thirsty for the    distant ri-   ver

Solo 2
Bm9 Bm9 
 
G G 
 
Bm9 Bm9 
 
Em9 Em9 
 
Bm9 Bm9 
 
G G 
 
Bm9 Bm9 
 
Em9 Em9 
 
Bm9 Bm9 
 
G G 
 
Bm9 Bm9 
 
Em9 Em9

Chorus 2
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Like the scar of age
F#m9 F#m9 
 
Written all o      ver my face
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Am Am 
 
The war   is still raging inside of  me
Dm9 Dm9 
 
I still feel the chill
F#m9 F#m9 
 
As I reveal my shame  to you
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Am Am 
 
I wear  it like a tattoo
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Am Am 
 
I wear  it like a tattoo
Dm9 Dm9 
 
Am Am 
 
I wear  it like a tattoo
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBm9 Em9 Dmaj7 Dm9 F#m9...

Chords

Bm9
Em9
Dmaj7
Dm9
F#m9
Am
G

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bm9: x-2-0-2-2-x
Em9: 0-2-0-0-0-2
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
Dm9: x-5-3-5-5-x
F#m9: 2-4-2-2-2-4
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

Capo: 1

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the original studio version of Like A Tattoo by Sade, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of C minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Sade's performance.

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