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White Tattoo chords by Nancy Sinatra

  • Em

  • Bm

    2
  • A

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • E

  • Dm

  • Am

  • F

  • C#m

    4
Verse 1
Em
Bm
If I was a black girl in this state,
Em
A
I'd turn my head, I'd learn how to hate.
Em
A
But I'm no woman, her name is Andy,
Em
A
got two kids, Paula and Candy.
C
D
They hold their heads up and look at you,
G
Bm
and they will not wear a white
A
Em
A
Em
A
tattoo.
Em
Bm
If I was a red girl in this land,
Em
A
I'd hold an arrow in my hand
Em
But I know a woman,
A
her name is Jessie,
Em
nev er knew a woman
A
but so much, yes she
C
D
Let me look into her eyes,
G
Bm
A
and I did not see a white disguise
E
Bm
I don't know if I could be
Dm
Am
F
living in that cage and still be free
Em
Bm
Cause I am a white girl, I'm not white,
Em
A
I'll bear no shame, but I'll carry no pride
Em
A
But open the door and cut the wire
Em
A
Melt the ice and drown the fire
C
D
We got to go on, we're not through
G
Bm
Till everyone has washed away
A
the white tattoo
G
Bm
And everyone has washed away
A
the white tattoo
E
Bm
I just don't know if I could ever be
Dm
Living in that cage
Am
F
And still, and still be free
Em
Bm
Cause I am a white girl, I'll not hide
Em
A
I'll bear no shame, but I'll carry no pride
Em
A
But open the door and cut the wire
Em
A
Melt the ice and drown the fire
C#m
C
D
We gotta go on, we're not through
G
Bm
Till everyone has washed away
A
the white tattoo
G
Bm
And everyone has washed away
A
the white tattoo
G
Bm
And everyone has washed away
A
the white tattoo
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