Old Tattoo

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[Verse]
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Mama and Grandmother
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I know you're dressed in blue
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And tomorrow's town cries pass you by
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They won't have a clue what you're going through
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They won't have a clue
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You lost a father and a husband
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Just two days ago
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To tell the truth, I ain't never seen
    D/B                                                  G
That kinda strength down in the soul, the kind that you hold
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Down in your soul

[Chorus]
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Cause you know time don't heal
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It's just fading like the floors of an old saloon
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You can hide the pain away
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Even if it's carved right into you
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Like an old tattoo
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Like an old tattoo

[Verse]
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I'm sorry, dear grandfather
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I know I've showed up late
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Couldn't be beside you for your last few breaths
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Stand by where you laid and tell you all the things
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That I forgot to say
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It seemed like every Christmas
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Was the closest that we got
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It was "how you doing," "what else is new"
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Over beers in the garage, and I was always gone
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But I love you right or wrong

[Chorus]
                A
Cause you know time don't heal
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It's just fading like the floors of an old saloon
         A
You can hide the pain away
               G
Even if it's carved right into you
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Like an old tattoo

[Bridge]
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No, it ain't just ink that lies under the skin
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There's a heart, it gets scarred but never spent

[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
                A
Cause you know time don't heal
                             G               D
It's just fading like the floors of an old saloon
         A
You can hide the pain away
               G
Even if it's carved right into you
              D/B
Like an old tattoo
              D/B
Like an old tattoo