[Intro] F#m  A  D7M  A 
        D7M  C#7  F#m

          A
Love and hate
D7M
Tattooed on the knuckles
              A
Around the handles of a blade
D7M
On the knuckles
              A
Around the handles of a blade
           E   F  E  F
A bloody blade

F#m           A
Now here it comes
     D7M
All the flashing lights and sirens
     A
You know it won't be long
D7M                     A
Time for the radio to play your last song
             E  F  E  F
Your last song

Bm                   E
I'm just calling to tell you baby
               A                     F#m
That they're taking me away for a while
      Bm
Well don't blame me
           E
It's the world that made me
             A
And they're taking me away for a
C#7
Taking me away for a

[Solo] F#m  A  D7M  A 
       D7M  C#7  F#m

                    A
Yes, well here they come
    D7M
Flashing lights and sirens scream
    A
You know they won't be long
    D7M
Just time to phone the missus
    A
You tell her what you've done
                E  F  E  F
Now you've done wrong

Bm               E
I was calling to tell you baby
           A                  F#m
They're taking me away for a while
         Bm
Ah you can't blame me
           E
It's this world that's made me
               A
Now they're taking me away for a
C#7
Taking me away for a

C#m                Bm
Oh you've got to know
         C#m                      Cm
As you wash the blood from your clothes
          E
You can clean your clothes
              F          E   F#m
You’ll never clean your soul

( A  C  A  B )

D7M
Tattooed on your knuckles
           A
Does the world know what it means?
              D7M
Now they're slipping on the bracelets
              A
Are you so young and hard and mean
              E  F  E  F
So cold and mean


(And the radio says)
Bm                    E
I'm just calling to tell you baby
                A                   F#m
That they're taking me away for a while
    Bm                        E
No don't blame me it's this world that's made me
               A
Now they're taking me away for a
C#7
Taking me away for a

F#m       A
Love and hate
D7M
On your knuckles
A  D7M              C#7  F#m
Your white knuckles
A  D7M  A  D7M        C#7  F#m  A
          Love and hate
D7M                           A                D7M
On your knuckles around the handles of a blade
         C#7      F#m
The handles of a