[Intro] G  Am7  C  G

[Primera Parte]

          G
It was the summer after my senior year
   Am7
We spent the whole week out on that pier
         C                                         G
She said boy I think I love you, I said I love you too
   G
We ended up drunk at some old ink shop
         Am7
She said get my name, I said hell why not
     C                                        G
She didn't have to work too hard to talk me into

[Pre-Estribillo]

Am7  C              G
Mmmm a tattoo on a sunburn

[Estribillo]

G                                      Am7
Everytime that saltwater breeze blows in
Am7                               C
I find myself laying right there in
C                                  G  G4
A kicked back, jet black leather seat
    G
The hum and the buzz and the sting of that needle
Am7                                      C
Faded away but I guess some people never do
       G/B                   Am7
Losing you is the only thing worse
                    G
Than a tattoo on a sunburn

( G  Am7 )

[Segunda Parte]

     G
As I held her on her hotel balcony
     Am7
I remember wishin' she would come back with me
          C                                            G
I guess a boy can dream but we both knew it wouldn't work
      G
When I came to she was already gone
Am7
Hammer down due west to Arkansas
  C                                              G
I laughed through the pain and swore it didn't hurt

[Pre-Estribillo]

Am7  C              G
Mmmm a tattoo on a sunburn

[Estribillo]

G                                      Am7
Everytime that saltwater breeze blows in
Am7                               C
I find myself laying right there in
C                                  G  G4
A kicked back, jet black leather seat
    G
The hum and the buzz and the sting of that needle
Am7                                      C
Faded away but I guess some people never do
       G/B                   Am7
Losing you is the only thing worse
                    G
Than a tattoo on a sunburn

( G  Am7  C  G )

[Tercera Parte]

G
It's covered up with some new ink now
    Am7
The rest of the world ain't got a clue about
    C                                            G
The name of a girl that I ain't seen since that day
G
I don't think about her all the time
           Am7
When their stacking the chairs right before the tide
        C                                                G
I can still hear her voice come crashing down with the waves

[Estribillo]

G                                      Am7
Everytime that saltwater breeze blows in
Am7                               C
I find myself laying right there in
C                                  G  G4
A kicked back, jet black leather seat
    G
The hum and the buzz and the sting of that needle
Am7                                      C
Faded away but I guess some people never do
       G/B                   Am7
Losing you is the only thing worse
                    (G)
Than a tattoo on a sunburn

[Final] 

( G  Am7 )

(Am7)        (C)
A tattoo on a sunburn

( C  G )