Billy Clifford - Bad Tattoo Blues

Intro: E 

verse 1 
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She wandered in when I was working the bar 
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And I said hey there sugar tell me how you are 
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And what I gotta do to call you on the telephone 
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She said well you’re kinda cute 
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In a Hawaiian shirt and those cowboy boots 
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But you’re probably better off to just leave me alone 

verse 2 
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She had a butterfly behind one ear 
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And a hummingbird near here derriere 
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And a tramp stamp with ambiguous Chinese characters 
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She had a dragon disappearing up one sleeve 
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And I hope to God that I’m not naive 
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But I believe on her ankle was the Virgin of Guadalupe 


[Refrão]
 
A                                   E 
I’m lookin’ for that girl with bad tattoos 
       B7                              E 
That’s what I need to chase away these blues 
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I’m lookin’ for that girl with bad tattoos 
B7                       A          E 
Maybe baby that’s what I like about you 

verse 3 
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One slender leg had a unicorn 
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There was Jesus with a crown of thorns 
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And a funny little moustache on the side of one finger 
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She had kites and a cross and books and bells 
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And a march hare that looked like hell 
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And on one shoulder there was Elvis 

verse 4 
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I said “Hey, you’re like a work of art” 
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And she said, “Mmhmmm, maybe so, but you’re not too smart.” 
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You push your luck you know it pushes back! 
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I told you once “leave me alone so NO 
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You can’t call me on the telephone 
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Believe me, you’re as charming as a heart attack!” 


[Refrão]

A                                   E 
I’m lookin’ for that girl with bad tattoos 
       B7                              E 
That’s what I need to chase away these blues 
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I’m lookin’ for that girl with bad tattoos 
B7                       A          E 
Maybe baby that’s what I like about you