Dsus D/F#
a young kid stepped in from the cold
G D/F#
and he ordered up a drink
G D/F# Em Asus
he said don’t look surprised old man i’m older than you think
D D/F# G D/F#
if i was the talkin’ kind i could tell you a thing or two
G D/F# Em Asus Dsus
and since you didn’t ask , let me show you my tattoos
G Dsus Asus Dsus
he said i got this rose in memphis in some back old alley dump
G Dsus Em A
picked this eagle up in dallas , man i sure was good and drunk
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and you know the way i see it , if it gets any worse out there
G A D
a guy like me hasn’t got a prayer

verse2
the old man poured some coffee
he said this one’s on me
sat down his cigarette and rolled up his sleeve
said take a good look here my friend
you see what these are
just my ragged old and jagged ordinary scars
chorus 2
he said i got this one in paris in a war ’fore you were born
and this one when i was half your age workin’ on my Daddy’s farm
and you know the way i see it , son you ain’t seen what i’ve seen
cause tattoos and scars are different things

he said i’ve been here for all these years
and what i know is this
if you look and listen close
a man will show you what he is
you know the way i see it , you’ve been ’round but you’re still green
cause tattoos and scars are different things

a young kid stepped in from the cold
and he ordered up a drink
he said don’t look surprised old man
i’m older than you think